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NC NEWS -- Yesterday, Republican NC House Representatives voted against the Democrats' $19.9 billion state budget that contains more than $780 million in new taxes and $86 million in new or increased fees. Republican members offered a number of amendments to cut unnecessary and wasteful spending, which most were rejected by the Democratic leadership...

WILSON COUNTY NC NEWS -- This month we applaud Precision Stability Storage (PSS) for its facility expansion in North Carolina without the need of One North Carolina Grant funds!

NC NEWS -- North Carolina House Republican Leader Paul Stam today congratulated nine North Carolina cities, Cary, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and especially his own small town of Apex for maintaining and achieving a high standard of fiscal stability -- the Standard and Poor's AAA Bond rating...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY NC NEWS -- An Indictment that was returned by a federal grand jury in Asheville, North Carolina on June 3, 2009, was opened yesterday alleging that in Henderson County, NC, Bryan Noel of Hendersonville among others solicited more than 100 clients to invest large sums of retirement savings with Certified Estate Planners, Inc. The alleged investment scheme resulted in losses of approximately $7 million...

WAKE COUNTY NC NEWS -- Yesterday, an article entitled, "Budget like it's 2005?" was published in the Raleigh News & Observer. The article, wrote by Chris Fitzsimon the Founder and Director of NC Policy Watch, has been labeled misleading and distorted by NC House of Representatives House Minority Leader Paul Stam... Letter from Representative Paul Stam included...

NC NEWS -- According to Civitas Institute 600 North Carolina voters were asked, "Who do you think is better able to create jobs and rebuild the economy?" Overwhelmingly, 59.7 percent selected small business and entrepreneurs while 18 percent responded large corporations. Moreover, only 9 percent responded that the government was better able to create jobs and rebuild the economy. Additionally, 3.5 percent chose nonprofit organizations as best qualified, and 9.8 percent of the 600 voters had no opinion...

NC NEWS -- Long-awaited North Carolina Court decision should allow the resumption of the death penalty. The Court ruled Friday that the N.C. Medical Board cannot prevent doctors from participating in executions. This legal challenge by the Board has resulted in a de facto moratorium on executions since August 2006...