Local Stein’s hurricane request Gov. Josh Stein asked legislators to release $1.1 billion from the state’s reserves to fund an assortment of hurricane-relief efforts...
Local NC Chamber staying neutral in tariff battle The NC Chamber isn’t joining its national counterpart in condemning the federal government’s prospective deployment of new tariffs against Canada,...
Local Trade war with Canada The weekend’s other big news, of course, was President Trump’s declaration of economic warfare against Canada and Mexico. Trump invoked...
Budget & Taxes Bills seek to restore local downzoning powers As Senate leader Phil Berger expected, state House and Senate members have filed multiple bills that seek to undo in...
Local Hurricane relief The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency needs $217 million more from the General Assembly to finish the job of...
Local Stein aides warn of federal-aid tangles out west Thursday’s hearing also gave the oversight subcommittee, the senators on it especially, its first chance to hear from Gov. Josh...
Local Tragedy at Reagan National Like many of you, I’m interested to see what investigators ultimately determine as the cause of Wednesday night’s mid-air collision...
Local Hurricane recovery update Gov. Josh Stein’s Helene-recovery team spent much of a Wednesday hearing with a House oversight committee trying to manage expectations...
Budget & Taxes House committee assignments set House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, finally announced his chamber’s committee assignments for the 2025-26 sessions, and as with the Senate’s...
Local A trade war warning The board chair of a Canadian car-parts maker that has four facilities in North Carolina has issued a dire warning...
Health Care Duke and UNC partner up A new, state-funded children’s hospital in the Triangle is going to become a joint venture between UNC Health and Duke...
Local Jet maker expanding Asheville factory Recruiters used a $5.8 million incentive package to convince RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney to expand its jet-engine parts factory...
Health Care State Health Plan update The name of the event changed, but new State Treasurer Brad Briner intends to continue his predecessor’s practice of holding...
Education UNC System works on its 2025 wish lists Going into this week’s Board of Governors meeting, UNC System officials and campuses are reckoning this will be another year...
Local Cars, exotic and otherwise Car dealer and race team owner Rick Hendrick has agreed via an auction to pay $3.7 million for the first...
