Budget & Taxes Banking regulator moving to a new home The state’s Office of the Commissioner of Banks is looking to leave downtown Raleigh and move outside the Beltline.
Elections Legislative credentials not a slam dunk in local races Several current and former legislators ran for less-prominent elected offices this year and lost.
Health Care Atrium merger draws criticism from Stein, Folwell Atrium Health announced Friday that it's closed a merger deal with Illinois-based Advocate Aurora Health, forming a new health care...
Elections Candidate Watch: Secretary of State Gaston County Commission Chairman Chad Brown, a Republican, has filed paperwork to run for secretary of state in 2024.
Budget & Taxes New county tier designations show changes The N.C. Department of Commerce on Wednesday released its new “tier” ratings used to assess each county’s level of “economic...
Elections NC has its own December runoff election While all eyes will be on Georgia next week for the Senate runoff there, North Carolina will have a runoff...
Health Care Stein says he can’t intervene in Atrium merger Attorney General Josh Stein said late Thursday that he has no legal authority to block the proposed merger of Charlotte-based...
Education Cheap tuition program now serving 20,000 students State legislators got an update Tuesday on the program that provides $500-per-semester tuition at four UNC System campuses.
Elections Mail-in ballot signature matching still contentious There was one partisan disagreement that bubbled up during Tueday’s Board of Elections meeting – and it’s one that might...
Elections Election canvass finalizes results with no snafus For all the fears of a chaotic, contentious election process, North Carolina’s midterm proved to be about as smooth and...
Elections Poll Watch: 2024 hypothetical primaries for governor We’re only a few weeks out from the 2022 election, but there’s already a poll evaluating possible candidates for the...
Elections New report looks at unaffiliated voters Several of North Carolina’s best-known political scientists released a new report Monday digging into the available data on the state’s...
Budget & Taxes Sales tax hikes voted down in five NC counties Five counties across North Carolina had the worst political timing this year: They asked voters to raise local sales tax...
Education Cooper announces picks for new UNC commission Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced his appointments for his new Governor's Commission on the Governance of Public Universities in...
Budget & Taxes Groups criticize NC pension fund’s ties to corporate landlord Progress Residential is among the national companies in the headlines for buying up single-family homes to convert to rental properties,...
