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Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

Tesla Motors is fighting a bill in North Carolina that would effectively ban the company from selling its electric cars in the state, pitting it against auto dealers who say the car maker has an unfair advantage selling directly to consumers online. It's the latest such battle for California-based Tesla, ...

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

Electric car manufacturer Tesla wants a compromise that will allow it to stay in business in North Carolina. The California automaker is sitting down with the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association ahead of state House meetings on a bill that effectively prevents direct online sales to consumers. The Senate passed ...

Lawmakers, AG seek more oversight of casino grants

Indiana officials are calling for more oversight of a public grant program that was designed to use casino revenue to spur economic development after a newspaper investigation found few jobs to show for the millions of dollars awarded. The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/10FnhIx ) reported that a Lawrenceburg grant program using ...

New England editorial roundup

The Standard-Times of New Bedford (Mass.), May 24, 2013 Have you seen the TV ads skewering Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., for voting against recent bipartisan legislation that would have expanded background checks on those who buy guns? "Senator Ayotte voted with the Washington gun lobby and, in doing so, disregarded ...

Auto parts maker to expand southern Illinois plant

A Japan-based maker of auto components says its roughly $15 million planned expansion of a southern Illinois plant will add 80 jobs. Aisin Electronics Illinois joined regional officials in breaking ground this week on the 108-square-foot Marion project the company expects to be completed early next year. The added space ...

News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT

Nissan marks 10th anniversary of Canton plant JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — On May 27, 2003, a gold Nissan Quest minivan burst through a paper barrier to the cheers of assembled workers and dignitaries in the company's new Canton plant. It was Mississippi's entry into automaking. A decade later, some workers ...

Nissan marks 10th anniversary of Canton plant

On May 27, 2003, a gold Nissan Quest minivan burst through a paper barrier to the cheers of assembled workers and dignitaries in the company's new Canton plant. It was Mississippi's entry into automaking. A decade later, some workers are looking back at their changed lives and Nissan is celebrating ...

Wis. lawyer wants car dealers to oppose bill

Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection statutes. The bill would revise the Wisconsin's lemon law to erase mandatory consumer damage awards and give manufacturers more time to deliver a replacement vehicle or refund. Attorney Vince Megna touts ...

Business Highlights

___ Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live ...

Wis. lawyer wants car dealers to oppose bill

Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection statutes. The bill would revise the Wisconsin's lemon law to erase mandatory consumer damage awards and give manufacturers more time to deliver a replacement vehicle or refund. Attorney Vince Megna, who ...

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