July 30, 1999

Bond Plan for North Carolina Colleges Collapses

By JEFFREY SELINGO

North Carolina legislators went home for the year last week without reaching a deal to borrow up to $3-billion for construction and renovation projects at the University of North Carolina system and the state's community colleges.

The state's General Assembly was unable to end an impasse over two issues: the amount of the bond issue and whether state residents should vote on it. The state Senate had approved a

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