Economic Development Solar farms using but 40,284 acres in N.C. North Carolina’s utility-scale solar farms are using only 0.31% of the state’s farmland, the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association says. All...
Budget & Taxes Trustees want $25M in admin cuts at UNC Chapel Hill Trustees at UNC Chapel Hill have given Chancellor Lee Roberts and his team orders to find $25 million in administrative...
Elections Immigration battle changing political calculus, some Dems say Federal immigration crackdowns are politicizing and energizing Americans in ways that haven’t happened in decades, a group of Black politicians...
Economic Development N.C. Electric Co-ops sets CEO transition N.C. Electric Cooperatives has hired a new CEO who will take the helm early in April. Amadou Fall has been...
Local Boliek defends lapsed-salary report: “We have added a layer of true transparency” State Auditor Dave Boliek defends the validity of his office’s lapsed-salary report even though it counted unfunded, placeholder job slots...
Education Roberts: No decision yet on Smith Center future UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts says he and his team “haven’t made any decisions” about the future of the...
Local Egleston, Bokhari join lobbying group Florida-based lobbying firm The Southern Group has hired two former Charlotte city councilmen to start a Charlotte office. Tariq Bokhari...
Education UNC pushing for 2027 Carolina North groundbreaking UNC Chapel Hill will finally break ground on its Carolina North satellite campus in 2027, Chancellor Lee Roberts and his...
Elections Buckhout claims $2M+ war chest First District Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout says she’s raised more than $2 million so far in her second bid for...
Elections Weekend poll shows Page leading District 26 race A new poll that was in the field over the weekend shows Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page with a 39%...
Local Prisons tap unused pay to plug gaps While State Auditor Dave Boliek’s lapsed-salary assessment leaves plenty of room for doubt about how much money state agencies have...
Economic Development Locke looks at farm exposure to trade wars An analysis commissioned by the John Locke Foundation warns that trade wars could take a $695 million bite out of...
Budget & Taxes Agencies point out errors in auditor’s lapsed-salary report State agencies say N.C. Auditor Dave Boliek’s lapsed-salary report is riddled with errors that exaggerate how much money is actually...
Economic Development Stein: Make data centers pay their own way Gov. Josh Stein and the Trump administration agree data centers should bear the cost of any new power-generation capacity they...
Budget & Taxes Senate negotiators reduce ask for NC Children’s N.C. Senate budget negotiators appear to have given up on securing $638 million for the proposed NC Children’s Hospital in...