Mike Easley

Gov. Easley To Receive National Education Association Award

admin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:51:15 -0600

Gov. Mike Easley will receive the “America’s Greatest Education Governor’s Award” sponsored by the National Education Association TODAY (Thursday), July 3 at 3:30 p.m. in Halls D and E at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, DC 20001. To request media credentials, please call (202) 822-7823.

GOV. EASLEY SIGNS BILL GIVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS MORE INFORMATION

kbolton — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:01:31 -0600

RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today signed into law House Bill 2189, “An act to provide domestic violence victims with information and assistance, and to study a statewide automated notification system for persons with domestic violence protective orders, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Committee on Domestic Violence.”

Gov. Easley Announces Nearly $21 Million For Safe Communities

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:26:37 -0600

Grants Will Aid In Fights Against Gangs, Domestic Violence, Juvenile Delinquency And Drug Abuse

Gov. Mike Easley today announced that the Governor’s Crime Commission awarded $20.6 million to state and local agencies to make communities safer and assist crime victims. The money will help programs that detect and deter gang activity, assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, prevent juvenile delinquency and fight drug abuse.

“Preventing crime, gang activity, domestic violence and child abuse requires that we work together at the community, state and federal levels,” said Easley. “These grants help our state and local agencies develop programs and get the resources they need to keep our communities safe and secure.”

Charlotte Observer Political Cartoon: Cherie Berry

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:46:50 -0600

Kevin Siers, Charlotte Observer

Gov. Easley Proposes Funding To Help Vulnerable North Carolinians

admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:15:38 -0600

Recommendations Would Give Health Care To More Children, Increase Access To Child Care

Gov. Mike Easley said today his 2008-09 budget proposal will recommend spending an additional $31 million to help those who often are overlooked by society but are the most in need. The budget the governor will present to the General Assembly next week will provide additional funds for: health insurance for children in need through the Health Choice program; assistance to those at the greatest threat of foreclosure on their homes; increased aid to those in need of child care; and job-site inspections and assistance to workers in the state’s poultry industry.

Cherie Berry Needs to Do Her Job

admin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:56:15 -0600

from the Associated Press

Gov. Mike Easley said Thursday that he's disappointed in the state Labor Department's response to reports of mistreatment of immigrants who work in the poultry industry.

"I think the Department of Labor has to be more aggressive," said Easley, a Democrat. " I didn't see the level of concern that needs to be there."

In a 40-minute interview with The Charlotte Observer, Easley discussed the newspaper's series in February that said a North Carolina poultry company disguised the number of injuries that its workers suffered on the job. He said he didn't speak out right away in order to give state agencies time to fashion their own response to workplace safety issues.

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES LEARN AND EARN NAMED AMONG HARVARD’S TOP 50 INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNMENT

kbolton — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:28:03 -0600

RALEIGH – Governor Mike Easley today announced that North Carolina’s Learn and Earn Initiative has been named among the top 50 programs in the 2008 Innovations in American Government Awards competition sponsored by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. The program was selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 applicants to represent the best in government innovation from local, county, city, tribal, state and federal levels. The top finalists will be announced in June and will compete for a $100,000 award.

Gov. Easley Appoints Hughes To Fill House Seat

kbolton — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:30:03 -0600

GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS HUGHES TO FILL HOUSE SEAT

RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today announced the appointment of Sandra Spaulding Hughes to the North Carolina House of Representatives 18th District seat. Hughes was appointed to fill the unexpired term of former Representative Thomas Wright. Hughes was recommended by the 18th House District Democratic Executive Committee. The 18th District includes parts of New Hanover and Pender counties.

Gov. Easley Proclaims April The Month Of The Military Child

kbolton — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:48:51 -0600

Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed April the “Month of the Military Child” in recognition of the thousands of children of military parents in North Carolina who also sacrifice during times of extended deployments. Overseas deployments since 2001 have put additional stress on military families, including the more than one million children in America who have at least one parent currently serving on active duty.

“These children are a source of pride and honor to us all,” said Easley. “It is only fitting that we take time to celebrate their spirit and let our men and women in uniform know that while they are taking care of us, we are taking care of their children.”

Gov. Easley Calls For Changes To The State’s Mental Health Services

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:53:18 -0700

Gov. Mike Easley today announced a three-part plan to return accountability to the state’s mental health system and make it more responsive to the needs of patients and their families. He will ask the legislature to give the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services clear authority over the local management entities (LMEs) created by the 2001 reform legislation, change the law to require all deaths in hospitals be reported to the state, and expand the state’s mobile crisis teams that provide hospital services across the state.

“Secretary Dempsey Benton needs to be the one to evaluate the LMEs, to appoint the LME directors, and be able to fire the LME directors, and to do that in a timely fashion. He does not have that authority today,” said Easley. “We need to allow the secretary to reduce the number of LMEs to avoid variations in quality of care and to make it possible to hold these programs accountable. It also would reduce significantly the administrative cost.”