Number	24796
Subject	State Government
Source	News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
State	NC
Year	2010
Publication Date	03/14/2010; 03/15/2010; 03/16/2010; 03/19/2010; 04/07/2010; 04/16/2010; 04/18/2010; 05/08/2010; 06/13/2010; 06/15/2010; 07/08/2010; 07/03/2010; 11/10/2010; 12/31/2010
Summary	This series exposed the financial and public safety costs of North Carolina's personnel law, which we discovered was among the most secretive in the nation. The series showed how the law protected abusive cops and predatory teachers, political patronage and nepotism, as well as extravagantly pay raises and pensions.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	33
Keywords	North Carolina; personnel; state employment; salaries; personnel law; North Carlina Open Government Coalition;
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