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Community colleges’ Boost

With help from a $35.6 million foundation grant, N.C. Community Colleges leaders are launching an effort they think will help...
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Herding senators

Judging from Tuesday morning, it’s easier to herd cats than to herd senators. Every biennium, legislative staff have to refresh...
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More bad luck for Henderson County

Sen. Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson, reports that his county’s already hurricane-battered agriculture sector took another blow on Jan. 31 when Apple...
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Stein’s hurricane request

Gov. Josh Stein asked legislators to release $1.1 billion from the state’s reserves to fund an assortment of hurricane-relief efforts...
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Trade war with Canada

The weekend’s other big news, of course, was President Trump’s declaration of economic warfare against Canada and Mexico. Trump invoked...
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Hurricane relief

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency needs $217 million more from the General Assembly to finish the job of...
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Tragedy at Reagan National

Like many of you, I’m interested to see what investigators ultimately determine as the cause of Wednesday night’s mid-air collision...