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<title>NC ready for inauguration of first female govenor - AP</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1214</link>
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Since North Carolina's founding as a colony of the British crown more than 400 years ago, 99 men have taken office as chief executive.&nbsp; For No. 100, voters in the Old North State decided it was time for a change.]]>
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<title>Perdue Appoints Linda Coleman as Director of the Office of State Personnel; Ann Cobb as Deputy Director</title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced that she is appointing Linda Coleman as the Director of the Office of State Personnel and Ann Cobb as the Deputy Director. ]]>
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<title>Perdue shows off inaugural suit, gown sketches - Raleigh News &amp; Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1212</link>
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Plan to see Governor-elect Beverly Perdue in plenty of red this weekend, not her traditional blue.&nbsp; Perdue showed sketches today of the red beaded ball gown she plans to wear to Friday’s inaugural ball and the red suit she’ll wear to the swearing-in ceremonies on Saturday.]]>
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<title>Sudan Gators to be in inaugural parade - New Bern Sun Journal</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1211</link>
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A pod of Pamlico County gators - all on golf carts - will be in the inaugural parade this weekend for Gov.-elect Bev Perdue and the Council of State.]]>
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<title>Busy schedule planned for Perdue's inauguration - New Bern Sun Journal</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1207</link>
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Gov.-elect Bev Perdue is a jogger - and she may well need her running shoes to fit in appearances at the scheduled events surrounding her inauguration Saturday in Raleigh.]]>
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<title>Perdue picks BofA exec to lead Revenue - Charlotte Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1206</link>
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A Bank of America executive from Charlotte has been picked to run the state agency responsible for collecting taxes. Gov.-elect Bev Perdue named Kenneth R. Lay, 60, as secretary of the Department of Revenue. Perdue praised Lay for his long career in finance and business management.]]>
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<title>Taking a 'cue: Hursey's barbecue on the menu for governor's inaugural - Burlington Times-News</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1208</link>
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Nothing says North Carolina better than a steaming plate of barbecue.&nbsp; At least that's one of the conclusions members of the Junior League of Raleigh reached when they picked the menu for the 2009 Governor's Inaugural Ball on Friday.]]>
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<title>Elijah's executive chef to cook for Perdue inauguration - Wilmington Star News</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1209</link>
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It's a typical afternoon on the kitchen line at Elijah's. Orders come in, orders go out and executive chef Pat Green calmly directs the details center stage. "You got a French dip coming?" she quietly asks one of the busy cooks beside her. "How long on that corn?"&nbsp; No one would know that Green is among an elite group of chefs who on Thursday will cook during one of the North Carolina's most historic moments: the inauguration of the state's first female governor, Bev Perdue.]]>
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<title>Time for reform at DOT - Durham Herald-Sun Editorial</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1210</link>
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The incoming administration of N. C. Governor-elect Beverly Perdue faces no shortage of challenges, but certainly a top one is turning around the state Department of Transportation.&nbsp; So it was encouraging Monday to see her choice for secretary of the NCDOT.]]>
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<title>Ex-area legislator Cansler joins NC Cabinet - Asheville Citizen-Times</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1205</link>
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A former Asheville businessman and Republican lawmaker will have one of the top posts — and one of the most daunting challenges — in the Democratic administration of Gov.-elect Bev Perdue. Perdue on Tuesday named Lanier Cansler secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the large and complex agency beset by problems with caring for the mentally ill.]]>
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<title>Perdue: New DOT chief, new board role - Charlotte Observer Editorial</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1202</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue campaigned on change at DOT, and now she appears to be following through. Monday she appointed Eugene Conti to be secretary of transportation and vowed to change the role of the state Board of Transportation.]]>
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<title>Perdue picks a pro for roads - Raleigh News &amp; Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1198</link>
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With North Carolina's need for roads expanding -- and money to build them dwindling -- Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue on Monday named a veteran administrator to overhaul the state's transportation system.]]>
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<title>Perdue chooses her transportation team - Charlotte Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1194</link>
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With North Carolina's need for roads expanding – and money to build them dwindling – Gov.-elect Bev Perdue on Monday named a veteran administrator to overhaul the state's transportation system. Perdue said she intends to do what would be considered a daunting task even in good econo mic times: to take politics out of road-building.]]>
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<title>Two from area fill state Cabinet posts - Greensboro News &amp; Record</title>
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Two Piedmont Triad residents are going to Raleigh to lead state departments in charge of bringing business to North Carolina and preserving the state's treasures.&nbsp; Gov.-elect Bev Perdue continued naming leaders of state departments, which on Monday included Linda Carlisle of Greensboro as secretary of cultural resources and Asheboro's Keith Crisco as secretary of commerce.]]>
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<title>Commerce pick a textile success - Raleigh News &amp; Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1196</link>
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The state's new top official for economic development built an Asheboro elastics company into a global success story with ties to Central America and India. The company is a rarity in North Carolina: a textile manufacturer that has grown virtually every year.]]>
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<title>Orange board veteran to focus on the jobless - Raleigh News &amp; Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1197</link>
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A former Orange County commissioner will head the state's Employment Security Commission.&nbsp; Moses Carey Jr. has been a professor, manager and healthcare leader in addition to serving six terms on the Orange County board.]]>
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<title>Perdue set for ‘challenge’ - Fayetteville Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1199</link>
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Despite the economy sinking to record depths and more heartache still to come, Gov.-elect Bev Perdue is hopeful North Carolina will emerge stronger.]]>
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<title>Hayes To Get Juvenile Justice Cabinet Position - Dunn Daily Record</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1201</link>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue will appoint Linda Wheeler Hayes of Dunn as secretary of the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Mrs. Perdue announced Friday.]]>
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<title>Governor-elect Bev Perdue Announces Additional Cabinet Secretaries, Names Leadership Appointees </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1203</link>
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Raleigh, NC: Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced additional cabinet secretaries, and named leadership appointees. Among the appointments were Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary of the Department of Administration, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Secretary of the Department of Revenue, and Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Revenue. ]]>
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<title>Perdue Appoints Eddie Speas General Counsel to the Office of the Governor  </title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced that she is appointing Eddie Speas as General Counsel to the Office of the Governor. ]]>
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<title>Commerce post in Perdue Cabinet goes to Advantage West chief Carroll - Asheville Citizen-Times</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1200</link>
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Gov.-elect Bev Perdue reached into Western North Carolina on Monday for the first time in filling her administration. Dale Carroll will leave Advantage West, the regional economic development agency where he is president and chief executive officer, to focus on jobs statewide as deputy commerce secretary.]]>
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<title>Governor-elect Bev Perdue Announces Economic Development Cabinet Secretaries and Leadership Appointees </title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced cabinet secretaries and leadership appointees to help direct North Carolina’s economic development departments. Among the appointments were Secretary of the Department of Transportation and other Department of Transportation leadership positions, Secretary of Commerce and Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Cultural Resources, and Chair of the Employment Security Commission.]]>
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<title>Scott Mooneyham: Tough talk from Perdue </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1192</link>
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Beverly Perdue hasn't even taken office as the state's next governor, and she's apparently already making people mad. That's not a bad thing. In fact, North Carolinians ought to take it as a hopeful sign.]]>
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<title>Perdue ready for challenges - New Bern Sun Journal</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1191</link>
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Freedom Raleigh Bureau chief Barry Smith sat down with Governor-elect Bev Perdue on Friday as she prepares for her transition into the governor's office. Here are the things that Perdue had to say about her plans for taking the reins of state government on Saturday, and about marking the historic event of North Carolina having its first female governor.]]>
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<title>Perdue picks veterans in first key selections - Charlotte Observer Editorial</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1190</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue began naming her administration's cabinet secretaries Friday, making solid choices for public safety departments and promising an administration focused on change and service.]]>
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<title>Perdue announces first cabinet appointments - AP</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1189</link>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue on Friday named some holdovers from her predecessor's administration - as well as a veteran Marine prosecutor and judge - to run three public safety-related agencies.]]>
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<title>Governor-elect Bev Perdue Announces Public Safety Cabinet Secretaries and Leadership Appointees</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1188</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced cabinet secretaries and leadership appointees to help direct North Carolina’s public safety departments. Among the appointments were Secretary of Correction, Chief Operating Officer of Correction, Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, Chief Deputy Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, and Secretary of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.]]>
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<title>Perdue Appoints Donice Harbor as Director of the Office of Citizen and Faith Outreach</title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced that she is appointing Donice Harbor as the Director of the Office of Citizen and Faith Outreach. She will oversee public outreach to constituent groups and the faith-based community. ]]>
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<title>Local officials meet with Bev Perdue - Shelby Star</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1185</link>
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County and city officials statewide met with Governor-elect Beverly Perdue last week to discuss local government issues. ]]>
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<title>Perdue looks for way out of crisis - WTVD</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1184</link>
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Governor-Elect Beverly Perdue sat down with county and city leaders Wednesday to plan ways to get the state through the tough economic times.]]>
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<title>Perdue, local leaders meet on economic issues - WRAL</title>
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The incoming Democratic governor met in Raleigh with members of the League of Municipalities, the Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina Metropolitan Coalition. She has held several similar meetings around the state as she prepares to take office Jan. 10.]]>
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<title>Perdue gets advice of public - News &amp; Observer</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1182</link>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue wanted to know what needs fixing in North Carolina, and in a series of meetings open to the public, her transition staff heard an earful.]]>
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<title>Transition Advisory Group Reports Completed </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1181</link>
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Governor-elect Perdue’s transition office has received the final reports of 14 Transition Advisory Groups that met to provide recommendations to Governor-elect Perdue on the issues of aging, commerce, corrections, crime control and juvenile justice, cultural resources, the environment and natural resources, education, energy, health, administration, mental health, the military, revenue and transportation.]]>
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<title>Gov-elect Perdue hears from NC farmers - AP</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1180</link>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue took suggestions Friday from North Carolina farmers to improve one of the state's healthier industries during the recession but said she understood they're facing similar troubles like everyone else.]]>
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<title>Perdue won't forget farmers - WTVD</title>
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Governor-Elect Beverly Perdue says she will be sure to mention agriculture when she addresses economic development in North Carolina. She sat down with about 20 farmers for a roundtable discussion Friday morning. The farmers told her Friday that agriculture is responsible for one in six jobs in the state and about 20 percent of the total state income.]]>
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<title>Eva Clayton Selected Inaugural Committee Chair</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1178</link>
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The 25-member North Carolina Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies today selected former Congresswoman Eva Clayton to serve as the 2009 chair.&nbsp; The inaugural committee oversees the 2009 inaugural activities including the swearing-in ceremonies of Governor-elect Bev Perdue and the Council of State scheduled for Jan. 10 at the State Archives and History-State Library.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue Appoints Willis, Crowder to Key Legislative Staff Positions</title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced that she is appointing Andy Willis as her administration’s Senior Advisor for Governmental Affairs and Courtney Crowder as Legislative Director.]]>
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<title>Perdue leads discussion on regional economy - Greenville Daily Reflector  </title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1176</link>
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North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue's series of roundtable discussions on the economy stopped Monday in Greenville to focus on rural development. The stop was the fourth of an ongoing listening tour in which Perdue is gathering input from business and community leaders on how to resolve the state's most pressing issues.]]>
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<title>Governor-elect meets with business leaders - Goldsboro News-Argus</title>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue's "listen and learn" series of roundtable meetings with business, education and community leaders to gather suggestions on how to address the state's pressing issues made a stop Monday morning in Greenville, where she received an earful about education, infrastructure, economic development and agriculture.]]>
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<title>Perdue: Charlotte Observer Op-Ed on Federal Stimulus</title>
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Now is the time to take advantage of low interest rates, and reduced construction costs, to invest in our infrastructure and to position North Carolina for future prosperity. Doing so now will create jobs, stimulate the economy, and provide relief to North Carolina's families.]]>
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<title>Business leaders share concerns with Perdue - News &amp; Record</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1172</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue held a discussion with business leaders Friday morning at GTCC's Jamestown campus, asking them what is happening locally and what tangible suggestions they had for her administration.]]>
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<title>2009 Inaguaral Committee Named</title>
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The 24-member North Carolina Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has been appointed and will begin overseeing the 2009 inaugural activities including the swearing-in ceremonies of Governor-elect Bev Perdue and the Council of State scheduled for Jan. 10.&nbsp; In addition, the committee will oversee the planning of the inaugural parade and open house at the Governor’s Mansion that same afternoon.&nbsp; ]]>
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<title>Governor-elect Perdue to hold roundtable at GTCC </title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue will hold a roundtable discussion with members of the Triad-area business community on Friday, December 5 at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown.&nbsp;]]>
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<title>Perdue pleased with Obama on economic stimulus - AP</title>
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North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue says Barack Obama is speaking her kind of language when it comes to an economic recovery plan.]]>
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<title>She came. She listened. What comes next? - Charlotte Observer</title>
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With the economy firmly in a funk as the holidays approach, more than 30 Charlotte-area business leaders gathered Tuesday at UNC Charlotte for an economic roundtable with Gov.-elect Bev Perdue.]]>
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<title>Listening post - News &amp; Observer Editorial</title>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue was chosen by voters earlier this month in part because of her vow to conduct a more open government. Public meetings at which state agency officials are questioned about how they do business -- meetings that have been under way in recent days -- are a good start. So, too, are meetings with business leaders to discuss a coming economic crisis, a state budget shortfall that it's currently estimated will run between $1.5 billion and $3 billion.]]>
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<title>Perdue meeting takes economic focus - News14</title>
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Governor-elect Beverly Perdue was at UNC Charlotte Tuesday to talk about North Carolina's economy with some of the area’s most prominent business leaders. The roundtable discussion included about 30 members of the business community, including Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson and Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, and 30 local and state leaders. Their goal was to determine what they all can do to help the state pull through during these tough economic times.]]>
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<title>State agencies grilled by public - Charlotte Observer</title>
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Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's transition team is turning the tables of government power, if only for a day at a time. They're letting constituents and interest groups question – and complain to – some of the state's highest-ranking officials about how their departments operate.]]>
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<title>Governor-elect Perdue to hold economic roundtable in Charlotte</title>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue will hold an economic roundtable with area business and economic leaders at UNC Charlotte on Tuesday, November 25, the first in a series of issue-oriented roundtables.]]>
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<title>Perdue Appoints Four More to Lead Transition Efforts</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1163</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue has announced that Valeria Lee, Howard Lee, Linda Carlisle, and Hilda Pinnix-Ragland will help lead her gubernatorial transition efforts.]]>
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<title>Perdue Asks for Citizen Input</title>
<link>http://www.bevperdue.com/release_details.asp?id=1158</link>
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Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced the creation of an online “Suggestion Box” for North Carolina citizens to provide suggestions and feedback as she develops her administration and begins to transform the way state government operates.]]>
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<title>Perdue lines up transition - Charlotte Observer </title>
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Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue named her transition leaders Monday.&nbsp; The transition team has three members of equal rank: Zach Ambrose, her campaign manager and former chief of staff; Don Hobart, her current chief of staff; and former N.C. Secretary of Revenue Norris Tolson.]]>
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<title>Perdue pledges to work for Charlotte - The Charlotte Observer  </title>
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In her first public appearance as governor-elect, Bev Perdue on Thursday pledged to invest in Charlotte's roads, turn around the state's economy and bridge gaps between cities and political persuasions.]]>
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