...at quasi-judicial arbitration hearings, and negotiating with employee unions on behalf of the state. A spokesman for the department refused to say if Porter's duties have been changed pending the outcome of the charges. ''The administration...

...30, is charged with criminal mischief as a result of the incident on Saturday, said Bruce Richards, a spokesman for the Department of Corrections. Smart allegedly broke the sprinkler system, causing about 300 gallons of water and fire suppression...

...situation where a chief executive officer has come in and closed a school indefinitely,'' said Harry Gamble, spokesman for the Department of Education. He said education Commissioner Shirley Holloway is asking the school district to reopen McQueen...

Central Peninsula Hospital announced that former employee Joseph Marchetti, the gunman who opened fire on two hospital administrators on Nov. 26, was fired a day earlier for performance reasons.

...projects to last between 10 and 20 years, depending on the complexity of the project, said Dennis Poshard a spokesman for the department. The measure limits the state transportation department's ability to solve some traffic problems, Poshard...