An NCNN affiliate exclusive. http://www.ncnn.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:33:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6188&Itemid=26 (RALEIGH) -- When you think of tourism, you most likely think of people from out of state who have come in to experience what North Carolina has to offer. That is not necessarily the case. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6187&Itemid=26 (CHARLOTTE) -- Democratic Party officials wrapped up their two-day visit to Charlotte as they looked over the Queen City as a potential host for the party's National Convention in 2012. Gov. Bev Perdue said if Charlotte lands the Democratic National Convention, it will bring more than just political benefits. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6186&Itemid=26 (RALEIGH) -- With more than a quarter of the surveys in hand from a North Carolina League of Municipalities survey, indications are that cities across the state are filling budget gaps by cutting expenses rather than raising taxes. The organization sends out the annual survey to get a sense of cities’ fiscal health. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6183&Itemid=26 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- A U.S. House sub-committee heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would create a new management plan for the wild horses that roam the Currituck Outer Banks. Earlier this year, the Legislature designated the Spanish Colonial Mustangs the official horse of North Carolina. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6182&Itemid=26 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Fifth District Congresswoman Virginia Foxx was a co-sponsor of an anti-stalking bill that passed the U.S. House on Tuesday. Foxx joined California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar in backing the measure that strengthens the federal stalking laws.