Education Berger and Belichick Senate leader Phil Berger has confirmed his role in the recruitment of UNC Chapel Hill head football coach Bill Belichick,...
Education A warning to the UNC system The Trump administration has warned the UNC System that it has to take “immediate and appropriate action” against any harassment...
Budget & Taxes Transylvania looking to boost Ecusta redevelopment There’s a move afoot to set up a rural development authority in Transylvania County to facilitate the redevelopment of the...
Budget & Taxes Senate seeks repeal of interim carbon-reduction goal Senate leaders are pushing forward a bill that would eliminate the 2030 “interim goal” of a 70% reduction in carbon...
Education Poole leaves NCSEEA to work for UNC System President Peter Hans Andrea Poole stepped down as executive director of the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority to become chief of staff...
Education Task force to look at child care, early education in the state Executive orders are the order of the day, and Gov. Josh Stein got in the spirit Monday with plans for...
Budget & Taxes SEANC battling crypto bill One thing that I’ve skated past in previous coverage of House Speaker Destin Hall’s proposal to allow the state treasurer...
Local Global TransPark eyes bigger military missions The expansion of Fleet Readiness Center East at the Global TransPark already promises big things, but TransPark leaders are hoping...
Local Hudson pipes up against town halls Finally, we note that national media outlets are reporting that U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-9th, recently counseled his GOP colleagues...
Local State ports working with new shipping alliances There’s both “risk and opportunity” for North Carolina’s ports in a new alignment of some of the world’s major shipping...
Local Heirship properties, red tape and Helene Legislators can help the Hurricane Helene recovery effort by cutting some of the red tape that surrounds heirship properties and...
Budget & Taxes Crypto update The thing about speed humps is, once they’re in the rear view, you can hit the gas. So it seems...
Local Tolls, predators and transparency Two legislators who represent parts of Mecklenburg County had some cautionary words for N.C. Turnpike Authority officials who are sizing...
Local Odds and ends March 6 Sen. Julie Mayfield, D-Buncombe, isn’t particularly buying the idea that the state constitution’s ban on “exclusive or separate emoluments” rules...
Local House panel briefed on PFAS fight Officials are hoping to destroy about 60,000 gallons of PFAS-containing firefighting foam that fire departments around the state no longer...
