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By Charles Taylor SENIOR STAFF WRITER Counties and cities in several states are going after companies like Orbitz, Expedia and Priceline.com to recover hotel bed taxes they claim they’re owed. As the economy continues to stagnate, or recover slowly, many more counties may look to the online travel companies (OTC) as a source of revenue.…

By Michael Futch Staff writer The Academy of Moore County earned a preliminary victory Tuesday in its legal battle to keep the charter school open. Administrative Law Judge Fred Morrison Jr. granted the school’s motion to stay a decision by the state Board of Education to not renew the academy’s charter until a final ruling…

See related video Raleigh, N.C. – A state judge on Tuesday ordered that a Moore County charter school be allowed to remain open until he can hold a full hearing on state education officials’ attempt to revoke the school’s charter. The State Board of Education voted in March against renewing the charter for the Academy…

RALEIGH – A Moore County charter school will be able to stay open for the time being. That’s the ruling from an administrative law judge about the Academy of Moore County. A temporary stay was the last resort for the academy to keep its doors open. The school’s charter was set to expire at the…

By Michael Futch Staff writer ABERDEEN – Over the past year, the Academy of Moore County has moved into a $2.2 million building and seen its grades improve. But come August, the 170 students at the charter school may find themselves back in public classrooms. The state Board of Education voted March 3 not to…

See related video RALEIGH (WTVD) — A Superior Court judge ruled Friday afternoon against a group of citizens who sued the Wake County School Board. The group claimed the board violated North Carolina’s Open Meetings Law by restricting access to a recent meeting. It wanted action taken by the board at the meeting on March…

BY T. KEUNG HUI – Staff Writer RALEIGH — The Wake County school board majority will move forward with plans for neighborhood schools after a judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday that contended that prior votes were illegal. The board is set to give final approval Tuesday to changing the student assignment policy to remove all…

BY T. KEUNG HUI – STAFF WRITER RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge rejected today arguments that the Wake County school board violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Law by not moving recent meetings to accommodate large crowds opposed to changing the diversity policy. In a court order, Judge Bill Pittman turned down the request…