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Mecklenburg commissioners approve 2.35-cent tax increase
Mecklenburg commissioners formally approved a $1.7 billion budget with a 2.35-cent tax rate increase Tuesday night. The board voted 5-4, mostly down party lines, to approve essentially the same budget unofficially approved during last week's straw vote.
CMPD Chief calls for a ban on assault weapons
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe called for a national assault weapons ban on Tuesday, joining a growing number of police chiefs across the country who have said the assault-style weapons should be outlawed. Monroe said he feels strongest
Debate forms around Rural Center's oversight, future
Several board members of the taxpayer-funded N.C. Rural Economic Development Center said this week they are concerned about practices brought to light in a recent News & Observer series and welcome additional oversight. Rural Center leaders,...
Brazil lawmakers OK bill for treatment of gays
BRASILIA, Brazil A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. The commission is led by evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano of the Social
Jamaica eyes expatriates as source of investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their birth. On Tuesday, hundreds of entrepreneurs and other Jamaican expatriates mingl
US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras' aid
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras U.S. senators are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations. The 21 senators want the State Department to provide Congress w
Live updates: NC State vs. UCLA baseball game
CWS baseball: Follow the NC State vs. UCLA game with our live commentary
Obama hints Bernanke won't get renominated to Fed chief
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama suggested he might not renominate Ben Bernanke for a third term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, saying the central bank chief has already stayed in the job longer than originally planned. In a PBS interview that aire
Look closer to home for trouble, governor
Gov. Pat McCrory and other Republican leaders say “outsiders” are stirring up trouble by protesting at the General Assembly in Raleigh. Now, arrest records, in-the-field research and statewide polling suggest McCrory and the GOP...
N.C. Senate committee votes to roll back building efficiency standards
A legislative effort to slash the state's energy-efficiency requirements for new buildings gained crucial support in a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill that would roll back energy-efficiency requirements of new offi
CLT airport bill on House panel's list, but action uncertain
RALEIGH A bill to transfer control and ownership of Charlotte's airport from the city to a new, independent authority is scheduled to be taken up by a House committee on Wednesday, but a main sponsor told the Observer that he doesn't expect any action. R
Charlotte says Senate tax bill will cost city $31 million a year
RALEIGH Charlotte is lobbying against the state Senate's tax reform bill, saying it will cost the city at least $31 million a year in lost revenue and possibly require a property tax increase. Cities and towns could lose nearly $150 million in revenues w
7-1 center Alex Len would offer Bobcats inside scoring
By Rick Bonnell rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com So here's Maryland center Alex Len's sales pitch to be a top pick in the June 27 NBA draft: “I'm 7-1, 7-2 with shoes, I'm pretty agile and I can step out on the floor and shoot. That makes me a...
Brazil protesters clash with police in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO Protesters surrounding the city hall of Brazil's biggest city have clashed with police when a small group of demonstrators tried to force their way into the building. GloboNews television network showed images of protesters in Sao Paulo using m
Observer Forum: Letters to the editor
In response to “S.C. to require CO alarms for many hotels” (June 18): Require carbon monoxide alarms in more than hotels For less than $50, a carbon monoxide detector would've prevented the death of Jeffrey Lee Williams....
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