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...
Economic Development Judge rules against Trump on Dominion wind farm A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to shut down work on Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind...
Local Trump idea amounts to “price controls,” bankers say North Carolina’s bankers are no happier than their New York colleagues with President Donald Trump’s proposal for a one-year, 10%...
Local Preyer resigns UNC CH trustees seat Former UNC Chapel Hill trustee John Preyer resigned to devote more time to his own business and not in response...
Local Crypto bill pulled for more negotiations Another crypto bill is wending its way through Congress, but ran into a speed bump this week as banking and...
Economic Development NC Children’s hospital in Apex lands first big donation Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Consolidated says it’s going to donate $25 million toward the launch of NC Children’s, the new hospital UNC...