Budget & Taxes A state tax deduction for gambling losses? House Commerce committee members took their first look at a bill that would allow “nonprofessional” gamblers to claim an itemized...
Budget & Taxes A busy day at the Capital This year’s legislative session finally hit high gear on Tuesday, marked by the start of this year’s round of joint...
Local Tillis and Ukraine North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is doubling down on his support for helping Ukraine defeat Russia and its leader,...
Local Charlotte transit Senate leaders on Monday put a bill in the hopper that, if passed, would allow Mecklenburg County to hold a...
Education Education goals More North Carolinians in their prime working years are earning college degrees or post-high-school educational credentials, but the state still...
Local Jackson on ESG in ag lending Rep. Neal Jackson, R-Moore, is riding to the defense of a bill he and the chairs of the House’s Agriculture...
Local Stein seeks $19B more in Helene aid from the feds Gov. Josh Stein has asked federal officials to send an additional $19 billion in aid North Carolina’s way to help...
Budget & Taxes Troxler: Crop bill “not quite halfway” what ag needs Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says a House proposal to set up a $475 million crop-loss aid program for farmers who...
Education UNC Chapel Hill lawsuit UNC Chapel Hill is getting sued once again by a Raleigh attorney who contends it’s been breaking the state’s Public...
Education The arguing about where to put the Dean Dome’s replacement has already begun In the that-didn’t-take-long department, there’s a petition circulating in Chapel Hill that opposes the idea of building UNC Chapel Hill’s...
Local Greensboro considering Couch annexation request Greensboro’s Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously endorsed the idea of the Triad city annexing 78.5 acres of developer David...
Local Farm loans and banks A group of House Republicans wants to punish banks and credit unions if their views on the environmental lead them...
Budget & Taxes House trying again on foreign-adversary controls House leaders are going to have another stab at passing a bill that would greatly restrict the ability of Chinese...
Budget & Taxes Bill calls for NCInnovation clawback A quartet of House members want to terminate the state’s involvement with NCInnovation and reclaim the $500 million the legislature...
Elections Berger: “I intend to run” Senate leader Phil Berger says he’s going to run for another term as the senator for Rockingham and rural Guilford...