Local Trump wants over-land supersonic flights legalized You’ll recall that back on May 14, North Carolina U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis joined colleagues from Utah...
Local Peebles Corp. projects stumble in Durham and Charlotte amid rising costs, delays Local government leaders in both Durham and Charlotte are trying to figure out how to get a couple of long-stalled...
Health Care An impasse with CVS Caremark? State Treasurer Brad Briner and his aides say the State Health Plan’s relationship with its pharmacy benefits manager, CVS Caremark, has...
Local Another data center, this time in Madison With Amazon announces plans for a $10 billion data center campus, a similar $1 billion project on the other side...
Budget & Taxes Boliek rains on a shower State Auditor Dave Boliek’s staff estimates that it cost the state $27.4 million for a Texas-based contractor to install and operate a...
Local Senate overhauls House Healthcare Bill, adds price transparency and limits AI in coverage denials Today’s going to be an odds-and-ends kinda newsletter. There’s been a lot going on that’s gotten overshadowed by the House’s...
Local A $10B data center campus for Richmond County All of the afternoon’s discussion of energy policy followed the announcement that Amazon will invest at least $10 billion in...
Local NC House advances bill to let Duke Energy recover plant costs sooner House leaders are shooting for a Tuesday floor vote on a bill that would make it easier for Duke Energy...
Local House prepping a counter-offer on energy bill So far, there’s been little obvious progress in the House on the consideration of Senate Bill 261, which proposes to make...
Local NC bill would limit labor inspectors’ role in private lawsuits Legislators seem inclined to make it harder to call on N.C. Department of Labor inspectors to provide information to parties...
Local N.C. near tops in revenue gains from migration North Carolina ranks third nationally in a study of the states that are benefiting the most from the movement of...
Local NC Senate debates legal shield for herbicide makers The issues surrounding raw milk have gotten most of the attention in the Senate’s debate about this session’s farm act, but there’s...
Local Student visas and North Carolina The Trump administration’s crackdowns on student visas affect a sector that as of the 2023-24 academic year was bringing 24,468 international...
Local Dueling strategies for addressing DMV’s problems Gov. Josh Stein and new DMV commissioner Paul Tine are pledging to work with legislators and State Auditor Dave Boliek...
Local Energy study targets 2026 report As for UNC Chapel Hill’s energy study, campus officials say they’ve hired Irvine, California’s Salas O’Brien to help them figure out the institution’s...
