(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.

(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.

(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.