WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, (D-HI) today announced that the Committee will implement a moratorium on earmarks for the current session of Congress. This amounts to a 2 year moratorium, as it will apply to both the FY 2011 and FY 2012 bills.
Chairman Inouye’s Statement […]
RALEIGH — Some form of video gambling is likely to play a role in the budget that Gov. Bev Perdue proposes later this month.
The state has been trying for five years to stamp out video poker and its kin, such as the video sweepstakes machines that are now popular.
But various court rulings, including a December […]
There’s plenty of reasons to be excited about the sudden, meteoric rise of EVs and ultra-fuel-efficient hybrids — with gas prices showing no sign of decreasing, fuel supplies showing equally no sign of increasing, and carbon emissions showing the polar opposite of a decrease, we should be thrilled to see momentum building for a drastic […]
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Updated: 10:46 a.m. today
Unemployment across the Triangle metropolitan area dipped slightly in December to 7.7 percent, according to figures released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Commission.
The rate was 7.9 percent in November.
Overall employment total fell by 300, to 499,600 in Raleigh-Cary.
The loss of 800 […]
Lawmakers have rolled out a bill that would give Gov. Beverly Perdue more authority to reduce spending throughout state government to free up extra cash to help close an expected budget gap next year of more than $3.5 billion. The three Senate Appropriations Committee co-chairmen filed a bill Monday that would authorize Perdue to reduce […]
Whew. The General Assembly is back in town and working at warp speed. As expected, the House elected Thom Tillis as Speaker and the Senate elected Phil Berger as President Pro Tempore. While Senate Republicans hold a veto proof majority the House is four votes shy. Of note, Speaker Tillis received the support of five […]
Wholesale changes to the state’s longstanding annexation laws may be coming from the General Assembly this year, a high-ranking state official says.Such changes could hinder or prohibit cities like Wilmington from moving forward with controversial plans to expand their boundaries into unincorporated areas.
Exactly what shape any new legislation – which would replace laws enacted […]
