Pro-Palestinian protesters seek injunction against UNC
Pro-Palestinian protesters banned from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus are seeking an injunction against UNC. A court filing Thursday seeks to have the ban lifted. Two UNC...
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New reserve funds appropriated in state Senate budget proposal
The North Carolina Senate recently passed its budget proposal, SB 257, for the 2025-27 biennium. The House is expected to introduce its budget proposal soon. Negotiations will follow until an agreement...
View ArticleTop NC court to decide fate of challenged animal waste permit conditions
The North Carolina Supreme Court must decide whether three challenged conditions in state animal waste permits are state government rules. If so, those conditions would be thrown out because they...
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NCGA will challenge court decision blocking law limiting governor’s election...
Top Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have vowed to appeal a court’s Wednesday decision to block a provision included in a 2024 Hurricane Helene relief bill that would repeal the North...
View ArticleTrump executive order aims to eliminate DEI from school discipline policies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to weed out diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria in public school discipline policies. The goal is to restore behavior-based...
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Poll: Boomers, millennials blame each other for housing affordability crisis
Housing affordability remains a top concern for Americans across generations, but young and old are divided on who is to blame, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted by Clever Offers,...
View ArticleLawmakers prepare for era of subscription car feature
Most people think when they buy a car, they’re paying for everything it can do. But what if your next vehicle has heated seats or advanced cruise control built in, and you have to pay extra later to...
View ArticleThree-judge panel named in Stein’s highway patrol commander suit
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has named two Republicans and one Democrat to serve on the three-judge panel that will hear one of Gov. Josh Stein’s ongoing lawsuits against top...
View ArticleTillis proposes streamlining relief for small businesses impacted by Helene
US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, has introduced two pieces of legislation that would provide relief to small businesses as they recover from Hurricane Helene’s devastation. “Western North Carolina’s small...
View ArticleParents of expelled Charlotte private school students seek top NC court’s help
Parents of two students kicked out of Charlotte Latin School in 2021 are asking North Carolina’s highest court to permit a lawsuit against the school to move forward. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that...
View ArticleNC pork farmers face fallout from trade war
North Carolina, which has consistently remained among the top three pork-producing states in the country, could soon feel the economic impact of rising tariffs. As the Trump administration intensifies...
View ArticleRiggs rejects Griffin’s request for NC Appeals Court clarification in...
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is asking the state Appeals Court to reject a request from her opponent in the 2024 election for Riggs’ seat on the state’s highest court. The...
View ArticleStein wants more time from FEMA to cover Helene recovery costs
Earlier this month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rejected North Carolina’s request to maintain a full 100% federal match for the state’s continued Hurricane Helene recovery expenses....
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New classical college in Wake Forest marks historic commencement of first class
Thales College, a private three-year college in Wake Forest, North Carolina, graduated its first class of students this week from its accelerated classical liberal arts program. On Tuesday, Thales...
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State Emergency Response Commission gives update on Helene recovery in WNC
The North Carolina State Emergency Response Commission met Friday morning to discuss the progress made with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts nearly seven months after the hurricane hit western North...
View ArticleNC Supreme Court election dispute now in Myers’ hands
The next major development in North Carolina’s unresolved 2024 state Supreme Court election is likely to depend on a ruling from a federal trial judge. There’s no deadline for his decision, though he...
View ArticleLawmakers ask Appeals Court to block elections ruling favoring Stein
North Carolina’s legislative leaders are asking the state’s second-highest court to block a ruling that prevents a planned shift of power over State Board of Elections appointments. Republican...
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Budget proposal would double sports-betting tax
The North Carolina Senate’s proposed budget would double the sports-betting tax rate and modify the tax-revenue distribution to universities. Under the Senate’s budget proposal, North Carolina would...
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With forever chemicals in focus, NC lawmakers boost PFAS funding
Over recent months, lawmakers in North Carolina’s House and Senate have been grappling with how to respond to contamination in the state’s rivers by PFAS — “forever chemicals” that can be toxic to...
View ArticleParties in NC Supreme Court election dispute submit final written arguments
Final written briefs arrived Monday as a federal judge gathered information about North Carolina’s disputed 2024 state Supreme Court election. The judge has indicated plans to issue a decision in the...
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