Local Farm workers debate There’s a push on to lower the mandatory wage rates farmers have to pay foreigners who avail themselves of the...
Health Care Paging Dr. Campbell Before its summer break, the General Assembly passed and Gov. Josh Stein signed a bill that made it easier for...
Education Free speech and UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Hill already has the lowest standing of any of North Carolina’s state universities in the annual FIRE College Free...
Elections Hanig runs for Congress State Sen. Bobby Hanig, R-Currituck, says he’s going to run for Congress, which ensures that the Senate’s GOP caucus will...
Local Asbestos ruling A divided state Court of Appeals panel has breathed new life into a set of asbestos-related worker’s comp lawsuits against...
Local Durham preps zoning change for RTP Here in the Triangle, Durham County Commissioners could face a decision late this year on whether to rezone the entirety...
Local Stein and AI Gov. Josh Stein is setting up a new “AI Leadership Council” to help craft a strategy for the state government...
Local N.C. lawmakers visit Finland Senate Majority Leader Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, four other legislators, and other state and private-sector officials traveled to Finland last...
Local U.S. Senate weighs four N.C. judicial nominees A quartet of would-be federal judges who would serve in North Carolina now awaits U.S. Senate confirmation. The group’s nominations...
Local N.C. Supreme Court rules against Apex N.C. Supreme Court justices have put Apex’s government on notice that it can expect a big penalty for having illegally...
Local Helene-damaged home is now fixed Gov. Josh Stein’s office says the state’s completed the first repair of a Hurricane-Helene-damaged home approved for assistance through the...
Local Found money The state treasurer’s office was also in the news Thursday because it announced that it’s “uncovered $170 million in unspent...
Local Briner and BlackRock State Treasurer Brad Briner and many of his Republican colleagues around the country are once again at odds with BlackRock,...
Local Tourism update Buncombe County saw an estimated 10.8% reduction in visitor spending in 2024, a year where Hurricane Helene’s devastation left its...
Local Wolfspeed: Big loss, feds intervene in Chapter 11 Wolfspeed says it lost $1.6 billion in fiscal 2024-25, more than its loss in the prior two fiscal years combined....
