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By Administrator
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012 06:23 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) - Newspaper owner Ken Fortenberry of Lincoln County filed his candidacy paperwork Tuesday, setting up a primary with Republican U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry in the 10th District. McHenry is seeking his fifth term in the House.
Democratic Marcus Williams of Lumberton also filed Tuesday and will challenge Rep. Larry Kissell in the 8th District primary.
Kissell and McHenry filed Monday on the first day of candidate filing.
Other candidates of note who filed Tuesday included state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and Wake County school board member Debra Goldman, who is running for state auditor. The filing period ends at noon Feb. 29. |
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By Administrator
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Friday, 10 February 2012 14:43 |
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RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - A final rule published today in the Federal Register changes the definition of "small" business, as defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The broadening of what constitutes "small" in a variety of industries allows more businesses to qualify for SBA programs and services.
"The most significant benefit to businesses obtaining small business status as a result of this rule is gaining or regaining eligibility for Federal small business assistance programs," the Rule states, "including SBA's financial assistance programs, economic injury disaster loans, and Federal procurement opportunities."
The parameters for 34 industries have been changed. Among them are legal services, computer services, marketing services, building services, advertising agencies, veterinary services, and photography services.
"To determine eligibility for Federal small business assistance programs, SBA establishes small business size definitions (referred to as size standards) for private sector industries in the United States," the Rule states. "SBA's existing size standards use two primary measures of business size--receipts and number of employees."
The Rule can be viewed at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-02-10/html/2012-2659.htm
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2012 14:45 |
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By Rick Martinez
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Friday, 03 February 2012 07:42 |
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North Carolina Democrat Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to the House. Shuler has served three terms representing North Carolina's 11th Congressional district in the western part of the state.
The former Tennessee and NFL football player has not been a Democratic Party favorite being a frequent critic of House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. However, Pelosi praised Shuler as "a national leader for fiscal responsibility who has always maintained a laser-like focus on his constituents in western North Carolina."
Shuler says he and his family have discussed his running for governor, but Shuler's statement does not reveal any decisions. Shuler says he intends to spend more time with his wife and two young children.
The state Legislature made his 11th District seat more difficult to win through redistricting, particularly by splitting Democratic-leaning Asheville. While Shuler, who was also considered anti-abortion, said polls showed he was still ahead by about 8 percentage points in the 11th District, at least nine Republicans had expressed interest in unseating him. |
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 15:16 |
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RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - A U.S. Senate subcommittee is meeting Wednesday on Capitol Hill to hear testimony about nagging problems with the federal retirement system, including improper payments and failure to provide retirees with timely payments.
The federal government has been trying for two decades to modernize and upgrade the technology needed to administer the retirement system, according to testimony before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oversight of Government Management subcommittee.
A November 2011 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on the problems the hearing is expected to highlight.
"The use of information technology (IT) is crucial in helping OPM to carry out its responsibilities, and in fiscal year 2011 the agency invested $79 million in IT systems and services. For over 2 decades, OPM has been attempting to modernize its federal employee retirement process by automating paper-based processes and replacing antiquated information systems. However, these efforts have been unsuccessful, and OPM canceled its most recent retirement modernization effort in February 2011," the GAO report stated.
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