Donor privacy push echoes turbulent past
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would keep charitable donors’ personal information private. On Tuesday, the Senate judiciary committee voted to advance the Personal Privacy Protection Act...
View ArticleGriffin concedes NC Supreme Court election loss to Riggs
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is dropping his legal challenge against thousands of votes cast in his November 2024 election against Democrat Allison Riggs. Griffin’s...
View ArticleNC House unanimously caps costs for emergency ambulance rides
The North Carolina House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 489 on Tuesday, a measure aimed at protecting residents from exorbitant ambulance bills by ensuring insurance companies...
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House bill seeks temporary solution to DMV backlogs
A new bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would provide some relief for North Carolina residents that have been struggling with long wait time at the state’s Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)....
View ArticleEric Church confirms 2 new properties for Helene victims
Country musician and North Carolina native Eric Church is continuing his quest to provide permanent housing for Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina. During a recent podcast interview with radio...
View ArticleTreasurer, controller ask top NC court to block Richmond schools ruling
State Treasurer Brad Briner and Controller Nels Roseland are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to block a lower court ruling favoring a local school system involved in a money dispute with state...
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GOP-controlled NC election board chooses new director, chair, secretary
For the first time since the Gov. Pat McCrory administration, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) officially has a Republican majority, as new and returning members were sworn in...
View ArticleTobacco farmers hope for a trade deal
As tariffs rise amid an escalating trade war, North Carolina tobacco farmers hope for a trade deal to be brokered before the late summer market opens. North Carolina leads the nation in tobacco...
View ArticleNC schools targeted in Bitcoin extortion scheme over breach: How to protect...
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) confirmed Wednesday evening that the state’s PowerSchool student information system was targeted by a cyber extortion campaign. The breach...
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Health bills supporting early detection and prevention measures pass NC House
In a move to enhance health-care detection services and outcomes, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed two health bills on Wednesday, with overwhelming bipartisan support, to tackle...
View ArticleNC House calls for convention of states amid ‘unsustainable’ national debt
The North Carolina House has passed a resolution calling for a convention of the states to amend the US Constitution to address growing issues in the federal government, including an unsustainable $37...
View ArticleReport: NCSBE gets a ‘C’ for its handling of the 2024 election
Fair Election Fund (FEF), a nonpartisan national election-integrity watchdog recently came out with a report that gave the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) a grade of “C” for multiple...
View ArticleNC Senate OK’s bill permitting private school personnel to carry firearms
The North Carolina Senate gave its stamp of approval on May 7 to a bill that would allow authorized private-school personnel with concealed-carry permits to carry firearms on school grounds. “This...
View ArticleJudge allows Tyrrell Confederate monument lawsuit to move forward
A federal judge will allow a Tyrrell County group to move forward with its lawsuit against a 123-year-old Confederate monument outside the county courthouse. A court order Wednesday allowed one of two...
View ArticleMcNabb testifies before DOGE subcommittee
On Wednesday, Payton McNabb, a North Carolina native and sports ambassador for the Independent Women’s Forum, testified before a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee hearing: “Unfair...
View ArticleAG’s office defends hog ‘slush fund’ in NC Appeals Court brief
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is defending its 25-year-old multimillion-dollar environmental grant program funded by Smithfield Foods. A Wake County judge ruled last year that $12...
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Trump drops Martin, following heat from Tillis
President Donald Trump has withdrawn Ed Martin as his nominee for US Attorney. This follows recent criticism from US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, who cited concerns about Martin’s public defense of those...
View ArticleNC Senate passes bill to thwart bias in lending to farmers who use fossil fuels
On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate passed the Farmers Protection Act in a 36-11 vote. This bill, sponsored by Sens. Buck Newton, R-Wilson, and Lisa Barnes, R-Nash, is a companion bill to HB 62....
View ArticleTourism sets a new record in NC with over $36 billion spent in 2024
More than $36.7 billion was spent on tourism in North Carolina in 2024, a record, and up from $35.6 billion in 2023, according to a press release issued by Gov. Josh Stein this week, which is also...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court skeptical of state’s arguments in NC felon voting case
A three-judge federal Appeals Court panel questioned Friday why North Carolina state government lawyers challenged a lower court’s injunction in a case dealing with felon voting. The April 2024...
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