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2900
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Local, state, and federal governments each have advantages for being in charge of differing responsibilities. In the state, responsibility for managing the public schools in 1996 is moving from the state level to local school boards.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1996,
p18-23,27-35, il, f
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2901
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Recent polls, including Gallup, indicate the public favors shifting more power from the federal to state governments. However, results on particular issues are often mixed; for example, the public favors a strong federal role on environmental protection.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1996,
p36-41, il, f
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2902
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Unfunded mandates, or programs passed on from a higher level of government to a lower one without funds to pay for them, can be a burden. Legislation passed by Congress and the General Assembly in 1995 addresses this issue.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1996,
p42-75, il, f
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3132
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Dislike from some public segments and some legislators of two early works in the Art Works for State Buildings Program led to its repeal in 1995. The two works were The Education Wall and The Spiraling Sound Axis, both part of buildings in Raleigh.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 4, Nov 1996,
p8-13, il, f
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3133
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Cutbacks in federal funding for the arts are affecting state groups. For example, the Durham-based African-American Dance Ensemble will reduce performances in smaller communities and school performances.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 4, Nov 1996,
p28-32, il
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3160
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Overall, private and public support for the arts in the state increased between 1990 and 1995. Federal funds, however, declined significantly, while state and local government funding rose. The private donations, the largest source, rose only moderately.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 4, Nov 1996,
p2-7,14-27,33-54,62-65, il, f
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3439
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While the state has the responsibility to provide a general and uniform free public school system and local government to provide financial support, school units are not equal because of inadequate and inequitable funding.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997,
p42-70, il, f
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3446
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Legislation for the merit selection of judges has been introduced without success in the General Assembly since 1971. The 1997 General Assembly is considering House Bills 741 and 742, and Senate Bills 834 and 835, to select judges on merit.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997,
p79-80, il
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3447
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Since 1975, the N.C. Supreme Court has removed or censured twenty-two District or Superior court judges. The action taken on each judge is profiled.
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3453
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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.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997,
p72-78, 81-83,86-87,89, il, f
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3461
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Most parents with children participating in year-round schools support the concept. Parents indicate the schedule fits their lifestyle, their children are more enthusiastic, and opportunities for parental involvement are greater.
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3462
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Recommendations on year-round schools by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research include making the program optional and providing comparative data between year-round and traditional schools.
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3463
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Nationally, the state ranks third in the number of year-round schools. Programs at Newton-Conover City Schools, Mooresville Graded School District, Wake County Public Schools, and Blowing Rock Elementary are profiled.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997,
p32-41, il, f
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3541
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Tourism generated $9.8 billion in revenue in 1996, with 166,000 people employed and $730 million in tax receipts. Critics point out, however, that many jobs pay low wages and are seasonal. The industry, they say, is influenced by weather and recession.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2-3, Dec 1997,
p19-22, il
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3543
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Agriculture and manufacturing powered the state's economy for decades. Now, at the start of the twenty-first century, the state is moving toward a mixed economy in which family farms decline and service, trade, and government are major job providers.
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