N.C. legislators have failed to approve a state budget three weeks into the fiscal year making preparations for the upcoming semester difficult for public education.Classes at public schools and universities will begin in a month and many state officials are concerned that a budget will not be approved in time.
N.C. legislators modified state law to give Apple Inc. tax incentives in order to lure the company to the state. Apple the manufacturer of the iPod iPhone and Macintosh computers is expected to construct a new data center in the state in exchange for multiple tax incentives.
The controversial suspension of the Young Democrats chapter at Liberty University suggests that the concept of liberty at the university might just be limited to its name. Liberty University a private evangelical university in Lynchburg Va. revoked its recognition of the democratic organization just a few months after the club's founding while allowing the College Republicans to continue being an official part of the university.
The ongoing investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley could have a lasting impact on politics in North Carolina. Recent scandals in the Democratic Party — including former Speaker of the House Jim Black being charged with public corruption in 2007 and the Easley investigation — might have tarnished the image of Democrats in the state.
N.C. Senators passed a bill that bans smoking in enclosed restaurants and bars on Monday — a historic step for the nation's largest tobacco growing state. The Democrats in the Senate were forced to narrow down a broader version of the bill approved by the House last month in order to make a compromise with Republicans.
