Local N.C. is a step closer to playing the ponies North Carolinians are a step closer to being able to legally play the ponies, as the state’s Sports Betting Committee...
Local A quarrel about offshore wind It’s looking like the state’s Energy Policy Council is going to have a fight next month about whether its biennial...
Health Care Sanders and Folwell The strange-bedfellows alliance between State Treasurer Dale Folwell and Vermont independent deepened on Tuesday, with Folwell starring at the senator’s...
Local Roadblocks for Cabarrus County project? State Treasurer Dale Folwell has come under fire from Local Government Commission members John Burns and Ron Penny, who are...
Elections State treasurer’s race update Candidate stock holdings have emerged as an issue in the state treasurer’s race, with questions going toward the candidate whose...
Local Congressional China-watchers warn ports about container-crane security Two U.S. House committees have issued a “majority staff report” that reiterates worries about continuing to allow American ports to...
Education South Carolina’s school-voucher ruling North Carolina Democrats from Gov. Roy Cooper on down are cheering a state Supreme Court ruling in neighboring South Carolina...
Health Care The AMA weighs in on PBMs You can add the American Medical Association to the Federal Trade Commission, Congress and other groups voicing disquiet about the...
Education Poll results on school voucher program With the House likely to vote for the conference report on Wednesday, House Bill 10 and its expanded funding for...
Local Not ready yet for the Olympics? Sen. Berger’s post-session gaggle with reporters on Monday also provided the first opportunity for me to ask him about what...
Health Care Berger has State Health Plan on his radar Senate leader Phil Berger says “there probably are some things that need to be done” on the legislative side of...
Budget & Taxes Monday veto-override votes The Senate conducted veto-override votes on Monday, in the process turning three bills into law and sending two more to...
Local Auto parts and China Some in Congress are demanding information from Raleigh-based Advance Auto Parts and five competitors about their dealings with a Chinese...
Local Injunction hearing set in NIL-ban lawsuit Court officials have scheduled a Sept. 30 hearing in Wake County Superior Court on Greensboro quarterback Faizon Brandon’s request for an...
Education NC State, UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University fare well in latest college free-speech rankings NC State, UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University fared well in the latest college free-speech rankings issued by the Foundation...