Mortgage counseling ban in reverse mortgage bill split
Raleigh lawmakers debated a measure to drop mandatory counseling for elderly reverse mortgage clients. The House committee split as Rep. Miner argued counseling unnecessary while others warned it aids informed decisions amid higher fees and interest.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
House Financial Institutions Committee
David Miner
Wake
Jerry Ceckham
Davidson
North Carolina
Air Force relieves two after Pope crash killed 24
An Air Force inquiry found most blame lay with air traffic controllers in the 1994 Pope Air Force Base crash that killed 24 Army paratroopers from Fort Bragg and injured about 100. Two officers were reassigned, one captain relieved of air traffic duties, and two enlisted airmen demoted.
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Air Force
Pope
Fayetteville
Pope Air Force Base
Fort Bragg
Christoper Cross
Robert Combs
The
Cross
Combs
Congress
Air Force Inspector General
Inspector General
Fire kills three young boys in Charlotte blaze
In Charlotte a brick house fire killed brothers Andrew Bartholow four and Anthony Bartholow two and six month old Zachary Snodgrass. Zachary's mother Theresa Snodgrass is in critical condition while two firefighters were injured and arson and police investigate the basement start. Neighbors say the family had recently moved in and crews pulled multiple victims from the burning home.
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Seneca Place
Charlotte
Rob Brisley
Andrew Bartholow
Anthony Bartholow
Zachary David Snodgrass
Carolinas Medical Center
Zachary
Theresa Snodgrass
Budget Officials Say SBI Computer Purchase Was Not Hidden
State SBI officials deny hiding an 11.3 million computer purchase in a continuation budget. The item, under the Attorney General’s SBI division, avoided expansion budget listings and drew AP scrutiny prompting a closer legislative review. Protesters and supporters fill a Smart Start hearing, with lawmakers weighing expansion and GOP resistance.
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Raleigh
State Bureau of Investigation
Ron Hawley
SBI
Office of State Management and Budget
Department of Justice
Hawley
Attorney General’s Office
Governor’s Office
Hunt
Marvin Dorman
Department of Revenue
Department of Human Resources
Jim Hunt
Division of Criminal Information
Associated Press
DCI
Phil Kirk
North Carolina
Robin Hayes
R-Cabarrus
Hayes
Owen Butler
Proctor & Gamble
House
Proposal to cut education department sparks job losses
RALEIGH N C A proposal to downsize the Department of Public Instruction could eliminate at least 190 positions from the state payroll. Jobs would shift from auditing and information systems as DPI reorganizes into a Curriculum Standards and Accountability division to oversee curricula and student testing.
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Education Department
Raleigh
Public Instruction
Bob A Comer
State Board of
Janu
Vigil Protest Gathers For Mom Charged In Fire Deaths
In Johnston County a vigil drew 100 plus supporters outside the courthouse as Maria Martinez faces involuntary manslaughter charges after her two sons 6 and 3 died in a house fire she left unsupervised. Proponents urge consideration of poverty and lack of options in migrant families.
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Lewis al Thompson
Kenneth Carter Jr
Curtis
Sandi Stamper
Wendell
Stampers
Emily
Lake Gaston
Carter
Smithfield
Johnston County
Maria Martinez
Cristian Martinez
Rudy Martinez Salinas
Victoria Martinez
North Carolina Workers Project
Maria
Kenly
Martinez
James Garneau
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Newton Grove
United
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Goldsboro
Michael Hinson
Wayne County
Jimmy Sasser
LaGrange
Derek Bernard Williams
George Raecher
Williams
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
UNC
Christy Smith
Alexis
Warrenton
Joseph R. Jacyne
Jacyno
Archie Jackson
Brisley
Smart Start
Jo Howell
Robeson County
Education Board
Department of Public Instruction
General Assembly
DPI
Free
Mackilnean Turf Farm, Inc
New Bern
Cedar Street
Marva Baldwin
Monica Phillips
Gus Hill
Veronica Mattocks
Adult Pizza Inn of
Berne Square
Hardees
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