Local Toyota and tariffs Toyota’s leaders say the Trump administration’s tariffs are going to cost their company more than $1.2 billion in just the...
Local A piece of Guilford’s sales-tax pie for Stokesdale? It wouldn’t be crossover without some shenanigans, and this week the House provided them. Rep. John Blust, R-Guilford, asked colleagues...
Local Bankers get their way on ag-discrimination bill Senators passed and sent on to the House a watered-down version of a bill that bars state-chartered banks and financial...
Local House backs PFAS compensation demands Despite a warning from the NC Chamber that it’s scoring their votes, a near-unanimous House agreed Wednesday that PFAS manufacturers...
Local Housing bills stall The drive to partially deregulate the state’s home-construction sector is running into some roadblocks. It remains to be seen if...
Local Chambers addressing water rights A near-unanimous House agreed Tuesday evening that the state needs to put a moratorium on large new between-basins water transfers...
Local Data center needs Data-center electricity needs are “unlike anything we’ve ever seen” and state officials will have to make their owners and operators...
Local Banking bill aims to stop scams of elderly Bankers could gain the authority to delay some financial transactions if they suspect that an elderly client is being exploited,...
Local Housing deregulation bill advances A bill that among other things would establish density minimums on residential land throughout the state is once again on...
Local Ticket sales The Carolina Panthers and one of the state’s leading arts groups are opposing a House proposal that would clamp down...
Local Crypto as legal tender? A House committee is scheduled today to take a up a bill that would make cryptocurrency “a valid medium of...
Elections Breaking: Federal judge sides with Riggs A Trump-appointed federal District Court judge has ordered North Carolina’s Board of Elections to certify Allison Riggs’ victory over Jefferson...
Local Bill would ban local “guaranteed income” programs The House may advance legislation that would bar cities and counties like Durham from experimenting with no-strings-attached “guaranteed income” programs....
Local Housing update While there’s no shortage of bills in either chamber that seek to boost North Carolina’s housing supply, it’s far from...
Local A liability exemption for AI developers? There’s no shortage of bills pending in both chambers that would address AI and its uses, but House Deputy Majority...