Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Commissioners struck down a resolution to participate in a federal program deputizing local officers to enforce federal immigration law amid concerns about increased costs on the local government. This came as the county sheriff and area residents spoke against the move. A resolution of support before the Pender County Board of […]
Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews Workforce housing continues to be a top priority for New Hanover County officials. The Workforce Housing Advisory Committee, a joint effort between New Hanover and the city of Wilmington, recommended a $5 million yearly commitment from the government entities at a board of commissioners meeting on Feb. 3. The commitment would fund […]
Evey Weisblat/CityView Real estate professionals, local elected officials and business leaders gathered Tuesday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville were presented with a dire message: a large portion of Cumberland County’s growing workforce cannot afford to live here. That’s according to Patrick Bowen, founder and president of the national real estate market analysis company Bowen […]
In the that-didn’t-take-long department, there’s a petition circulating in Chapel Hill that opposes the idea of building UNC Chapel Hill’s next basketball arena somewhere on the former site of the university’s airport. It argues the project should go on “a campus-connected location” that among other things “ensures continued foot traffic to Franklin Street businesses.” Precisely […]
Greensboro’s Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously endorsed the idea of the Triad city annexing 78.5 acres of developer David Couch’s lands that until last year were part of Summerfield. Via successive 9-0 votes on Tuesday, it also endorsed Couch’s request for planned-unit-development zoning, and a development plan that includes up to 268 dwellings and […]
A group of House Republicans wants to punish banks and credit unions if their views on the environmental lead them to refuse to loan money to farmers. Sponsored by among others the chairs of the House Agriculture and Environment Committee, House Bill 62 would make it illegal for banks to deny or cancel service to […]
Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online Wind projects that are leased, permitted or under construction in or near North Carolina are likely to survive buffeting by renewed wind energy skepticism from the Trump administration. Shortly after taking office in January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order barring new offshore wind leases and requiring reviews of existing […]
Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Senate leader Phil Berger said Tuesday he’s not concerned by a projected $823 million drop in state revenue in 2026. The revenue forecast — developed by nonpartisan economists at the legislature in partnership with the governor’s budget office — shows a $544 million surplus this fiscal year. But as additional tax cuts […]
Megan Messerly & Bob King/Politico President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order bringing independent agencies under the control of the White House — an action that would greatly expand his power but is likely to attract significant legal challenges. It represents Trump’s latest attempt to consolidate power beyond boundaries other presidents have […]
Andrew Marshall/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is considering instituting a paid pass to access the game lands under its purview — which include national forest lands, the agency announced earlier this month. The proposed Conservation Access Pass program is in its infancy and only a general concept at this point. It was […]
Mike Stone, Fanny Potkin & Wen-Yee Lee/Reuters The White House is seeking to renegotiate U.S. CHIPS and Science Act awards and has signaled delays to some upcoming semiconductor disbursements, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The people, along with a third source, said the new administration is reviewing the projects awarded under the […]
Richard Stradling/The (Raleigh) News & Observer As state officials this week urged President Donald Trump’s secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to help rebuild Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina, they also sought assurances that the government would follow through on a big transportation project in the Triangle. A year ago, the federal government pledged $1.1 […]
Diana Olick/CNBC Sentiment among the nation’s single-family homebuilders dropped to the lowest level in five months in February, largely due to concern over tariffs, which would raise their costs significantly. The National Association of Home Builders’ Housing Market Index, or HMI, dropped a sharp 5 points from January to a reading of 42. Anything below […]
Cristin Severance/WRAL News One week after WRAL exposed critical failures within North Carolina’s foster care system, state lawmakers have committed to trying to fix things. The investigative documentary “Broken: Foster Care in North Carolina” shined a light on tragic instances where children were placed in the system only to later suffer abuse and, in two […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The city manager of Southport resigned last week with little explanation — the news becoming public only after the Southport Board of Aldermen decided to appoint a 25-year-old interim replacement. His past employment indicates the resignation is part of a similar pattern in other communities. Stuart Turille Jr. became Southport’s city […]
