Article Archive
July 20, 2008
License agents’ past not checked
North Carolina’s 124 private license-tag contractors handled more than 10.3 million transactions worth hundreds of millions of... Continue
Legislators find comfort in budget
RALEIGH — Legislators closed the books Friday on a General Assembly session that some may remember as much for what didn’t g... Continue
July 18, 2008
Online ticket scalping plan headed to Easley
RALEIGH (AP) - Consumers looking for tickets to sold-out events will have some protection if they go shopping on the Internet un... Continue
State passes video slot machine ban
RALEIGH - The state will ban a kind of video slot machine that has proliferated since legislators passed a ban on video poker in... Continue
Incentives approved for FedEx Ground
GREENSBORO — Now, it's up to FedEx Ground to decide whether to bring $100 million and 259 new jobs here.On Thursday, Guilford...... Continue
Budget benefits local universities
GREENSBORO — The new state budget approved by Gov. Mike Easley will mean more classrooms, research and a horse barn for the ci... Continue
Foreclosure bill gives breathing room
RALEIGH — The state’s commissioner of banks could prod lenders and borrowers to renegotiate the terms of subprime mortgages...... Continue
July 17, 2008
Supporters: anti-bullying law won't pass this year
RALEIGH (AP) - An effort to require North Carolina school districts to adopt detailed anti-bullying policies won't pass the Gene... Continue
Legislature pushing hard to leave Friday
RALEIGH (AP) - The General Assembly worked in fits and starts Thursday as lawmakers scrambled to adjourn by Friday, reaching a... Continue
No death penalty in insurance investigator's death
CHARLOTTE (AP) - An insurance agency owner charged with killing a state Department of Insurance employee investigating his busin... Continue
Commissioners OK FedEx Ground incentives
GREENSBORO - Guilford County Commissioners approved $952,500 in incentives tonight for FedEx Ground to locate a southeastern Uni... Continue
Update: Salmonella discovery prompts food recall in NC
RALEIGH (AP) - State officials announced Thursday a recall of fresh jalapeno peppers and avocados distributed in North Carolin... Continue
State legislators approve 'Jessica's Law'
RALEIGH (AP) - The House and Senate overwhelmingly approved "Jessica's Law" on Thursday — a plan that would imprison some chil... Continue
Senate OKs Easley's drought response plan
RALEIGH (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley's drought response plan is advancing in the General Assembly as lawmakers try to adjourn by the...... Continue
Lawmakers approve new boat-towing rules
RALEIGH (AP) — Lawmakers are ignoring a veto threat from Gov. Mike Easley and sending him a plan that would ease the state's r... Continue
Auditor: State agency lax on oversight
RALEIGH -- The state auditor says the state Department of Health and Human Services failed to adequately monitor the performance... Continue
Landlord files suit after city razes houses, duplexes
GREENSBORO — When bulldozers leveled the cinder-block houses and duplexes on Guerrant Street two years ago, city leaders, hous... Continue
Exit ramp hinders MLK development
GREENSBORO — City officials want to close the highway-style exit ramp from East Lee Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, re... Continue
Voters will have their say on $205 million in bonds
GREENSBORO - The City Council decided to support the new competitive swim center sought by local swimmers at Wednesday's bond he... Continue
July 16, 2008
Easley signs $21.4 billion budget
RALEIGH (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley has signed off on the budget for North Carolina's state government. The Democratic governor sign... Continue
City transportation, air quality reports available
GREENSBORO — Two federally required transportation planning documents — The Final Draft 2009-2015 Metropolitan Transportatio... Continue
Moore endorses Perdue for governor
RALEIGH (AP) — State Treasurer Richard Moore officially endorsed Beverly Perdue for governor today, two months after their exp... Continue
Lawmakers approve new boat towing rules
RALEIGH (AP) - Lawmakers are ignoring a veto threat from Gov. Mike Easley and sending him a plan that would ease the state's res... Continue
New Obama headquarters opens downtown
GREENSBORO - Sen. Barack Obama's new downtown Greensboro headquarters looks like a coffee shop more than a war room. A dozen or...... Continue
Bill would take color out of license photos
RALEIGH - If your next driver's license shows you going a bit gray, it might not just be your roots showing. Under a bill passed... Continue