Economic Development Farm advocates seek limits on ag-land conversions Legislators are looking at a couple bills that would make it harder to convert farmland into other uses. The current...
Local Who are North Carolina’s leading lobbyists? Lobbyists play an essential role in every state capital, helping keep the wheels turning while elected leaders and top state...
Budget & Taxes ElectriCities speaks out against Barnes’ Rocky Mount bill ElectriCities of North Carolina opposes state Sen. Lisa Barnes’ push to impose additional restrictions on how Rocky Mount’s government uses...
Economic Development The view of I-77 from Raleigh Senate leader Phil Berger is less than impressed by the Charlotte City Council’s reversal of its support for adding toll...
Economic Development Bill targeting Chinese land buys is on the move House and Senate members are coming together on a bill that would put much of North Carolina off-limits for purchase...
Budget & Taxes GOP leaders agree to tax, worker-raise budget framework House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger have a deal on state-employee salaries and tax policy that clears...
Local ABC bill bolsters canned cocktails This year’s ABC bill could put premixed cocktail brands like Cutwater and High Noon on grocery store shelves, just like...
Local Reports highlight top lobbying spends of 2024 Duke Energy, the NC Chamber and Blue Cross topped the state’s list of big spenders on lobbyists in calendar 2024,...
Health Care Hall on WakeMed/Atrium merger House Speaker Destin Hall isn’t inclined to join the parade of elected officials criticizing the proposed WakeMed/Atrium hospital-system merger. “Both...
Economic Development Carolinas sitting on a pile of lithium? There could be enough lithium ore under the Carolinas and the rest of the U.S. East Coast to supply U.S....
Economic Development Clean-energy groups seek reversal of Utilities Commission ruling Solar-power advocates want the N.C. Utilities Commission to reverse an order from Chairman Bill Brawley that directed Duke Energy to...
Budget & Taxes Boliek frets about Charlotte airport, stadium, water-project borrowing State Auditor Dave Boliek thinks Charlotte’s government is borrowing entirely too much money. The latest such request, reviewed and approved...
Budget & Taxes Barnes: Rocky Mount “not a good steward” Nash County’s only state senator says she filed a bill that would forbid Rocky Mount from using electric-utility revenue to...
Economic Development WARN attacks Stein Gov. Josh Stein attempted veto last year of Senate Bill 266 and its relaxation of the state’s carbon-reduction targets gets...
Economic Development “Free Our Spirits”: Group calls for ABC system change North Carolina’s liquor-control laws are antiquated and need a major overhaul, to allow more retailers to join local ABC stores...
