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North Carolina Joins Request For Answers On Facebook Privacy Practices
North Carolina's attorney general has joined dozens of others in asking for information on Facebook's business practices.
The scrutiny is because Facebook may have given over information from millions of user profiles to third-party developers without the users' knowledge.
What's more, Attorney General Josh Stein says Facebook may not have been authorized to obtain some of that personal data.
Stein is part of a group that includes 37 state and territorial attorneys general that sent a letter to Facebook demanding answers.
Agency: School Boards, Counties Should Stay Out Of Court
School districts across North Carolina will present fall funding requests in the coming weeks, with the threat of costly and lengthy litigation if local county commissioners can't see eye-to-eye with school board members on spending.
The General Assembly's government watchdog agency told legislators Monday they should pass a law barring school districts from suing when funding disagreements can't be settled through formal mediation.
The Program Evaluation Division recommended the new law instead direct a county to fund a district when mediation is exhausted through a formula based on student membership and inflation.
North Carolina Green Party Likely To Field Candidates This Fall
North Carolina voters should have additional candidates to choose from beginning this fall thanks to a new law that makes it easier for third parties to get on ballots.
The new state elections board plans to consider the application of the Green Party to become an official state party at its meeting Tuesday.
Currently only the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian Party are official parties that automatically get their candidates on ballots for federal, state and local offices in North Carolina.
Mental Health Agency Sues To Recover Ex-CEO's Severance
North Carolina's largest regional mental health agency has sued its former CEO to recover $1.7 million in severance pay.
Cardinal Innovations sued former CEO Richard Topping on Monday, adding that they are also seeking to prevent him from collecting any further payments.
Last May, State Auditor Beth Wood ripped Cardinal for spending on CEO pay as well as on lavish Christmas parties and board retreats, charter flights for executives and "questionable" credit card purchases, including alcohol.
HPU Likely To Name Tubby Smith As Next Men's Basketball Head Coach
High Point University is expected to name alumnus Tubby Smith as the school's next men's basketball head coach. The former Panther continues to leave his mark on the university 45 years after graduating.
Before Smith's illustrious basketball coaching career began, he was a standout player at High Point during the early 1970s, ranking 8th on the school's all-time scoring list.
Over his nearly three decades as a coach, Smith has racked up nearly 600 wins across six university programs including Georgia, Kentucky and most recently Memphis. His record also includes more than a dozen trips to the NCAA tournament. And he's been named national coach of the year three times.
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