Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
213 results
for "North Carolina Insight"
Record #:
1221
Author(s):
Abstract:
A state environmental index proposed by the Martin administration is a set of indicators that would track the condition of North Carolina's environment and natural resources. The program is suffering from a lack of financial support.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Aug 1993,
p50-62, por, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1222
Author(s):
Abstract:
The case of NEWS & OBSERVER v. POOLE was a 1992 landmark decision by the state Supreme Court. It broadly interpreted North Carolina's public records law, making it harder for government agencies to withhold records from the public.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Aug 1993,
p66-71, por, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1223
Author(s):
Abstract:
A 1992 study of the cost of running for the General Assembly revealed that campaign costs are going up, political action committee contributions are increasing, and more minorities are being elected to the legislature.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, Aug 1993,
p73-89, por, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1413
Author(s):
Abstract:
Gray chronicles the increase in the number of women legislators over the last twenty years and cites trends that may lead to even greater female representation in the future.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p2-21, il, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1414
Author(s):
Abstract:
The powers and responsibilities of the speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives have grown over the last twenty years in response to increasingly complex issues and greater partisan balance.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p22 passim, il, f
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
1415
Author(s):
Abstract:
According to an analysis of all fifty states, the number of house speakers seeking governorships is relatively low, yet their success rate compares favorably with that of occupants of other offices considered to be stepping stones to governorships.
Source:
Full Text:
Record #:
1416
Author(s):
Abstract:
Since 1989, when the legislature placed many of the lieutenant governor's powers in the hands of the Senate's president pro tem, that office has dramatically increased in perks and power.
Source:
Full Text:
Record #:
1417
Author(s):
Abstract:
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research, reiterating a call first made in 1986, has challenged the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tem of the Senate to curb the practice of inserting special provisions into budget bills.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p42-43, il, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1418
Author(s):
Abstract:
Unlike speakers of the 1960s and 1970s, Dan Blue and his two Democratic predecessors have increased the public's recognition level of house speakers.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p46-47, por, f
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
1419
Author(s):
Abstract:
An analysis of numerous polls taken during the 1992 gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns reveals patterns that held throughout the contests. Several pollsters, however, warn voters to view polls critically and not simply as horse-race updates.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p48-61, il, por, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1420
Author(s):
Abstract:
In Doe v. Holt, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled for the first time that children may sue their parents for inflicting willful and malicious injuries. This decision invites the General Assembly to clarify the doctrine of parent-child immunity.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1994,
p62-67, por, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
1902
Author(s):
Abstract:
Pesticides provide many benefits, such as increased crop production and insect reduction, but at the same time cause health problems and environmental damage. Governmental agencies must consider these factors in regulating the use of pesticides.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p3-10, 14-15, il, f
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
1903
Author(s):
Abstract:
The amount of pesticides being used by farmers in North Carolina and the U.S. is difficult to determine. The 1990 Farm Bill included record- keeping requirements for applications of pesticides, in an effort to compile comprehensive information on usage.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p20-29, il, f
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
1904
Author(s):
Abstract:
North Carolina's three pesticide oversight boards - Pesticide Advisory Committee, Structural Pest Control Committee, and Pesticide Board - regulate and enforce use, sale, application, and disposal of pesticides.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p32-43, 45-56, 60, il, f
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
1905
Author(s):
Abstract:
The North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research conducted a 50-state survey to compare North Carolina's pesticide regulatory programs with the other states'. Results present strengths and weaknesses of the programs, as well as comparative rankings.
Source:
North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p61-84, 88-91, 94-95, il, f
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text: