June 11. The senator took a neutral stance on the legislation, noting that Mayor Yvonne Johnson.

Town hall meeting on state budget scheduled Sen. Don Vaughan (D-Guilford) will hold a town hall meeting at the Greensboro Central Library at 6 p.m. on Thursday to hear concerns and ideas about the NC General Assemblys 2009 session.

Winston-Salem City Councilman Dan Besse announced he would seek a third term as representative of the Southwest Ward during a campaign kickoff Items from across the Triad and Beyond, compiled by Keith T. Barber and Jordan Green event at Miller Park in Winston-Salem on Sunday.

Later, during a break in the meeting, Turner provided a list of entities invited to participate in the forum, including the High Point Road Merchants Association, the Guilford County Commission, Action Greensboro, the Triad Real Estate Business Industries Coalition, the Greensboro Partnership, the Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Greensboro Inc.

The NC General Assembly adopted a ban on smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants, by a vote of 62-56 on May 13. The law takes effect Jan. 2, 2010. The law allows also local governments to adopt smoking regulations that are more restrictive than state law.

Dell executives announced the computer manufacturer has cut 260 jobs at its Winston-Salem facility during a meeting of the citys finance committee on Monday. Dell vice president Frank Miller told committee members that the current global recession has led to the job cuts.

Crutchfield said the school system would use a portion of the federal funds to cover the budget shortfall this fiscal year. The school system also announced that it was cutting 25 staff positions, but Crutchfield said the administration was working diligently to find other jobs for those employees.

A measure that could eventually provide funding for light-rail service between Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point cleared its first hurdle April 22. The NC House passed House Bill 148 by a vote of 77-40. The bill would allow metropolitan counties to assess a half-cent sales tax for intermodal transportation needs.

Gregory H. Grayson will be the new chief of the Greensboro Fire Department, interim City Manager Bob Morgan announced earlier this month. Grayson has previously served as fire chief in Asheville and Burlington, according to his resume.

The anti-tax group Americans for Prosperity holds a tea party rally at Center City Park in Greensboro at noon on Wednesday to protest tax increases proposed by Gov. Beverly Perdue. The taxpayer well is running dry, Americans for Prosperity state director Dallas Woodhouse said in a prepared statement.