HUD approves $1.4 billion disaster recovery grant for western NC plan
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved North Carolina’s Action Plan for a $1.4 billion Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant to help western North...
View ArticleJudge backs deal ending legal challenges tied to NC same-day voters
A federal judge has approved an agreement that ends two legal challenges against the “undeliverable mail provision” in North Carolina election law. Critics had complained that the provision could...
View ArticleNC could soon impose harsher sentences for illegal immigrants
A new bill under consideration in the North Carolina House could increase felony charges for individuals unlawfully present in the United States, particularly illegal immigrants with prior federal...
View Article$55M in grants available to help small businesses in WNC
Local governments in western North Carolina are now eligible to apply for funding through a new $55 million state infrastructure program aimed at helping small businesses recover from the impacts of...
View ArticleBill would require disclosure of K-12 central office salaries
The North Carolina K-12 House Education Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that requires local boards of education to publish detailed employment and salary data for central office employees. The new...
View ArticleGovernor objects to lawmakers’ request in election board dispute
Gov. Josh Stein urges the North Carolina Court of Appeals to reject a request from state legislative leaders and state Auditor Dave Boliek. Top lawmakers and Boliek seek an order blocking a lower...
View ArticleFormer state Rep. Paul Tine selected as new NCDMV commissioner
Former state Rep. Paul Tine has been chosen to serve as the new North Carolina Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). The North Carolina Department of Transportation, which oversees...
View ArticleSenate agriculture committee approves 2025 NC farm bill
On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and Environment voted to give a favorable report to the North Carolina Farm Act of 2025, sponsored by state Sens. Brent Jackson,...
View ArticleFrom trauma to triumph, NC women back biological sex-based safety law at NCGA
Several young women who have faced severe medical consequences due to gender-transition procedures or from injuries playing sports with transgender individuals stood outside North Carolina’s...
View ArticleNC House passes bill to crack down on sheriff cooperation with ICE
The North Carolina House passed the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act on Tuesday evening, doubling down on requiring North Carolina’s law enforcement to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and...
View ArticleJudge gives parties in Griffin-Riggs election dispute two more days for final...
The federal judge overseeing the election dispute over a seat on North Carolina’s Supreme Court is giving parties in the case two more days to submit additional legal arguments. He indicated plans to...
View ArticleHouse agricultural committee approves bills on manufacturing, taxes
On Wednesday, the North Carolina House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Environment approved the Farmers Assistance Grant Program and the Ag Manufacturing Economic Development...
View ArticleNC Appeals Court blocks lower court ruling favoring Stein in elections dispute
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has blocked a lower court ruling favoring Gov. Josh Stein in his legal battle with state legislative leaders and Auditor Dave Boliek over elections board...
View ArticleBill would allow private school personnel to carry firearms on campus
A bill in the North Carolina Senate would give allow authorized private school personnel with concealed carry permits to carry fire firearms on school grounds. Senate Bill 280, the “Private School...
View ArticleNC House OKs state investments in digital assets
The North Carolina House has passed the NC Digital Assets Investments Act on Wednesday afternoon, which would diversify the state’s investments by allowing the state treasurer to include digital assets...
View ArticleHigh Point man charged with operating international child exploitation network
A High Point man has been arrested and charged with operating an international child exploitation enterprise in connection with a nihilistic violent extremist (NVE) network known as 764. According to...
View ArticleBriner seeks to intervene in legal fight over utilities appointment
A three-judge panel has allowed State Treasurer Brad Briner to intervene in a legal dispute between Gov. Josh Stein and state legislative leaders. Stein challenges a law that shifts one of his state...
View ArticleNC House bans DEI in public institutions
A bill banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in state government agencies officially passed the North Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday in a 69-45 party-line vote. House...
View ArticleNC House bill: Solar companies threaten NC farmland
New solar installations across rural North Carolina are threatening that state’s farmland. The North Carolina House Agriculture and Environment Committee approved a bill that would phase out the...
View ArticleNC House greenlights handguns on private-school grounds
The North Carolina House passed legislation on Thursday allowing school personnel and teachers to carry firearms on private-school grounds in an effort to bolster school-security measures. “This is a...
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