State regulators held a hearing Tuesday night at the Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury. Several residents attended, carrying anti–data center signs.

The program provides incentives to those who invest in economically distressed areas.

The recount involved ballots from three precincts across the district. Berger needed to gain two votes to trigger a full recount. He did not.

North Carolina’s government is on track for a 1%, $370 million revenue surplus this year, but the state will soon hit tax cut triggers that will result in decreasing annual revenue.