Let's see your bill: State troopers will soon turn over copies of their cell phone bills to supervisors so their bosses can see how much time they spend talking and texting at work. The policy comes after Maj. Everett Clendenin was forced to resign for sending thousands of texts, some of them flirtatious, to his secretary using his state-owned Blackberry. (N&O)
To lure Democrats: Charlotte leaders, in the hunt for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, hire consultants and talk of creating an"Olympic village" for delegates. No public money is going to the effort. (CharO)