Governor Perdue’s First Week

Submitted by justing on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 2:18pm

On Friday afternoon we sent out the latest newsletter from the Office of Governor Bev Perdue.  Hopefully you all are on our email list already, but if not, I have reproduced the newsletter below.  It details all the key moments from Governor Perdue’s busy first week.

Email communication is going to play a key role in the Perdue Administration, and I want to encourage everyone to sign up for the email list.  You can do that by clicking here.

You can help us by forwarding the newsletters to friends or directing them to this post right here.  We appreciate the help!  Working together along with tools like our website, our eTownhall, social networking, and North Carolina's blog network we are going to create a vibrant back-and-forth dialogue between citizens and state government.

Office of Governor Bev Perdue

 


The First Week

The first week for the Perdue Administration has been a busy and productive one.  Here is a rundown of what’s happened.

 

Saturday

 

-          Bev Perdue was inaugurated as North Carolina’s 73rd governor; she attended the Inaugural Parade and held an open house at the Executive Mansion.  In addition, she launched her new official website, http://www.governor.state.nc.us/.

 

Monday

 

-          As the first order of business as Governor, Bev Perdue signed a series of change orders during a ceremony in her office.  Those executive orders will help make government operate with more transparency and efficiency.

 

-          Governor Perdue’s 10 cabinet secretaries were sworn-in in a ceremony in the Old State House Chamber.  Governor Perdue again pledged that she has high expectations for her appointees that they need to be hands-on leaders and are accountable to the public.

 

Tuesday

 

-          Governor Perdue signed an executive order that outlined emergency steps to address the increasing budget shortfall.

 

Wednesday

 

-          Governor Perdue traveled to Washington, DC to meet with North Carolina’s Congressional delegation and President-elect Obama’s transition.  Governor Perdue urged quick passage of a federal stimulus and recovery package.  She also released a list of shovel-ready projects that will get people to work.

 

Thursday

 

-          The Office of State Management and Budget estimated a budget shortfall of approximately $2 billion.  To help meet that challenge, Governor Perdue signed an executive order that called for a reduction in state agency budgets and freezes on hiring, state purchases on goods and services and limits on travel.  Importantly, Governor Perdue placed an emphasis on protecting vital services such as education, health care and public safety.

 

Friday

 

-          Governor Perdue spoke at the 28th annual State Employees’ Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day program.  She reminded those in attendance that we should follow Dr. King’s example of service to others, especially in these tough economic times.

 

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Thanks, Justin

Submitted by James on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 2:23pm.

I front-paged this because I'm hoping lots of people will sign up to receive emails ... and will - in turn - be prepared to send them as well.  The possibility of open dialogue between we the pesky people and the governor's office is an exciting one to me.  So don't be surprised if we all take you up on the offer. 

Just make sure you don't blow us off when we start wanting the dialogue to flow both ways.

Do good. Be nice. Have fun.

James,

Submitted by crowbar317 on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 9:06pm.

did you say "pesky" people? That must have been a typo. Surely you meant "perky" people. ;o)

I thought he said

Submitted by momoaizo on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 9:29pm.

see the risky steeple

Dang you're good at this!

Submitted by James on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 10:13pm.

Risky steeple indeed!

Do good. Be nice. Have fun.