Local North Carolina has a new court State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby has begun staffing up a new family court modeled on North Carolina’s Business...
Economic Development Chamber sees need for state maritime-industry strategy North Carolina’s maritime sector is a considerable economic asset, but it could benefit from a more cohesive strategy and, in...
Economic Development Paper mill troubles leaked into Columbus Co. budget Budget problems in Columbus County’s government are traceable in part to the loss of about $2.6 million in potential yearly...
Education Feds probe admissions practices at ECU med school The U.S. Department of Education is investigating whether East Carolina’s Brody School of Medicine’s admissions practices amount to racial discrimination. ECU’s...
Economic Development JetZero looking for more federal aid JetZero says it and the federal Export-Import Bank have agreed to “explore” a deal that could bring up to $3...
Education UNC System worries about campus sports-program finances Financial sustainability is a worry for college sports programs at six of the UNC System’s universities, to the point system...
Economic Development American Efficient files for Chapter 11 Durham-based American Efficient has filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to reorganize its debts in the face of its...
Economic Development Duke cuts rate-increase ask after talks with advocates Duke Energy has once again lowered its requested rate increase for 2027 and 2028, dropping it to an average 7.4%...
Health Care Atrium sounds off on State Health Plan strategy Atrium Health is finally speaking out about its exclusion from the State Health Plan’s preferred-provider list — and it’s not...
Economic Development Auditors and deficits State Auditor Dave Boliek’s aides dispute the idea that the office ran a deficit in fiscal 2024-25, which saw Boliek...
Economic Development Power co-op seeks relief from biogas demands North Carolina’s largest electric co-op wants legislators to change a law that forces utilities to buy renewable-energy credits tied to...
Budget & Taxes Cary spending money “carelessly,” auditor says State Auditor Dave Boliek’s team found tens of thousands of dollars in dubious spending by Cary’s government, including $65,653 spent...
Health Care Blue Cross taps partners for state PBM deal UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx and Puerto Rico-based Abarca Health are the key players in the nine-company consortium Blue Cross put together...
Economic Development Smith joins NCPorts board As any of his social-media followers knows, Harry Smith likes his boat. He’s now in a position to have over...
Health Care Court of Appeals overturns medical non-competes A divided, all-Republican state Court of Appeals panel has voided one-year non-compete clauses it says could have kept two nurse practitioners...
