Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News With North Carolina’s Republican-dominated General Assembly still dead-set on refusing to provide meaningful relief for mountain communities hit hard by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper traveled to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of western leaders, appealing to higher authority for help. On Nov. 19 and 20, the […]
Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Hattie Street, a 92-year-old registered Democrat, voted early this year. It was one of the last things she did. Street made her way to the Granville County polls on Tuesday, Oct. 22, four days before she died. Her funeral took place two days before Election Day. Street is one of thousands […]
Jay Price/WUNC Radio The eventual fate of the tall home standing just off the beach on pilings, totally surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, was clear. And the tourist from Ohio looking at it had the same question a lot of people have asked about the houses collapsing into the sea here at an increasing pace. […]
Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News PJM Interconnection, the electric grid operator that serves customers in portions of the mid-Atlantic, South and Midwest, is under increasing pressure from state governors, advocates and consumer protection agencies to reform its current rules, which they believe give utilities and energy conglomerates an outsized say in generation and transmission planning. This […]
Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz A new microscope at the Port of Wilmington could help streamline the inspection of imported produce and agricultural products. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) specialists will use a new Leica Microscope to inspect imported produce and agricultural commodities to ensure they don’t contain pests that could harm domestically grown plants and agriculture, […]
Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC The General Assembly successfully overrode the governor’s veto of the mini budget earlier this week, meaning that $64 million for enrollment growth and $12.7 million in receipts is on the way to community colleges across the state. N.C. Community College System (NCCCS) President Dr. Jeff Cox said in a statement that […]
Michael Wines/New York Times After more than a decade of court battles and legislative jousting over voting rules, North Carolina this month held its first general election under its new voter ID law. And unlike the pitched battles of the past, it felt like a fight that had largely been fought to a draw, with […]
Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson said Friday he thinks the city should explore a general obligation bond package to finance major projects like pedestrian infrastructure improvements in the downtown area. Jefferson said potential upgrades to Oak Hollow Festival Park and part of the S. Main Street corridor could also be included […]
Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro Now that the 2024 election is in the books, attention has turned from campaigning to analyzing, with commentators weighing in on why Americans voted the way they did. As per usual in every presidential election, the winning party is claiming their victory proves Americans will be on their side for the next […]
Berger signaled that he’s open to allowing the athletic programs at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University share the proceeds of the state’s sports-wagering taxes. The initial authorization for the program, passed in 2023, earmarked a share of the 18% tax on sports books’ gross wagering revenue for 13 of the 15 UNC System universities […]
Tensions over funding for western North Carolina’s storm-ravaged communities get hotter all the time. Late Wednesday night, U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Rand Paul had an unusually raucous debate on the Senate floor. The two Republicans mixed it up after the Kentucky senator accused his North Carolina peer of blocking aid for people whose lives […]
NCInnovation has opened the application process for its next round of grants, and is seeking proposals from applied researchers in the UNC System who are looking to commercialize their work. Pre-applications are due by Dec. 13, with a screening process to follow to winnow the collection down to a subset of researchers who will be […]
If North Carolina blows through its $4.75 billion rainy day fund dealing with Hurricane Helene’s aftermath, and if it then needs to restock it to the tune of $10 billion or more, that begs the question of where the money’s going to come from. It won’t come from a tax increase, Senate leader Phil Berger […]
WRAL News The person who oversees North Carolina’s rebuilding efforts after hurricanes Matthew and Florence is no longer employed by the state. Laura Hogshead is no longer employed by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety in her role as the director of recovery and resiliency for ReBuild NC, the department’s chief communications officer Jody […]
Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County residents who own homes damaged by September flooding will soon be receiving letters that could complicate their next step forward — and potentially make it much more expensive. Haywood County Development Services is contacting homeowners found to have “significant damage” to the residence on their property based on repair […]
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