Republican lawmakers and the governor would appoint board members to help make decisions on managing Charlotte’s buses, light rail and streetcar, according to a draft of a bill that would create a new transit authority in Mecklenburg County. The authority would replace the Charlotte Area Transit System, which is a city of Charlotte department. That’s […]
Last year, state lawmakers spent about $2 billion to fix aging water and sewer infrastructure in small towns across North Carolina. But some towns were left out of the spending plan, and this year’s budget impasse will keep them waiting even longer. One of them is the tiny town of Milton along the Virginia border, […]
Khloe Bickford has decided once and for all that a career in child care is not for her. She worked in the field for two years after graduating from Brevard High School in 2019. And last December, armed with a new associates degree in business administration, she signed on as an administrative assistant at the […]
Elected officials, local business owners and directors of environmental nonprofits and organizations convened in a Tuesday meeting with a common goal: advocating for more PFAS regulation in the Cape Fear. On Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental nonprofit focused on environmental conservation and confronting pollution, held a virtual press conference with Cape Fear […]
North Carolina’s elections board certified unanimously on Tuesday a right-leaning political party to field candidates this fall in the state, but again deferred final action for two organizations that collected signatures to help get Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West on the presidential ballot. The Constitution Party of North Carolina will join several other […]
Near the end of the recently recessed legislative session, the N.C. House of Representatives made an extensive budget proposal on how to spend part of the funds received by North Carolina as part of a nationwide settlement over the marketing of opioid drugs. North Carolina will receive $750 million of the funds over 18 years […]
Shawn Benjamin lives in Raleigh and describes himself as a “foodie,” eating out an average of three times per week. “There’s a lot of nice places in Raleigh,” he said. “I’m always hungry … always trying to get something to eat.” However, many Raleigh residents are seeing their options drop as several restaurants in Raleigh […]
Western North Carolina’s regional DWI taskforce has renewed its push to pass several new drunk-driving bills into law during next year’s long session in Raleigh. The bills were discussed at a meeting in May at the Waynesville Police Department headed up by WNC DWI Taskforce Director Ellen Pitt. A variety of stakeholders attended the meeting, […]
In a community on one end of Chatham County, a major development project is quickly progressing — in another, a symbol from the past is creating debate around its future. While the county is seeing the Wolfspeed manufacturing plant outside of Siler City continue to come out of the ground, it is also grappling with […]
The town of Stanley has adopted a public records policy that charges a special service fee for access to public records that take time to produce. The new policy, which was approved at a City Council meeting on June 25, will charge $18 an hour service fee for any time expended on a public records […]
Local residents and many visitors to Chapel Hill and Carrboro know the towns have a reputation for downtown parking being difficult to find sometimes. While the local governments each have a new parking deck expected to come online later this year, it is not unusual to see people try to park at businesses and walk […]
The name of Gov. Roy Cooper has come up among a handful of state governors as a replacement on the Democratic ticket if President Joe Biden decides not to run, according to recent reports. Carolina Public Press interviewed analysts to understand the likelihood of Gov. Cooper being selected, if the president dropped out, and what […]
After a 10-month hiatus, Asheville city government has resumed discussions of panhandling restrictions. Asheville Police Chief Mike Lamb wants to increase the number of places designated as High Traffic Zones, areas where it is illegal under city code for a person to verbally solicit and/or panhandle. Solicitation with a sign is still permitted in these […]
Partisan divisions within North Carolina’s Supreme Court are bound to attract attention. That’s especially true in an election year. Voters will choose a Democrat or Republican this fall to serve an eight-year term on the state’s highest court. Republicans will enter 2025 with either a 5-2 or 6-1 majority. As observers amplify partisan differences, examples […]
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is planning a campaign fundraiser Tuesday with a secretive religious group that for years has been publicly accused of wielding cult-like control over its followers and of engaging in criminal behavior including slave labor, financial fraud and the sexual and physical abuse of children. […]
