Mayors debate town’s charm (The Chapel Hill News)
Letter ignites war of words
BY MARK SCHULTZ, Staff Writer
CHAPEL HILL – Gastonia Mayor Jennie Stultz was dining not long ago with then Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy.
It was pouring down rain during fall break, but Trilussa La Trattoria, the Italian restaurant on West Franklin Street was […]
Gambling ban will deny Fayetteville revenue (Fayetteville Observer)
FAYETTEVILLE A city official estimates that Fayetteville will lose $1.2 million in new revenue because of the state’s ban on sweepstakes gambling businesses.
The City Council recently adopted a budget that included new fees on the owners of gaming parlors. The city planned to charge them $2,000 per location […]
NC Legislature passes ban on Internet sweepstakes (Associated Press)
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Legislature voted Wednesday to attempt to make clear again that a 2006 ban on video poker also applies to computer-based sweepstakes games found at businesses inside strip malls and old storefronts statewide.
In an 86-27 vote that gave final passage to the […]
Lawmakers wrap up marathon (Charlotte Observer)
After N.C. House and Senate finish crammed session at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, both parties claim victories.
RALEIGH — After all the bills, motions and votes of this legislative session, it’s time for N.C. legislators to go home and explain themselves.
Democrats, who were the majority, will talk about saving teacher jobs in […]
Legislators pass DNA database expansion bill (WRAL.com)
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly on Saturday approved a bill letting investigators collect DNA samples from suspects when they are charged with certain crimes.
House Bill 1403, sponsored by Rep. Wil Neumann, R-Gaston; Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland; Sen. Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg; and Sen. Josh Stein, D-Wake, requires […]
Charlotte wins $25 million to build streetcar line (Charlotte Observer)
Federal grant will help complete planned system’s first leg, from transit center uptown to Presbyterian Hospital
More than 70 years after streetcars last ran in Charlotte, the city learned Thursday it won a $25 million federal grant that will bring them back by 2014.
The Federal Transit Administration […]
Virginia DOT Reduces Payments to Counties for Road Maintenance (AASHTO)
Virginia officials have eliminated much of the state’s funding for regional secondary-road programs because of a budget crunch. Dozens of road improvements and repairs across the state will grind to a halt by July and August as the new fiscal year begins.
In Northern Virginia, […]
Indiana’s bad bridges focus of a new campaign for more transportation spending (News and Tribune)
Indiana’s bad bridges focus of a new campaign for more transportation spending
There are more than 4,000 deficient or obsolete bridges in the state
INDIANAPOLIS — INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s deteriorating bridges and roads are the focus of a new media campaign designed […]
Gephardt: Medical research can help fuel U.S. economy (Winston Salem Journal) (mentions Metro Mayors)
Medical innovation — fostered with public financing and lighter regulatory burdens — should be “a cornerstone” of the economic recovery, former U.S. Rep. Dick Gephardt told a group North Carolina mayors and biotechnology executives yesterday.
In fact, the health sector is the only […]
Federal agencies team up on livability project (The Hill)
Two federal agencies will spend a total of $75 million on a joint project to integrate transportation and housing initiatives.
The Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments will spend $35 million and $40 million, respectively, as part of the livable, sustainable communities project aiming […]
