Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed legislation on Sunday that would have paved the way for North Carolina to drill for natural gas through a water and chemical intensive process known as fracking. It is the Democratic governor’s third veto of major Republican-backed legislation — all in the past four days.
Perdue said in a statement that she […]
Falling gas prices are expected to send a record number of Americans on the roads for Independence Day travel. AAA estimates that the 42.3 million motorists will take a trip of more than 50 miles during Independence Day week. If they drive down the stretch of I-95 in North Carolina they will find their ride […]
Durham has edged out Winston-Salem as the state’s fourth-largest city — by 867 people, according to new estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The bureau said Winston-Salem grew 1.2 percent from 2010 to 2011, adding 2,768 people to reach an estimated population of 232,385.
During the same period, Durham added 4,922 people, and its population stood at […]
Struggles with unemployment, banks and a housing market slump can’t keep people away from Charlotte — the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday ranked it one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.
From mid-2010 to mid-2011, Charlotte’s population increased by more than 19,600, ranking it ninth in gains in raw numbers among all cities nationwide.
The new […]
Rep. Danny McComas says he hopes that there is still time during the current legislative session to extend the state’s film tax incentives. McComas, D-New Hanover, said extending the credit could help North Carolina score the sequel to Marvel Studios’ 2011 film “Captain America: The First Avenger.” The production company, he said, is pushing for […]
Time appears to have run out for a bill to regulate and tax video sweepstakes in North Carolina. House Speaker Thom Tillis said he doesn’t believe there will be time to take up a bill giving legal sanction to the games. The legislation was discussed for a second straight day in the House Finance Committee […]
A House committee gave its OK to legislation that would prohibit state and local government tax collectors from hiring private tax auditors who are paid based on the taxes assessed. Bill supporters told members of the House Commerce and Job Development Committee that tax auditing based on contingency awards encourages aggressive and unfair assessments on […]
The tug-of-war between the executive and legislative branches over the state budget continued on Wednesday, with legislative leaders threatening to leave town without adjusting the two-year budget if a veto occurs and it cannot be overridden. House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate leader Phil Berger downplayed the effects of the additional spending called for by […]
Increased ferry tolls would be delayed yet again under a provision contained in a budget technical corrections bill tentatively approved by the House. The ferry toll issue, after receiving substantial debate over budgets passed this year and last, wasn’t even mentioned during House floor debate on Wednesday night. It remains unclear whether the Senate will […]
The public is invited to an informational session Tuesday on the “Moving Mooresville Forward 2017” initiative, sponsored by the Town of Mooresville, the Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce and the Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development Corporation.
The session is from 9-11 a.m. at the Charles Mack Citizen Center.
The initiative began last summer as community business and non-profit […]
