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 #:

290

Author(s):

Herget, J. Barlow

Abstract:

North Carolina embraces international trade as a means of helping the state grow and prosper.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 8 Issue 3-4, Apr 1986, p62-73, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Foreign trade--Promotion

Record #:

311

Author(s):

Jordan, Milton C.

Abstract:

Afro-American legislators are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rep. Henry Frye's election to the General Assembly; Frye was the first black North Carolina legislator in the 20th century.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 12 Issue 1, Dec 1989, p40-58, il, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American legislators; Frye, Henry E., 1932-

Record #:

3545

Author(s):

McLaughlin, Mike

Abstract:

To compete with neighboring Mecklenburg County and to attract new businesses, Cabarrus County developed its own incentives program for commercial and business development. While successful, the program's constitutionality has been questioned.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997, p31-33, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cabarrus County--Economic conditions; Business relocation--Cabarrus County; Economic development--Cabarrus County

Record #:

320

Author(s):

Kebschull, Kim

Abstract:

North Carolina's Campaign Reporting Act was enacted by the General Assembly in 1974 as a direct result of the Watergate scandal. Since 1984 the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research has monitored compliance with the requirements of this Act.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 12 Issue 3, June 1990, p34-46, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Campaign funds--Laws and legislation

Record #:

242

Author(s):

Ready, Tinker

Abstract:

The State Division of Facility Services is responsible for regulating and administering penalties and fines to nursing homes, and for addressing problems in nursing home care.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 1, May 1992, p2-19, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Nursing homes

Record #:

2273

Author(s):

Adams, Steve

Abstract:

Many of the state's minority children under age two are behind in their immunizations. To remedy this situation, the state initiated the Immunization Action Plan, a program that creates an immunization registry and a vaccine distribution system.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995, p32-41, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Minorities--Health and hygiene; Minorities--Medical care; Vaccination of children; Immunization of children

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 #:

18889

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

The state authorized charter schools in 1996 and since then 138 schools have been, at one point, operational. In 2007, 100 of these charter schools were functioning throughout the state. An assessment of these schools based on student learning, facilities, management, and financing demonstrates that charter schools often have lower scores in these areas when compared with public schools. Using information from the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research, the author makes suggestions for improving charter school performance and how to create a better educational environment for charter school students.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 22 Issue 2-3, May 2007, p2-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Charter schools--Research

Record #:

9165

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research first evaluated charter schools in 2002. The conclusion then was that the state should continue the experiment and wait for five more years of data before deciding whether or not to expand the program and remove the cap which limited the number of schools to one hundred. Manuel discusses what the new data tells about academic performance, racial balance, transfers of innovations in charter schools to public schools, and management and financial compliance.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 22 Issue 2-3, May 2007, p2-28, 32-37, 44-71, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Charter schools--Research

Record #:

1042

Author(s):

McLaughlin, Mike

Abstract:

Seventeen North Carolina citizens wrote essays proposing ideas and action for newly-elected Governor Jim Hunt.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Feb 1993, p27-49, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Governors

Record #:

18675

Author(s):

Coble, Ran; Akers, Lauren

Abstract:

The 65 and older population of the state in general demonstrate a sense of civic duty, typically voting more, involved in public service, and are generally contribute more to their communities. Statistical evidence supporting this claim is presented showing disparities between generations in voter turnout and participation numbers in religious and non-secular community activities.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 23 Issue 2-3, Mar 2010, p124-157, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Community service

Record #:

328

Author(s):

Finger, Bill; Tursi, Frank

Abstract:

As the population grows, water supply needs increase as do the sources of pollution. The challenge of protecting water quality and ensuring an adequate water supply must be accepted and acted upon by the state.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 10 Issue 2-3, Mar 1988, p53-69, il, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water-supply; Water quality

Record #:

18834

Author(s):

Goldsmith, Renee Elder

Abstract:

New educational programs developed within the community college system to meet growing industries. Two of the fastest growing markets within the state include aquaculture, cultivation of water-based plants and animals, and viticulture, cultivation of grapes. Discussed are curriculum changes within the community college system to supply new areas of study and how these academic tracks can be transferred to the UNC system.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 22/23 Issue 4/1, May 2008, p102-135, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Community colleges--Curricula

Record #:

18760

Author(s):

Quinterno, John

Abstract:

Historically, the community college system developed to provide the state with a qualified work-force to fill manufacturing jobs beginning with Buncombe County Junior College in 1928. Having been organized into a state-wide system in 1963 under the Community College Act, this network of institutions faced contemporary problems of changing economic demands throughout the early 2000s. The author presents the history of the community college system to try and anticipate how this institution will need to adapt to future developments within the state's evolving economy.

Source:

North Carolina Insight (NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 22/23 Issue 4/1, May 2008, p58-77, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Community colleges