Budget & Taxes A look at NC’s earmarks in omnibus spending bill The $1.7 billion “omnibus” federal spending bill sailing through Congress this week includes an estimated 7,200 earmarks (or pork spending,...
Budget & Taxes Auditor finds most federal COVID funds unspent How much of the state’s $5.4 billion federal COVID recovery funding windfall has been spent so far? Only a fraction...
Education ‘Antiracism’ in N.C. State professor job posting Should an application to be an N.C. State microbiology professor include the job candidate’s “plans for implementing antiracism and equity-based...
Elections Candidate Watch: Council of State Hal Weatherman, the former chief of staff and campaign manager for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, has filed paperwork to run...
Budget & Taxes Supreme Court sides with Department of Revenue in sales tax case A split N.C. Supreme Court has sided with the N.C. Department of Revenue in a long-running sales tax lawsuit involving...
Elections Case will test free speech for election board members You must be logged in to view this content.
Elections New election ordered in Surry County John Jonczak isn’t dead. And thanks to a unanimous vote Monday by the State Board of Elections, neither is his...
Health Care Indian Affairs commission backs Medicaid expansion The N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs recently passed a resolution calling for the state to expand Medicaid.
Elections Ruling shows it’s possible to draw districts that both parties can live with Friday’s redistricting ruling from the N.C. Supreme Court was another not-surprising decision that fell along party lines.
Elections Robinson’s sky-high primary poll numbers Bad news for Republicans who don’t want Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to be their nominee for governor in 2024: He’s...
Education Constitutional amendment proposed for State Board of Education Should voters decide on a constitutional amendment that would shift educational oversight authority from the State Board of Education to...
Health Care Cancer Society running Medicaid expansion ads While legislative leaders have said they don’t expect further action on Medicaid expansion until next year, the American Cancer Society...
Elections Candidate Watch: Lieutenant governor Former U.S. Senate candidate Chris Rey has filed paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in 2024.
Education Legislative committee recommends more computer science education Should computer science classes be required as one of the UNC System’s undergraduate admission requirements?
