Local N.C. League of Municipalities and downzoning To a complete lack of surprise in some quarters I’m sure, the folks at the N.C. League of Municipalities wants...
Local Whither I-40? Business North Carolina and N.C. Tribune reader Matthew Eisley is at it again, urging officials to take Hurricane Helene as...
Elections Stein lays out agenda Gov. Josh Stein’s inaugural address on Saturday stressed hurricane recovery, economic development, education and public safety in an appeal for...
Local Downzoning Senate leader Phil Berger has signaled he’s open to at least considering changes to a provision in Senate Bill 382...
Local RealPage anti-trust lawsuit update You’ll recall that back in August, lawyers for the federal government, North Carolina and seven other states filed an anti-trust...
Elections Senate committee assignments set When Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters after session on Wednesday that he’d have committee assignments finished this week, he...
Elections House Dems set leadership slate House Democrats have shuffled part of the leadership team serving under their leader, Rep. Robert Reives, D-Chatham. Reps. Cynthia Ball,...
Local Lavonia Allison Gov. Josh Stein has joined others in publicly mourning the Jan. 7. death of Dr. Lavonia Allison, a longtime leader...
Local Fire in LA After getting home from Wednesday’s opening of the General Assembly, I cooked dinner and sat down to watch my hometown...
Budget & Taxes Berger leaves door open for AI bill Legislators have to “tread very carefully” when it comes to regulating the uses of artificial intelligence, Senate leader Phil Berger...
Local Advocacy firms roll out new collaboration A trio of Raleigh-based advocacy firms joined forces to launch a new partnership they say will move beyond “the antiquated...
Budget & Taxes Batch chooses office and caucus staff New Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch has taken a page from Hall’s book by keeping some of predecessor Dan Blue’s...
Budget & Taxes Hall speaks up for rural N.C. In his opening comments to the House, Hall said one of his priorities as speaker is finding ways to stem...
Budget & Taxes Session begins The 2025 long session of the General Assembly is officially underway, following the swearing-in of House and Senate members on...
Local Toyota plant update Toyota is conducting pre-production trials at its Randolph County factory in the completed building that’s scheduled to start churning out...