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USDA's New Performance Standards Should Bring Safer Poultry to Market 5/10/2010

WASHINGTON, May 10 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter—the most common disease hazards in the meat and poultry supply. USDA has cut the target levels for Salmonella in poultry by over 60 percent, and set the first-ever performance standard for Campylobacter.

USDA's New Performance Standards Should Bring Safer Poultry to Market 5/10/2010

WASHINGTON, May 10 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new performance standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter—the most common disease hazards in the meat and poultry supply. USDA has cut the target levels for Salmonella in poultry by over 60 percent, and set the first-ever performance standard for Campylobacter.

New Report: Misplaced highway spending to blame for crumbling roads and bridges 4/28/2010

A new report released today strongly criticized politicians and policies that favor building new roadways while neglecting existing bridges and roads.

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Road Work Ahead: Holding Government Accountable for Fixing America's Crumbling Roads and Bridges 4/28/2010

Report shows misplaced spending to blame for crumbling roads and bridges.

Following the Money: How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data 4/13/2010

The ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. Spending transparency checks corruption, bolsters public confidence in government, and promotes fiscal responsibility.

Trouble In Toyland: The 24th Annual Survey Of Toy Safety 11/24/2009

The recall of 45 million toys and other children’s products in 2007 and continued recalls in 2008 reminded Americans that no government agency tests toys before they are put on the shelves.

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Triangle toll road among 20 projects NCDOT might fund with stimulus dollars 1/12/2009

Chris Baysden. North Carolina transportation officials have at the ready 20 highway projects in the Triangle costing $1 billion, should federal infrastructure stimulus dollars come flowing to the state.

New Federal Regulations Might Hurt Consignment Shops 1/11/2009

Paul Matadeen. Owners of some local consignment stores are worried new federal regulations could put them out of business.

New Study: Red Flags in North Carolina’s Transportation Stimulus Wish List 1/05/2009

Carolina NewsWire. A new study of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) wish list, recently submitted to Congress for funding under a new economic recovery package, suggests that North Carolina’s current project list would undermine efforts to repair and modernize our deteriorating infrastructure and reduce U.S. dependence on oil.

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