Local Tillis, Budd speak out for Taiwan tax action North Carolina U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd have joined 27 of their colleagues in urging Senate action on...
Education No title Well, it’s certainly an interesting time to be a Carolina Tar Heel. About all anyone could talk about on Tuesday...
Elections Lumbee money in elections There’s more to say regarding Monday’s item about Rep. Jarrod Lowery’s complaints about the presence of Eastern Band of the...
Local Hall’s new client Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, has a new gig. And no, we’re not talking here about his impending accession to House...
Local Pless on SB 382 On to more serious matters. I caught up with Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, one of the GOP mountain-county dissenters from...
Economic Development Pless still undecided on SB 382 veto override Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, one of the GOP mountain-county dissenters from last month’s House vote on Senate Bill 382, reiterated...
Local Burke County hires incoming House Speaker Hall as its attorney Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, has a new gig. And no, we’re not talking here about his impending accession to House...
Local Biden OKs 90% federal reimbursement for some Helene recovery work President Joe Biden has agreed the federal government will cover 90% of the cost of public assistance, hazard mitigation, and...
Local The override, pending Obviously, the suspense this week is all about whether House Republicans will be able to muster the necessary three-fifths majority...
Health Care Medical Society 404s Thompson statement N.C. Medical Society officials posted and then un-posted a statement about the shooting death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson that...
Local Tribal dispute A state legislator isn’t happy that Gov.-elect Josh Stein put the chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at...
Local Two more incentive deals for Wake, Duplin Thursday was another big day on the business-recruiting front, with state officials announcing a pair of new deals. The larger...
Local Chamber cheering for SB382 insurance change The NC Chamber is rooting for the House to finish the override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill...
Local Speed, NC Local Government Commission members are threatening to take away an Edgecombe County town’s charter unless it starts getting its fiscal...
Local House Helene committee set to go to work Outgoing House Speaker Tim Moore has appointed 47 of the chamber’s 120 members to serve on a House Select Committee...