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6724
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Brown-Graham discusses the history and law relating to public funding for faith-based organizations and suggests measures local governments can take to (1) set and enforce standards for public services delivered by sectarian groups and to (2) ensure that public funds are not being used for religious proselytizatio or to (3) subsidize employment discrimination based on religious affiliation.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 105, Apr 2004, p1-8, f
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20560
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In 1995, the NC General Assembly increased the threshold at which multi-prime bidding is required for public building projects from $100,000 to $500,000. At the same time the General Assembly authorized local governments and state agencies to request approval from the State Building Commission (SBC) to use alternative contracting methods. This bulletin describes the rules and procedures the SBC has developed to implement the statutory authorization and summarizes the SBC's disposition of applications it has received so far.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 76, Feb 1997, p1-5, f
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8791
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Rabies is an infection that is often transmitted to people through the bites of animals infected with it, such as raccoons, bats, and dogs. Without treatment, the disease can be fatal to humans. Many states have a series of statutes and regulations to control rabies. Wall summarizes and analyzes North Carolina's rabies control laws.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 109, Mar 2007, p1-13, f
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16206
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North Carolina, like a number of other states, has a set of statutes and regulations governing the control of rabies. This bulletin contains a summary of the history of the rabies control laws; an overview of the laws' major components, including recent changes; and highlights areas where local government ordinances and board of health rules also play a role in the control of the disease.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 125, Oct 2011, p1-25, f
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20539
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Beginning August 5, 1993, North Carolina governmental employers will have a new obligation--to grant, for any one of three reasons, up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year to their employees. This bulletin summarizes the major provisions of the act.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 48, Aug 1993, p1-4, f
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28723
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Beginning August 5, 1993, North Carolina governmental employers will have a new obligation to grant up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave per year to their employees. A leave request may be based on an employee’s medical condition or need to care for a child.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 48, Apr 1993, p1-4, f
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9091
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Abused, neglected, or cruelly treated animals have protection under the law. In this first of a two-part series, Wall discusses animal cruelty and the state's criminal cruelty laws, then examines some court decisions that have been instrumental in shaping laws in this area. Federal cruelty-related laws are briefly discusses.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 111, May 2007, p1-17, f
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9559
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Abused, neglected, or cruelly treated animals have protection under the law. In this second of a two-part series, Wall discusses topics including civil remedies available for protecting animals and the laws governing animal cruelty investigators.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 112, June 2007, p1-13, f
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20559
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This bulletin attempts to answer the question: Under what circumstances, if any, may local governments make contributions to churches or religiously affiliated organizations without violating the separation of church and state mandated by the US Constitution?
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 75, Nov 1996, p1-6, f
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9092
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A wide variety of benefits, including Medicaid, food stamps, and school lunch programs, are provided by local governmental agencies with support by federal, state, and local funding. Questions often arise at the local level over whether these benefits and services may or must be denied to individuals who are not United States citizens. Moore explains how federal law categorizes noncitizens for purposes of benefit eligibility and then describes the legal rules for determining noncitizens eligibility for federal, state, and local benefits.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 110, May 2007, p1-10, f
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20573
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At present no North Carolina court case has addressed this issue. This bulletin analyzes how a court might apply the bidding statutes to local government computer software contracts, drawing analogies to similar inquiries under the sales tax law and the Uniform Commercial Code.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 86, June 1998, p1-11, f
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18579
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Both cities and counties enjoy statutory authority to enforce their ordinances through civil penalties, which if necessary can be collected in a civil action in the nature of the debt. The North Carolina General Statues sets the upper limit of the fines or penalties for local ordinances enforced as misdemeanors or infractions, but there is no statutory maximum for civil penalties in general.
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28744
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This bulletin discusses public bodies holding closed sessions including the attorney-client privilege between the public body and its lawyer, and how the privilege does not apply to all conversations between attorneys and their clients. Attorney-client confidentiality is examined in a 2000 case, Multimedia Publishing of North Carolina v. Henderson County (Multimedia I).
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 101, Feb 2002, p1-6, f
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20578
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This bulletin explores the tension between North Carolina's Open Meetings Act and the desire for confidentiality in mediation hearings addressing public disputes. It analyzes the rules and policies of the open meetings law and compares it to North Carolina's current laws concerning confidentiality in mediation. It uses a hypothetical case to attempt to answer some questions about private mediation between public bodies.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 94, Apr 2000, p1-8, f
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20520
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This bulletin discusses the authority of North Carolina local governments to license and regulate the conduct of businesses and occupations and the statutory and constitutional limitations on the exercise of that authority.
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Local Government Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7830 A15 L6), Vol. Issue 25, Aug 1983, p1-7, f
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