As the United States ramps up $25.7 billion of military aid to Ukraine, an obscure port at the North Carolina coast is turning out to be a major player in ammo shipments and the logistical battle in the war following Russia’s invasion in 2022. The largest military port in the world is tucked along the […]
Members of the House Health Committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would require insurers offering a health benefit plan in North Carolina that provides coverage for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to provide coverage for those procedures performed by any properly licensed healthcare provider or healthcare facility. Representative Wayne Sasser (R-Montgomery) told members that the bill would […]
An ongoing lawsuit has put on hold both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plan to treat the toxic blue-green algae in Lake Mattamuskeet and state funding for the project. On behalf of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club, the Southern Environmental Law Center challenged on May 20 the service’s decision “to allow the […]
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid for child care centers across North Carolina will come to an end July 1, creating a $300 million gap in child care funding in the state. The gap is raising concerns among business leaders, state lawmakers and advocates for the poor that thousands of people will be […]
Residents in one of North Carolina’s fastest growing counties have repeatedly argued the county’s planning board approval process disproportionately represents developer interests, noting board members charged with approving developments have donated to the commissioners who selected them. Brunswick’s planning board has final authority to approve development applications unless they are appealed, then it goes to […]
Annual flounder removals have consistently exceeded state quotas. During the first two flounder seasons, recreational anglers removed more than double the quota; in 2021, removals were four times the quota. For the first time, there will be no recreational fishing season in North Carolina for the southern flounder this year. Overfishing has reduced southern flounder […]
North Carolina’s state legislature recently requested and funded a report evaluating the return on investment (ROI) of programs within the UNC System. The final report was released in February. Conducted by Deloitte along with the RPK Group and the Burning Glass Institute, the report estimates ROI by calculating “lifetime earnings minus the costs of college.” […]
Haywood County Sheriff Bill Wilke says there is no change to drug enforcement in his county despite legalized marijuana in Cherokee. Though Cherokee’s tribal council has approved the sale of recreational and medical marijuana to any N.C. adult, Haywood County Sheriff Bill Wilke says it is business as usual on this side of Soco Gap. […]
A manufacturer in the solar industry may open a $159 million plant on Corporation Drive south of Fayetteville and hire 815 people. The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to listen to comments on whether county taxpayers should give the company $3.5 million in grants to open […]
Hashem Amireh was sitting by himself in a conference room when his friends texted him, around 5:30 a.m. on April 30, to say that UNC campus police were coming to dismantle the Palestine Solidarity Encampment on the quad. Amireh, a doctoral student in economics who serves as president of the UNC-Chapel Hill graduate student union, […]
As Fayetteville and Cumberland County officials try to persuade American Titanium Metal to build a $1.3 billion titanium recycling plant here, they can look to South Carolina and their own history for cautionary lessons. From 2008 until 2022, another company sought to open a titanium manufacturing plant in Laurens County, South Carolina. That company filed […]
In commencement programs across North Carolina in 2022, 43,291 bachelor’s degrees were awarded by the UNC System, a key supplier of teachers for districts across our state. Only five out of 100 of graduates studied education, and less than 9% of those who did had majors specific to special education. Some of them joined the […]
The Port of Wilmington is completing technology updates in its warehouses and strengthening its crane software network following concerns from the federal government about Chinese crane manufacturers, port officials said last month during a North Carolina State Ports Authority board of directors meeting. At the meeting, Doug Vogt, the port’s chief operating officer detailed an […]
Elizabeth City, N.C., has submitted an overdue audit that shows the city has resolved some issues with financial oversight, but continues to struggle with others. The city in northeastern North Carolina has been two years behind on financial statements that are required to be reported to the Local Government Commission, which is overseen by the […]
Texas-based Whataburger is suing several North Carolina restaurants of nearly identical names for trademark infringement. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Tuesday. The North Carolina What-A-Burger #13 restaurants are controlled by Zeb Bost and are based at addresses on W. Franklin Street in Mount Pleasant, Trinity Road in Raleigh, and Randalls Ferry Road […]
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