Angry that the town council denied his development plans, Rep. Zenger threatened to sue Lewisville for $8M, more than the town could afford. He walked away with $2M after a settlement.
Teachers in North Carolina continue to be some of the worst-compensated in the country and Gov. Roy Cooper is trying to fix that by calling for double-digit raises for teachers.
During his State of the State address, Gov. Cooper touted North Carolina’s booming economy, clean energy efforts and the recent progress made toward Medicaid expansion, which has since been passed.
Just over one year ago, the Weaver Fertilizer plant in Winston-Salem was the site of a massive ammonium-nitrate fire that destroyed the plant’s buildings and forced over 6,000 residents to flee their homes.