<![CDATA[Morganton.com: State News]]> http://www2.morganton.com/content/list/news/state/ en <![CDATA[McHenry speaks his mind on variety of issues]]> <![CDATA[County will refund part of grocery bill]]> <![CDATA[Burke municipality election results]]> <![CDATA[SWAT quickly corrects campaign-finance violations]]> <![CDATA[CSX agrees to protect land near Blue Ridge Parkway]]> <![CDATA[Morganton man killed in Concord altercation]]> <![CDATA[Appeals court hears arguments in Google case]]> A group opposing state incentives for corporations has told the North Carolina Court of Appeals the taxpayers it represents should be able to challenge tax breaks used to lure Google to Caldwell County.]]> <![CDATA[Wreck shuts down two lanes of I-40]]> <![CDATA[N.C. tax revenues off $45M in 1st quarter]]> <![CDATA[Duke Energy agrees to a smaller rate hike]]> <![CDATA[Senator applauds money from bill he opposed]]> <![CDATA[Split decision keeps NC ballot challenge alive]]> <![CDATA[College tuition costs rise again this fall]]> <![CDATA[State Highway Patrol leader acknowledges past affair]]> North Carolina's Highway Patrol commander has dealt with sexual misconduct by troopers and has now revealed he was transferred in 1987 because of an extramarital affair. ]]> <![CDATA[Asheville veterans hospital building $750,000 anti-terror fence]]> A veterans hospital in the mountains of North Carolina is building a massive anti-terrorism fence. ]]> <![CDATA[Early voting attracts almost 2,000]]> <![CDATA[Recliner sales a bright spot in furniture industry]]> <![CDATA[NC wants to create appliance rebate in April]]> <![CDATA[Retiring BofA chief Lewis won't get 2009 pay ]]> Outgoing Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis will receive no compensation in 2009 after a review by the Obama administration's pay czar.]]> <![CDATA[NC GOP wants formal probe of Perdue campaign]]>