It may take moving the Division of Motor Vehicles out from under the state Department of Transportation’s bureaucratic umbrella to improve its customer services, one of the co-chairs of the House Oversight committee says. Throughout state government, “there’s been issues with [having] departments under departments,” said Rep. Jake Johnson, R-Polk, adding that he’s “not there yet” […]
There’s a common complaint across North Carolina that it’s harder to keep up with the news because of the declining impact of local publications, which once dominated coverage in every city across the state. That’s particularly true for coverage of state government affairs, with the Raleigh statehouse press corps much smaller because media companies owners […]
The North Carolina Chamber is urging Raleigh lawmakers to consider creating a State Infrastructure Bank and adopting other “innovative financing solutions to leverage private money’’ to advance infrastructure projects in the state. While spending on state highways is a focus, the Raleigh-based business advocacy organization is also urging legislators to embrace long-term solutions to repair […]
Will Doran/WRAL News Taking a cue from efforts by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to cut government funding and employees, Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina are emphasizing their own efforts to scrutinize the work of state government. On Thursday an oversight committee in the Republican-led state House summoned several top state government […]
Steve Harrison & Tony Mecia/Charlotte Ledger & WFAE Radio To start building more transit and roads, Charlotte needs voters to approve. Before getting voters to approve, it needs a state law. And before there’s a state law, there needs to be a bill. This week, Charlotte finally got one. The transportation bill introduced in the […]
Ariana Figueroa/NC Newsline A federal district judge extended a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration’s move to fire a top government watchdog lawyer, following a Wednesday hearing. The hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on a requested preliminary injunction to halt the firing of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger followed an […]
Maggie Newland/CBS 17 News From student achievement to handling executive orders, Dr. Robert Taylor, the superintendent of the Wake County Public Schools System, sat down with CBS 17 to talk about some of the issues the district is facing. He spoke about how district is dealing with some challenges but also celebrating successes. Jasmine Garlin […]
Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Tourism and its impact on Haywood County residents was once again a topic of conversation at a county commissioner meeting. Local farmer Don Smart took the podium during the public comment session to speak to the issue, referencing The Mountaineer’s coverage of tourism benefits and side-effects at the previous county commissioner […]
Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News For nearly a year, Jake Davis languished in jail, waiting for a bed in a state-run psychiatric hospital to get court-ordered mental health treatment. Davis, 37 and diagnosed with bipolar and delusional disorder, was arrested and booked into the Watauga County Detention Center in Boone on Mother’s Day Weekend 2023 for […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Among the scores of buildings in Raleigh, the city will soon lose its “ugliest.” At least that’s the description some residents have bestowed, somewhat admiringly, upon the ill-fated Bath Building, which sits adjacent to the downtown state government complex. This cube of concrete was constructed in 1975 to house laboratories used […]
Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews A global aerospace manufacturer is bringing a new facility to Wilmington much sooner than expected. Protocase and its subsidiary 45Drives are launching production at a facility in Wilmington, president of 45Drives Doug Milburn told the StarNews. Initially projected for 2029, the Canada-based company plans to scale up to full production for both […]
Kelsey Coffey/WRAL News Over the next several weeks, the water coming out of Triangle residents’ faucets may look, smell or taste differently. A water disinfection process begins Thursday, Feb. 27, and will continue through Thursday, April 10. The process is recommended by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, and water utilities are required by […]
Kip Tabb/Coastal Review Online There’s a historic marker by the road as U.S. Highway 64 turns toward Manteo when approaching from the Outer Banks. “ANDREW CARTWRIGHT Agent of the American Colonization Society in Liberia, founded the A.M.E. Zion churches in Albemarle area. His first church, 1865, near here. NC 345 at US 64/264 southeast of […]
Rep. Jimmy Dixon’s $475 million crop-loss aid program for farmers is on the move. House Bill 130 cleared the Duplin County Republican’s Agriculture and Environment committee on Wednesday and now heads to House Appropriations. In a news conference before the hearing, Dixon stressed that the money would only help farmers with the uninsured losses that […]
A new bill filed in the House would take a jab at the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians by diverting some of the tax revenue its casino generates to the Lumbee and other North Carolina tribes. House Bill 224 proposes taking $10.5 million from the state’s Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund in the 2025-27 […]
