Federal officials have given Charlotte Area Transit System a month to remedy 18 problems they identified in a review of the system’s safety planning. These bear mostly on process questions, not on such details as the number of security personnel CATS has guarding its stations, trains and buses. “The audit found CATS non-compliant with requirements […]
Two UNC Charlotte professors have published a study that suggests K-12 school vouchers aren’t as heavily used in the places where they’re likely the most politically popular. Writing in the Journal of School Choice, professors Samatha Schuerman and Jason Giersch say they found “a significant negative association” in usage here in North Carolina. Namely, that […]
North Carolina’s public retirement-system investments earned an estimated 13.3% return in calendar 2025, just under the average for well-stocked peer investment funds. It “was a very strong year,” said Kevin SigRist, chief investment officer in State Treasurer Brad Briner’s office and such the head of the new N.C. Investment Authority. The numbers are a continuation […]
Durham-based Wolfspeed says federal regulators have given permission for a Japanese company to take an equity stake in the chipmaker. The decision came from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and stems from Wolfspeed’s Chapter 11 restructuring last year. One of the company’s largest creditors going into the bankruptcy proceedings was Tokyo-based […]
Trustees of the state’s largest public-employee pension plan have confirmed that they’ll ask legislators for a 2026-27 employer contribution equivalent to 17.49% of covered salaries. The decision in effect means that the state would contribute just under $3.5 billion to the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System — TSERS — for the year, according to […]
Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Based on remarks by the county’s tax director at the Guilford County Board of Commissioners’ Friday, Jan. 30, annual retreat, most property owners are about to get a shock in their mailboxes. When new reappraisal notices for the 2026 countywide revaluation of all property in the county are mailed out around […]
Mebane Rash/Education NC From remote learning to transportation costs to school meals, North Carolina’s winter storms are presenting an array of challenges for school districts. Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency, and much of the state is coping with significant snowfall and extremely cold temperatures. “This has truly been a historic storm […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News This past fall, administrators at Elon University and Queens University of Charlotte announced that the two private schools intended to merge. The announcement called the merger an opportunity to create a “more sustainable model of higher education in Charlotte.” It came as a shock to faculty, alumni, students, and other campus community […]
Daniel Larlham Jr./NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Medical providers in Charlotte and across the state say more patients are landing in emergency rooms with problems stemming from cannabis use. A lot of them are young patients complaining of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Those are symptoms of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), a serious disorder […]
Jackson Auchincloss/The Daily Tar Heel UNC Health has instituted a new policy that restricts access to gender-affirming care to those under 19 years of age, changing the previous policy which included 18-year-olds in care coverage. The new guidelines go beyond the requirements of North Carolina state law, under which gender-affirming care is illegal to distribute […]
Joseph Williams/The Whiteville News Reporter After building his career in local government, Whiteville native Sean Martin has been chosen as the city’s next city manager. Following a months-long search, Whiteville City Council unanimously approved his hiring at its Tuesday night meeting. Martin will replace Darren Currie, who retired Dec. 31 after 11 years of service […]
Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A proposal to begin the process of redrawing Pender County’s voting districts was tabled this week and moved to next month for consideration. Pender County commissioners voted 3-2 — Brad George and Jimmy Tate dissenting — on Jan. 20 to take up the redistricting resolution on Feb. 17 instead. The resolution, […]
WRAL News The Outer Banks lost four houses in two days in Buxton. Since 2020, 31 houses have fallen into the ocean along Hatteras Island. The latest winter storm brought a historic snow to the coast, creating blizzard conditions. With over 60 mph wind gusts, Buxton saw high tides that created the fitting conditions for […]
The High Point Enterprise The Guilford County Board of Commissioners on Friday afternoon announced the appointment of Carolyn Thompson, a former state appellate court judge, as the new county attorney for Guilford County government. Thompson, whose background includes serving as a District and Superior Court judge, starts in her new post on Monday. She succeeds […]
Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot As Carthage grows, so too does its utility needs. To prepare for all growth scenarios, the town’s Board of Commissioners is set to weigh the merits of creating a policy based on how they want to allocate water and sewer. Carthage’s water treatment plant currently operates with a capacity of […]
