North Carolina on Monday June 29, 2009

NC: Hard times, tough luck for Perdue
By Rob Christensen, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Nearly six months after taking office, Gov. Beverly Perdue's political honeymoon is over.
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NC: Will N.C. be denied funds over charters?
By Jim Morrill, The Charlotte Observer
A federal stimulus program called "Race to the Top" could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for North Carolina's cash-strapped public schools.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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NC: Even on breaking deadline, House, Senate spar
By Mark Johnson, Benjamin Niolet, Kevin Kiley and Rob Christensen, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
It has come to this: Lawmakers can't agree on a deadline for breaking the deadline.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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