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Economic Development

Lumbee clarify casino-vote eligibility

Lumbee tribe leaders say their initial announcement about the upcoming membership vote on casinos was “confusing” and have clarified it...
Local

Hall on I-77

House Speaker Destin Hall doesn’t want to see the ongoing controversy about how and whether to widen Interstate 77 around...
Budget & Taxes

Zenger on Meta

Meta’s lobbyists “introduced us” to the idea of adding app stores to the list of online platforms that will have...
Local

Data center tax breaks

It’s looking increasingly possible state officials will reel in at least some of tax breaks and other incentives they’ve made...
Local

WARN attacks Stein

Gov. Josh Stein attempted veto last year of Senate Bill 266 and its relaxation of the state’s carbon-reduction targets gets...
Local

Liquor law

North Carolina’s liquor-control laws are antiquated and need a major overhaul, to allow more retailers to join local ABC stores...
Local

Charlotte’s borrowing

State Auditor Dave Boliek thinks Charlotte’s government is borrowing entirely too much money. The latest such request, reviewed and approved...
Education

N.C. A&T trustee resigns

Mark Copeland, vice chair of the N.C. A&T State University board of trustees, resigned from that post last week. Copeland’s...