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Perdue Signs Bill to Help Military Spouses

Governor Bev Perdue has signed a bill helping military spouses find an easier path to work.

Gurnal Scott: The idea behind the bill is to peel back layers of red tape. Previously, soldiers' wives or husbands who wanted to get occupational licenses in North Carolina would have to meet or surpass state standards to enter the workforce. The new statute allows them to get their certification in North Carolina if they have been given a military specialty designation or if they've been licensed outside the state. Perdue often refers to North Carolina as the most military-friendly state in America. She says she signed the bill because "we owe it to them to provide this kind of support." Once the law takes effect, state licensing boards will have one year to comply.

Gurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
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