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NC lawmakers pass gas tax pause through November

North Carolina lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday temporarily eliminating the state’s motor fuel tax, cutting the tax to zero through Nov. 30, as drivers, farmers, and businesses continue to face...

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Briner: Atrium plan could hasten SHP bankruptcy

State Treasurer Brad Briner, who oversees the North Carolina State Health Plan, called Atrium Health’s Tuesday announcement of a new affordability program for SHP members nothing more than a “shell...

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An award to remember: Duke scientist to use ‘Genius Grant’ to unlock secrets...

Gen-Xers and Millennials of a certain age may recall growing up in the 1990s and seeing popular comedian Sinbad on the big screen as the eponymous genie in the cult classic “Shazaam.” The only...

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4th Circuit orders FCC to act by noon Friday in election ad rate case

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals is ordering the Federal Communications Commission to issue a decision by noon Friday in a dispute over broadcast election ad rates. North Carolina’s Roy Cooper is...

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Charter board approves Harnett school, rejects virtual, all-boys applicants

The NC Charter Schools Review Board approved a 900-student K-8 charter school in Harnett County and rejected two other applicants, including a proposed statewide virtual school, at its meeting Oct. 5...

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GOP groups seek to intervene in NC mail-in ballot federal lawsuit

State and national Republican Party groups want to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging new guidance for North Carolina election officials dealing with mail-in ballots. The case is heading to an...

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Stein welcomes NC gas tax relief, says action came too late

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein said on Tuesday that while he was glad the General Assembly would hold a special session today to discuss a possible suspension of the gas tax, which he said should bring...

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Appeals Court rejects lawsuit over move of Edenton Confederate statue

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling against groups challenging the move of Edenton’s Confederate memorial. Town officials removed the memorial in 2025 from its...

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Appeals Court rules for Highway Patrol in dog shooting video dispute

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a trial judge’s ruling in a dispute over law enforcement recordings of the fatal shooting of two dogs in 2024. Dog trainer Lydia Nikac had challenged the...

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Top NC court urged to take case of charter school student’s suicide

The family of a 13-year-old Wake County boy who committed suicide in 2022 is asking North Carolina’s highest court to revive a lawsuit against his charter school. A trial court and the North Carolina...

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Report ranks NC 48th in nation for how it runs Medicaid

North Carolina ranks 48th of 50 states in a new Medicaid report card from the Heartland Institute, ahead of only Rhode Island and California. The state scored 28 of 100 points in the report, released...

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Cooper faces scrutiny over relief money spent on affordable housing 

North Carolina’s US Senate race is bringing competing hurricane recovery records into focus, with new scrutiny of disaster housing spending under former Gov. Roy Cooper following his criticism of...

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Stein asks HHS to keep federal Head Start standards

Gov. Josh Stein is asking the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep federal staffing ratios, minimum program hours, and a 15% cap on administrative costs in place for Head Start....

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NC audit backs Ronda dissolution amid financial crisis

The Town of Ronda is in dire financial straits, according to a 62-page investigative report by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (NCOSA), confirming concerns by the state’s Local...

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More than $50M awarded in farmland preservation grants

The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation (ADFP) Trust Fund, administered by the Farmland Preservation Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services...

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NCSBE to contact 1,599 potential noncitizens on voter rolls

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) will send letters early this week to 1,599 potential non-citizens registered to vote in the state, according to NCSBE spokesman Jason Tyson. Earlier...

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Gas prices drive NC lawmakers to call for special session

North Carolina lawmakers are expected to return to Raleigh this week for a special session aimed at providing relief from high gasoline and diesel prices, following an announcement over the weekend...

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Stein moves to lower diesel costs after NC farmers seek relief

On Sept. 30, North Carolina Revenue Secretary McKinley Wooten Jr. received a letter from Stein requesting that the department provide penalty relief for highway use of dyed diesel fuel for farming and...

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Cape Fear utilities back DEQ in court fight over 1,4-dioxane rules

Utilities serving 750,000 water users in southeastern North Carolina are siding with state environmental regulators in a dispute at the state’s second-highest court. The Fayetteville Public Works...

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NCInnovation approves audit amid grant accounting dispute

NCInnovation’s board voted 7–3 Tuesday to approve its fiscal year 2026 audit over objections from NCI board member Art Pope, who sought a delay to address disputed grant accounting in earlier years....

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