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Sara Hodgkins is the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
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Taxing cigarettes is a sensitive issue in North Carolina. Until 1969, NC was the only state that didn't use a cigarette tax as a source of revenue. The state now wrestles with this issue as revenue becomes more and more scarce while expenditures increase.
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The major issues facing the 1983 General Assembly include the state budget, social service and education programs, highway funding, and drunk driving legislation.
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The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) is attempting to secure housing loans for low-income individuals.
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The issue is whether or not the Lt. Governor's duties and powers fall under the legislative or the executive branch of government.
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Housing policy in NC is sometimes created on the basis of varying, often conflicting criteria. Without uniform guidelines for determining what constitutes substandard housing and what is adequate, housing policy is apt to be skewed and/or obsolete.
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358
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Various zoning ordinances prevent the placement of mobile homes in some residential districts.
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359
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Federal- and state-funded housing projects and renovations are underway in Charlotte.
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360
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The state government, local communities and citizens' advocacy groups must find common ground on the housing question.
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Federal budget cuts will have a definite impact on North Carolina, especially on the Medicaid program.
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362
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The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, long criticized for lacking aggressiveness, is actively seeking to issue tax-exempt housing bonds for low- and moderate-income citizens.
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363
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Major flaws in the state's industrial recruitment strategy exist: criteria for seeking new industries do not include significant environmental considerations and they ignore worker health factors entirely.
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The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of North Carolina government struggle to define the extent of their powers.
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365
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The authors discuss the 1973 Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) and its implications for the North Carolina coast.
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Terry Sanford's STORM OVER THE STATES addresses the changing function of state governments, and argues that revitalization of state government is a step toward restoring order and balance to the federal system.
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