Economic Development Stein floats idea for funding job training Within Gov. Josh Stein’s budget request for fiscal 2026-27 is a proposal to set up a new program called the...
Economic Development Lawmakers, or lawbreakers? North Carolina’s General Assembly is a serial lawbreaker, a state House member says. Rep. Phil Rubin, D-Wake, made the accusation...
Education Boliek asks SBI to probe N.C. A&T student-fee diversions State Auditor Dave Boliek has asked the SBI to probe what he calls “gross misconduct” at N.C. A&T State University...
Economic Development Could Franklin Co. grab Henderson’s water plant? A “local provisions” bill got pulled from the House’s Wednesday docket because some legislators think it’ll give Franklin County authority...
Local Lobbyists indicted; charged in connection with legislators’ 2024 bourbon tour A Wake County grand jury has indicted four prominent North Carolina lobbyists on charges alleging that they solicited violations of...
Elections Legislators to probe COVID-related prison releases Just in time for this fall’s Cooper-Whatley U.S. Senate race, General Assembly leaders announced Monday they’re forming a panel to...
Uncategorized Abram political donations focus mainly on Triangle Durham entrepreneur Ben Abram’s biggest campaign donations are to his wife, state Sen. Sophia Chitlik, D-Durham, but she’s not the...
Economic Development Lumbee advance casino proposal Lumbee leaders have approved an amendment to the tribal constitution that sets up a vote this summer by the tribe’s...
Economic Development Activist investor proposes split of Ingles The activist investor in Ingles Markets that’s seeking a board seat says it wants to split the company, separating it...
Local Feds fine Durham energy firm $722M Federal regulators have fined a Durham-based energy-efficiency trader $722 million, saying it’s behind “one of the largest and most brazen...
Economic Development Port’s future at risk, Wilmington Chamber boss says The Stein administration’s refusal to endorse plans to deepen the Port of Wilmington’s ship channel has created “uncertainty around a...
Budget & Taxes Duke paid no federal income tax in 2025 Duke Energy and three other large, North Carolina-headquartered corporations paid no federal income tax in 2025, a Washington-based advocacy group...
Budget & Taxes House panel shelves hospital-taxation proposals The House’s property tax committee wrapped up its pre-session work on Wednesday without offering any endorsement of the idea of...
Health Care First State Health Plan claims-processing RFP comes a cropper State Treasurer Brad Briner’s staff needs to send out a new RFP for a State Health Plan claims processor because...
Health Care UNC Wilmington pushing for new med school Officials at UNC Wilmington want the university to set up its own standalone medical school, and have a plan they...
