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Duke seeking seeking excessive return, advocacy group says
An environmental group is making the case that Duke Energy’s latest rate request is asking too much of the utility’s...
Cook raises $42K for District 60 primary
State Rep. Amanda Cook, D-Guilford, appears to hold a sizable fundraising lead in her battle to hold on to the...
Get to know Rep. Eric Ager
We’re pulling a Colin Campbell-era feature off the Tribune shelf and resurrecting the regular “get-to-know” series of capsule profiles of...
Kidwell, Armstrong close in fundraising
Financially, the incumbent and challenger in one of the state’s most-watched primaries are tightly matched. District 79 incumbent state Rep. Keith...
Budd backs streamlining FAA new-plane certifications
U.S. Sen. Ted Budd has joined eight of his colleagues in sponsoring a bill they hope will streamline the process...
Feds planning $34M grant for Belews Creek upgrades
Federal officials want to send $34 million Duke Energy’s way to help pay for upgrades to the gas-and-coal-fired Belews Creek...
Hall channels campaign money to caucus members
House Speaker Destin Hall has raised $1.2 million so far in the 2025-26 election cycle, his most recent report to...
The G20 comes to Asheville
Asheville will host some of the preparatory meetings for the annual G20 summit in August and early September, U.S. Treasury...
Scout says it’s on track; German publication dubious
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors says its all-electric pickup and SUV assembled in South Carolina will be on sale next year, firing...
Court of Appeals: Duke fuel rider wrongly approved
A bipartisan state Court of Appeals panel says the Utilities Commission erred when it allowed Duke Energy to recover $17...
Nonprofit hospitals get $215M in local taxes breaks a year
The House’s property-tax committee is scrutinizing the tax breaks North Carolina gives its nonprofit hospitals, but a couple of its rank-and-file...
AG’s office settles towing-practices lawsuit
Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s office has settled a lawsuit against a Charlotte tower it’d accused of price gouging and deceptive...
Labor Department signs safety partnership for tower project
North Carolina’s Labor Department has active safety “partnership” deals in place with the contractors spearheading work on four of the...
