North Carolina labor chief visits Wakefield site after second death
Raleigh AP The state labor commissioner met inspectors and the worker’s company owner at the Wakefield Plantation site after Juan Acosta Ruiz 55 died when an earthmoving machine backed into him. Inspectors expect six to eight weeks for the final report.
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Raleigh
Wakefield Plantation
Juan Acosta Ruiz
Puebla State
Mexico
Selma
Cherie Berry
Ruiz
TGC Development Inc
Durham
Larry Bunn Blackwood
Wakefield
YMCA
J.M. Thompson Co
North Carolina weighs wider mobile homes on more roads
State DOT will study permitting 16 foot wide mobile homes on more highways beyond Greensboro while Highway Patrol warns escorts on two lane roads strain resources. Officials note crashes are down, but escorts have caused hundreds of lost workdays and scheduling burden.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Highway Patrol
Greensboro
State Board of Transportation
Jeff Winstead
N.C. Manufactured Housing Institute
Steve Zamiara
Per
U.S. 220
Rockingham
Board of Transportation
Officials accused of concealing pot theft in Chatham County
A lawsuit accuses Sheriff Ike Gray of concealing the theft of 5,000 pounds of marijuana and firing Sgt. Dan Phillips who informed the FBI about the September 2000 theft. No arrests have been made. The suit, amended this week, follows Phillips's firing two months after he brought an informant to talk to federal agents.
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Pittsboro
Chatham County
FBI
Dan Phillips
Phillips
Ike Gray
Gray
Don Whitt
Chatham Central High School
Siler City
al McSurely
Chapel Hill
Lawmakers approve bill easing open records access
North Carolina lawmakers approved a bill expanding access to court proceedings and sealed documents while allowing public hospitals to shield competitive health care contracts. The measure lets seekers request hearings without suit, enables county commissioners and state officials to review restricted data in specific contexts, and permits private security plan details to remain confidential for public facilities.
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Raleigh
N.C. Press Association
Jennifer Weiss
Drake
Bill exempts newspapers in racks from taxes OK'd
The General Assembly approved a bill to exempt newspapers sold in vending machines from state sales tax. The measure had been in dispute after a Department of Revenue interpretation, and a compromise left out a provision for free publications’ printing costs. A study commission on taxing printing costs was authorized.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Department of Revenue
Senate
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Barry Smitty
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Raleigh Bureau
Johnson I Insurance Group
Kreg Gastonia
ANTES
Waite Douse Hune Fusion
Ana Aes
Dan
Saint Wardell Lane
Mortgage Concepts, Inc
Union Road
Gastonia
Thomas Dalit
EL Shakers
OAC
NEW Civic
Franklin Boulevard
N.C. C
Radio Flyer
Mountains Carpet Mill
Forestbrook
Cpm
Gaston County
Lars Paevork
Bluegill
Edwell St
Lowell, NC
Vicki Gill
Lowell- Cramerton
Main St
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Charlotte
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