North Carolina Government News (United States)

Get ready to learn from Coast Guard Veteran Kevin Gilheany and Air Force Veteran Didier Nicholas. You will tap your entrepreneurial spirit as you make your transition from the military to the mainstream.

Howard is the coach for the military. Howard interviews military veterans in her Veterans Spotlight. The November 21, 2011 guest list is guaranteed to help you rediscover your passion as you make the transition from the military to the mainstream.

Grace, Tisdale & Clifton, a Winston-Salem law firm specializing in criminal and civil litigation, has hired Bernie Desrosiers, a former ADA.

Jaynine Howard is on a mission to bridge the gap between what you learned and what really works when making the transition from the military to the mainstream. Join her each Monday and learn from her expert interviews on From Military to Mainstream.

There is no question that Conservative Presidential candidate Herman Cain is under extreme attack by the Mainstream Media--while other events and issues are largely ignored. The question is why?

After becoming a new face in 2010, Kenny West has proven his leadership not only backing up his promises of helping Jeff Miller in the general election 2010, but by keeping in touch with his fellow constituents and gaining a new momentum for 2012.

Webcast features OSHA speaker and is sponsored by the Alliance Against Workplace Violence and presented by ePanic Button.

The free symposium “A Radical Notion of Democracy: Law, Race, and Albion Tourgée, 1865-1905” on Nov. 4 will examine the former Union soldier's legacy working for racial equality in the post-slavery South.

Latin American companies dedicated to the integration of CCTV systems can now offer IR and white light illumination as well as solutions for the recognition of license plates, adding value to their facilities.

RALEIGH, NC – Raleigh International Church (RIC) announced today that it will be ministering Thanksgiving Service to the Raleigh Correction Center For Women (RCCW) on Sunday, November 27, 2011.

The North Carolina Society of the national United Daughters of 1812 has made two donations to the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources to support a symposium next summer focusing on North Carolina’s role in the War of 1812.

Johnston County NAACP will by Holding County-Wide GOTV events for Local and National Elections from 2011-2012. All in efforts to Educate and Empower Voters throughout the County. "Let Your Vote Be Heard"

Mission Essential, a global professional services company based in Ohio, is featured as an example of Secret #44, Advertising, in Sherré DeMao’s nationally acclaimed book, 50 Marketing Secrets of Growth Companies in Down Economic Times. The

Two Gen Y’ers online game goes viral and hits at the heart of the terrorist money stream in Lee Kessler’s top-rated political fiction novel “White King Rising.”

Raleigh, NC – Phoenixx Systems’ Ted Pauling, VP Strategic Human Resources, served as conference speaker for the NC Correctional Association (NCCA) Women Working in Criminal Justice (WWICJ) Conference on August 31.

The United States Patent And Trademark Office (USPTO) Announces That Effective September 6, 2011, ProSidian Has Received Full Registration And Final Trademark Approval

Jeff Gordon Chevrolet's USAA Member Buying Program offers you up front member prices on new cars. You can also search for used vehicles, view safety and performance information, and get FREE Carfax Reports.

Tactical emergency medical personnel work to create a standardized Tactical Emergency Medical System (TEMS) curriculum and a National TEMS Council (NTC).

NC Providers Council to hold annual conference in October.

Bahamas habitat flies first relief missions after hurricane Irene. Organizations’ pilots delivering aid and assessing damage in the out islands. Donations and pilots needed.

Projected positive outlook for local economy

The N.C. State Archives, which collects and preserves historical and documentary materials, has advice for historical societies, government officials and individuals on protecting vital records in case of emergencies such as hurricanes.

Bad news for NC consumers who can least afford to go without installment lending. A record number of consumer finance offices have closed their doors in North Carolina.

A new North Carolina Commissioner of Bank’s Annual Report has come out stating that 51% of traditional consumer finance companies in the state reported operating losses in 2010

On the road to London and next year's Paralympic Games, the top international wheelchair basketball coaches must balance winning now versus results later when it truly counts.

Janath Gode, with SightSpan, Inc., participated in a presentation on the Impact of FinCEN’s New Rule on Prepaid Access.

Due to state budget cuts, the Genealogical Research Services section of the State Library’s Government and Heritage Library in Raleigh will be closed on Mondays as of Sept. 12, preserving public access on Saturdays.

When an entire industry has outsiders trying to steal its identity—what can they do about it? On July 12th at the RLNC Finance Association Meeting, the group agreed that an aggressive educational program and public relations effort is mandatory.

Caps imposed on consumer finance often discourage lenders and hurt consumers. Much of the debate over NC HB 810, which already passed in the NC House vote on June 2nd, stems from the difficulty in understanding APR and how it actually works.

How well do you understand what is happening to America's economy--the social & political ramifications? In this article, author Barry Secrest makes startling connections between our current economic crisis and those who would engineer our demise.

Marcus Schaefer, Truliant’s President and CEO, has been asked to testify on Tuesday, July 19 at the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Enhanced Consumer Financial Protection After the Financial Crisis.

The "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” that is traveling statewide will be at public libraries in Winston-Salem and Lumberton from Aug. 1- 29.

Gennifer L. “Genn” Reiter, an award-winning park ranger in South Carolina, has been selected as the new Director of Fort Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville, N.C.

Cultural Resources and archaeologists will be on hand Saturday in Cary, in connection with the “Pirates!” musical program planned by the N.C. Symphony, to show artifacts from Blackbeard’s shipwreck, the Queen Anne’s Revenge.

To commemorate the courage of equal rights protesters in 1963, a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker will be dedicated in Williamston on Sunday, July 10, at Green Memorial Church.

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex welcomes country singer Ansel Brown to promote exciting future of space flight.

Nearly 1,500 of the roughly 2,200 family Bible records in the State Archives collections are now accessible online , and the documents represent all but four of North Carolina's counties.

The N.C. State Capitol is now a "Blue Star" site, offering free admission and a special gift to all active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day 2011.

From all over the world, a tide of more than 12,000 fans swept through the North Carolina Maritime Museum doors in just seven days to experience the new “Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge 1718” exhibit in Beaufort .

Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions and various events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

It appears people prefer to be drowning in debt instead of using the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to drown the debt instead. Has the population been totally brainwashed and given up on any hope of financial security?

US Admits to wide spread use of "cold cell" torture. Tens of thousands of innocent victims tortured and killed.

The State Archives and State Library will reduce Saturday hours to 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Archives and History-State Library Building in Raleigh, effective July 9, in response to state budget restrictions.

“Farming Dissenters: The Regulator Movement in Piedmont North Carolina,” by Dr. Carole W. Troxler, focuses on settlers dissatisfied with local government who risked activism that has often been cited as a prelude to the American Revolution.

The N.C. Transportation Museum, a state historic site, will transition to a self-funded operation beginning July 1, 2011, as directed in the state budget adopted this week by the General Assembly.

The North Carolina State Capitol will sponsor its annual family Independence Day celebration from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, July 4, including an outdoor naturalization ceremony for approximately 30 new citizens at noon.

The N.C. State Library is awarding $2.2 million in federally funded grants for 123 local and statewide library projects for community outreach, library book collections, technology improvements and digitization of materials.

Digitaltide’s unique patented capability makes WikiLeaks type debacles preventable.

Re-enactments and educational programs June 11 honoring Henry Lawson Wyatt of Tarboro, the first North Carolina soldier to die in the Civil War for the Confederate cause, will take place at the statue memoralizing him on the N.C. Capitol grounds.

The involvement of Confederate soldiers, African Americans and women is included in the "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit'" visiting public libraries in Smithfield and Salisbury this month in free displays.