Local Trustee questions dorm-construction process Speaking of dorm space, UNC Chapel Hill trustees this month gave Roberts’ team permission to permission to demolish a building...
Local UNC’s enrollment plans spark unusual town-gown harmony If you’re at all familiar with how town-gown politics usually roll in Chapel Hill, the lack of public dispute about...
Local Dems ahead on generic General Assembly ballot? Speaking of polls, the Strategic Partners survey for Conservatives for Clean Energy served up a somewhat different picture of the generic ballot...
Local Buc-ee’s building plan review is underway In the spirit of tying up a loose end, I can report that the folks at Buc-ee’s have submitted building plans to...
Local NC voters back nuclear expansion, oppose utility surcharges, favor renewables over fossil fuels While they don’t like the state Senate’s approach, North Carolina voters do seem receptive to legislation that would make it...
Local Wayne, Mecklenburg land new businesses North Carolina’s business recruiters have scored two more wins, via projects that promise to bring 216 jobs to Wayne County...
Local Activists mobilize against gas station developments in Alamance and Pitt counties Triangle-area activists are hoping to use disputes about the construction of gas stations in Alamance and Pitt counties to mount...
Local Lazzara pushing redevelopment tax break A bill’s moving through the Senate committee process that would set up a process for some projects to get a...
Local Country club case confounds YIMBYs There’s been some media attention paid to the Raleigh Country Club’s litigation against the city over its willingness to allow a 16-unit...
Local Old-school pitchers shine as Peterson and Skubal go the distance Since the start of the baseball season, I’ve been giving my MLB.tv subscription a workout. This past weekend was no exception, and...
Local Railroads ticketed for aid in House Helene bill Deep in the fine print of the House’s latest hurricane-recovery aid package, there are two proposed appropriations that would help...
Local The Dems who supported a toll-road ban To tie up a loose end from Wednesday, I checked the vote lineup on the House’s decision to add a...
Local Berger may tie hurricane aid to budget talks as House pushes for separate vote Senate leader Phil Berger appears willing to use the House’s new $464.8 million hurricane-aid bill as leverage to get his...
Local House budget forbids tolling of U.S. 1 The House budget bill will ban the N.C. Department of Transportation from spending state money to make any part of...
Budget & Taxes Buncombe jail in arrears to former inmates Buncombe County jail inmates haven’t always gotten back from the county Sheriff’s Office the money they arrived with, or the...
