Mike Easley
Mike Easley
Michael Francis "Mike" Easleyis an American politician who served as the 72nd governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is member of the North Carolina Democratic Party and became the first North Carolina governor to plead to a felony by entering an Alford plea to a single state campaign finance violation in a deal that halted a lengthy state and federal investigation. On January 4, 2013, the Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for Wake...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 March 1950
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Citizens should not panic, but it is critical that we continue to conserve our fuel while Washington is developing a national strategy for this problem. During this temporary shortage, I urge all our citizens to conserve fuel by making smart choices such as carpooling when possible, taking the shortest travel routes and using their most fuel-efficient vehicles.
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They all came to the conclusion that the one big, 800-pound gorilla in the room that nobody wanted to talk about was teacher pay. We never did get to the national average. We got within 4 percent of it.
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This is a slow-moving hurricane, and people are going to have to deal with those winds over an extended period of time,
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The State Highway Patrol has responded to more than 3,000 weather-related accidents since Wednesday, ... We still urge people to take care on secondary roads and in rural areas. And especially at night in freezing temperatures it will be very dangerous on the highways of North Carolina tonight.
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Once the high winds come, we cannot get in and get you out. We cannot get there by boat or helicopter or by plane. There are 61 shelters open. There is no reason for someone not to evacuate if they have been asked to do so.
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If you live in low-lying areas, flood-prone areas -- you know where they are -- you need to get out,
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Let me be clear: Ophelia is a dangerous storm,
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If you were flooded in Isabel and Alex, it's very likely you're going to get flooded in this storm as well, ... But the flooding will be expected, at this point, to be worse now than it was then.
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More North Carolina students are taking the SAT and they are improving their scores every single year.
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The damage assessment teams will follow essentially the same path Ophelia did, starting in the southern counties and moving north, ... This is a vital step in the recovery process, and one that will help provide our people the help they need to get life back to normal.
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These floods are going to be worse than anticipated yesterday.
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I say to these visitors to North Carolina, you will find the basics of food, water and shelter, but you will also find compassion and caring, ... We are here to help you through this terrible time.
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My commitment is still going to be to improving our schools at every opportunity,
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They didn't say I had to move. They just said they were moving out all the furniture, cutting off the water and the electricity, and bringing in the jackhammers,