Economic Development NC Chamber supporting push to lower H-2A wage rates The NC Chamber is backing a Trump administration move to lower the minimum wage rate for migrant farm workers hired...
Elections Page fundraising now at $46K State campaign-finance reports are still trickling in, but in the most closely-watched legislative primary, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page says...
Economic Development NCSU involved in “Golden Dome” anti-missile project NC State has a chance to participate in a $151 billion federally funded R&D program designed to bolster the country’s...
Local Duke re-checks numbers, finds power-load record It turns out that Duke Energy did set a power-load record after all during the Carolinas’ recent run of bad...
Elections Charlotte hearing: Brickbats for the sheriff, flowers for everyone else With one prominent exception, Monday’s House oversight hearing into Charlotte’s safety situation turned into a bit of a love fest....
Elections Berger adds to campaign war chest Senate leader Phil Berger’s fundraising haul for the 2025-26 election cycle has topped $2.4 million, far exceeding the total reported...
Economic Development Growth putting pressure on DOT project rankings A decade and a half on, some legislators are having second thoughts about the system they and former Gov. Pat...
Economic Development DOT favors double-deck plan for I-77 in Charlotte N.C. Department of Transportation officials say they’re “moving forward” with the idea of building a deck atop part of Interstate...
Budget & Taxes Rep. Paré criticizes Wake property tax decisions Rep. Erin Paré, R-Wake, a co-chair of the House select committee on property taxes, has been hammering local governments in...
Economic Development Duke avoids setting new power-load record Following up on yesterday’s item about Duke Energy’s storm-related pollution waivers, the company says the load on its network didn’t...
Elections Senate launches its own property tax panel Senate leader Phil Berger is following House Speaker Destin Hall in setting up a select committee to deal with rising...
Local Duke obtained more pollution waivers before storms Duke Energy sought and received the U.S. Department of Energy’s permission to break air-pollution limits if necessary during the recent...
Economic Development Small reactors lack economies of scale, legislators hear When it comes to building nuclear reactors, a consultant’s advice to legislators is easily summarized: Go big or go home....
Local Feds finish audit of CATS security process Federal officials have given Charlotte Area Transit System a month to remedy 18 problems they identified in a review of...
Education School vouchers: More used in blue counties Two UNC Charlotte professors have published a study that suggests K-12 school vouchers aren’t as heavily used in the places...