Lab project
From today's paper:
A $101 million state public health laboratory proposed in Gov. Mike Easley’s budget should be built in or near Greensboro, leaders from Guilford County say.As proposed by Easley, the 203,834-square-foot facility would combine the state’s public health and bioterrorism laboratories, both located in downtown Raleigh, and the office of the chief medical examiner, located in Chapel Hill.
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And from High Point staff writer Kory Dodd:
HIGH POINT -- The City Council voted Thursday to endorse a state bill aimed at changing the city's municipal elections to boost voter turnout.The bill would switch city council elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, allowing them to periodically coincide with presidential elections.