Record #:

21593

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

Philip Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's Mover and Shaker of the Year for shifting the course of the state in a new direction.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 34 Issue 1, Jan 2014, p40-47, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. General Assembly. Senate--President Pro Tempore

Record #:

21159

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

Betts examines the new direction the state is taking in its economic development efforts under the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly, including lowering corporate-income tax rates, reducing regulatory burdens, and revamping transportation planning.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 10, Oct 2013, p54-56, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. General Assembly--Business legislation, 2013

Record #:

3453

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

In 1996, the Commission for the Future of Justice and the Courts in North Carolina recommended merit selection of judges to replace current elections. Legislation has been introduced in the 1997 General Assembly for the new process.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997, p72-78, 81-83,86-87,89, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Judges--Selection and appointment

Record #:

40

Author(s):

Lambrew, Jeanne W.; Betts, Jack

Abstract:

Betts examines the utilization of and the services provided by the state's rural hospitals, and identifies sixteen North Carolina hospitals that are at risk of failing to meet their service objectives.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 13 Issue 3-4, Nov 1991, p67-88, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rural health services; Hospitals, Rural; Medical care facilities

Record #:

45

Author(s):

Betts, Jack; Yeager, Nina

Abstract:

Yeager examines the high cost of health care and possible alternatives.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 13 Issue 3-4, Nov 1991, p48-65, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Medical care--Cost of

Record #:

449

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

The research in this article leads to ten specific recommendations for North Carolina to consider in improving its elections process.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 13 Issue 2, June 1991, p20-53, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Voting

Record #:

450

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

Leadership programs in North Carolina generally share the broad goals of developing leadership skills and improving the community, the state, and the region.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Dec 1991, p1, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Leadership--Study and teaching

Record #:

308

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

The General Assembly continues the lasting debate on veto power for the Governor.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Mar 1990, p2-12, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Governors--Powers and duties

Record #:

312

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

North Carolina's Secretary of State, Rufus Edmisten, has fewer than half the formal powers that Secretaries of State in other states enjoy, which begs the question, \"Should the North Carolina Secretary of State's duties and powers be expanded?\"

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 11 Issue 4, Aug 1989, p2-20, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. Secretary of State; Edmisten, Rufus L., 1941-

Record #:

316

Author(s):

Betts, Jack; Finger, Bill

Abstract:

The Job Training Partnership Act, The Human Resources Development Program, and Workfare are three jobs programs in North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 11 Issue 2-3, Apr 1989, p65-92, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Job Training Partnership Act; Human Resources Development Act; Workfare; Occupational training

Record #:

318

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

North Carolina has created state agency programs with the sole responsibility of assisting the state's poor.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 11 Issue 2-3, Apr 1989, p18-47, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poor--Services for

Record #:

323

Author(s):

Betts, Jack; Jackson, Anne

Abstract:

Women, children, and adults over sixty-five comprise the majority of those considered \"poor.\" One in five persons in North Carolina lives below the poverty line.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 11 Issue 2-3, Apr 1989, p2-18, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Poverty--Research

Record #:

330

Author(s):

Betts, Jack; Finger, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina is tangled in a bureaucratic nightmare regarding environmental agencies. The sheer number of such agencies and the occurrence of interagency overlap are leading legislators to call for consolidation or realignment.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 10 Issue 2-3, Mar 1988, p10, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental policy

Record #:

284

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

Betts provides a history of prisons in North Carolina and discusses demographics and overcrowding.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 9 Issue 3, Mar 1987, p4-28, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Prisons--Overcrowding; Prisons--Statistics

Record #:

333

Author(s):

Betts, Jack

Abstract:

The issue is whether the selection of judges would improve or not should North Carolina switch from its current judicial elective system to a merit selection system.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 9 Issue 4, June 1987, p14-21, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Judges--Election