Carolina Public Press collects the primary-source databases of Gov. Bev Perdue’s 2011-2013 proposed state budget, which can help you further understand the debate over the projected state budget and the pending $2.4 billion shortfall.
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Introducing Carolina Public Press
Welcome to Carolina Public Press, an online news site dedicated to original, in-depth, investigative and independent reporting about the overlooked and under-reported people, places and issues facing our 17-county mountain region.
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Census Bureau releases data snapshot of WNC’s counties
The U.S. Census Bureau, on Wednesday, released a new set of information about North Carolina’s residents. Statewide data from last year’s census count was released earlier, but this latest release […]
Posted inEconomy
From our readers: “Smoking”
Reader Tad Little launches our “Reader Photo” feature with this view of the Arden Progress Energy plant across a misty Lake Julian. Progress Energy made news recently when it and Charlotte-based Duke Power announced a proposal to merge.
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NC Voter ID law could cost state at least $18 million
The Institute for Southern Studies takes a look at how much a voter ID law would cost North Carolina, including things like how much publicity efforts to inform voters when studies show up to 11 percent of citizens don’t have a photo ID.