Budget & Taxes Hall sets up House examination of property taxes House Speaker Destin Hall has formed a special committee to examine and counter the rise in local-government property taxes. Reps....
Elections Tillis: Done with elective office Just in case leaving the U.S. Senate at the end of his current term isn’t definitive enough, Sen. Thom Tillis...
Economic Development Tillis: Highlight the business case for renewables U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, of course, was on hand for Monday’s Clean Energy Champions luncheon not so much to talk...
Economic Development Lumbee recognition in pending defense bill U.S. House members are going to try to pass the long-awaited Lumbee recognition bill by incorporating it into an omnibus...
Economic Development Farmers, biz groups complete Clean Energy awards Another of the Clean Energy Champions awards announced Monday went to Martin County farmers Ken and Johna Gurganus, in part...
Economic Development Hall, Gable honored for power-transmission bill State Reps. Kyle Hall and Wyatt Gable received two of the “Clean Energy Champions” awards handed out Monday by Conservatives...
Elections The House primary list lengthens Two Democrats who’ve sometimes been part of House Speaker Destin Hall’s “working supermajority” face party primaries in the spring. Charlotte...
Elections GOP Senate primary slate shapes up Phil Berger and Sam Page aren’t going to have the only hot Republican primary for a state Senate seat in...
Local Nuclear Energy Update The Trump administration wants to rescind existing regulations that asked the would-be operators of new nuclear facilities to explain how their design...
Economic Development USDOJ opposing Duke Energy antitrust appeal Trump administration officials are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to shelve Duke Energy’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that went...
Budget & Taxes Briner sees too much volatility in crypto market State Treasurer Brad Briner and his team are keeping an eye on the digital-assets market, but Briner doesn’t yet see...
Economic Development Length of Duke’s two-year rate plan draws questions, opposition Duke Energy’s latest rate-increase request is already getting pushback from industry interests. Via a Nov. 26 filing, the Carolina Industrial...
Economic Development Duke facing big bills for nuke upkeep Duke Energy envisions spending nearly $771.0 million on renovations and upgrades to its fleet of nuclear reactors over the next...
Elections Warren stepping at end of 8th term; seeks court clerk office in Rowan State Rep. Harry Warren, R-Rowan, is calling time on his legislative career after 2026 but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s...
Economic Development Asheville retirement community gets bonds for expansion Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in south Asheville is planning a nearly $400 million expansion that will include about 200 units....