Budget & Taxes Berger explains delay of tax-loophole bill Senate Republicans haven’t taken up a House bill that would close a property tax loophole because they want to address...
Budget & Taxes Democrats question budget-bill prediction-markets tax Democrats are voicing increasing criticism of a budget-bill provision that establishes a 6% tax on the net trading-fee revenue prediction...
Budget & Taxes Ferry tolls trigger GOP dissent in Senate Republican Sens. Bobby Hanig and Norman Sanderson say they voted against the budget bill because it requires the N.C. Department...
Elections Page sues a Berger Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page has sued one of Senate leader Phil Berger’s sons, alleging that he and the county...
Economic Development RTP rolls out its 3.0 development standards Tenants and landowners in Research Triangle Park have approved a set of new development standards that line up with park...
Economic Development Duke gives up its Carolina Long Bay lease Federal officials announced they’ve made a deal with Duke Energy to give it “partial reimbursement” for its $129.2 million offshore-wind...
Economic Development Senate proposes time limits for local zoning reviews Senators have passed and sent to the House a regulatory reform package that among other things would force cities and...
Elections Cohn back in race; Kiger replaces Stevens Rep. Bryan Cohn, D-Granville, is back on the campaign trail after party leaders in Granville and Vance counties picked him...
Health Care Group urges Wake commish to put strings on WakeMed/Atrium deal A Washington-based advocacy group is urging Wake County Commissioners to asked more questions and attach some strings to the proposed...
Economic Development Church fight in the Senate A revamp of the state’s laws for nonprofit corporations unexpected turned into a quarrel on the Senate floor about religious...
Economic Development Berger: I-77 clawback still undecided Senators passed and sent back to the House an omnibus transportation bill, without adding to it any language that would...
Economic Development Lumbee vote adds to string of casino losses Lumbee members’ lopsided rejection of a set of amendments to the tribal constitution “means the tribe does not have a...
Health Care Senators worry about AI-driven hospital billing Senators have rewritten a House bill to ban insurance companies from using AI as “the sole basis” for denying the...
Economic Development Senate passes adversary land-buys bill The Senate has passed and sent to the House a bill that would ban governments like China’s or their state-owned...
Economic Development Duke pares requested power-rate increase Duke Energy has lowered its rate-increase request as the N.C. Utilities Commission continued to weigh how much it should allow...