Top 10 3. Another option for voters? RFK Jr. will be on NC ballot, but Cornel West won’t Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be allowed to run for president in North Carolina, the State Board of Elections decided...
Top 10 4. School vouchers were supposed to save taxpayer money. Instead they blew a massive hole in Arizona’s budget. In 2022, Arizona pioneered the largest school voucher program in the history of education. Under a new law, any parent...
Top 10 5. Unfunded state mandate will cost local governments more than money Buried deep within a 40-page regulatory reform bill that became law last week, a new policy handed down by the...
Top 10 6. Increased abortion restrictions complicate training, stoke worries about next generation of OB-GYNs Rachel Jensen was excited to embark on the next phase of her training in obstetrics and gynecology — a fellowship...
Top 10 7. Toyota’s surprise potential Haas F1 alliance explained Toyota could strike a new Formula 1 alliance with Haas, with the two parties understood to be in talks for...
Top 10 8. Council OKs incentives requests The City Council on Monday authorized incentives for two potential economic development projects in southeast High Point that would entail...
Top 10 9. Opening of UNC Health’s new surgical hospital delayed by burst pipe, water damage The latest addition to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill will be waiting a little longer to open its doors to...
Top 10 10. ‘OBX’ creator’s new series begins filming in town this week Jonas Pate’s new Amazon series will roll cameras starting this week in the Port City. “The Runarounds” is about a...
Top 10 1. A new military branch focused on cyber warfare? Some in Congress want to create it In 2019, the Space Force became the nation’s first new military branch in nearly 80 years. Now, Congress is already...
Top 10 2. Piedmont Pit Stops: How North Carolina’s wine industry emerged from the ashes of Big Tobacco Behind wrought iron gates just off Highway 268 in Dobson, a winding road weaves through a lush, hilly landscape dotted...
Top 10 3. NC environmental commissioner says he doesn’t mean to dodge public records law A state environmental board member said remarks he made during a public meeting Thursday were intended to clarify how the...
Top 10 4. State Board of Education discusses educator prep and licensure, principal portfolios The State Board of Education’s virtual meeting on Thursday included multiple discussions related to educator preparation and licensure — including...
Top 10 5. Alcohol-monitoring for some NC parents could save lives. Uncertainty about the law presents a roadblock. For months now, Michael Dean Smith said, he has feared his infant daughter will be hurt or killed in a...
Top 10 6. Flood of concerns: Planning board denies western bank amendments “We’ve really struggled with this whole entire text amendment — this whole entire comprehensive plan,” planning board member Cameron Moore...
Top 10 7. Setting the Course: Mill site rezoning sets stage for Canton’s future The former Champion/Pactiv paper mill site came under new zoning Thursday, when the Canton town board voted to change its...