A group of rural broadband advocates is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to reform its rural broadband policies by acknowledging that community-based broadband networks may serve some rural communities more effectively than
non-local, for-profit carriers.
Documents: the N.C. state budget, memos and background
Carolina Public Press collects the primary-source documents you need to further understand the debate over the projected state budget and the pending $2.4 billion shortfall.
Databases: Gov. Bev Perdue’s N.C. budget proposal
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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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 […]
