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5. House bill would let a politically connected charter school open without state review
A politically connected board has applied to open a charter school in Iredell-Statesville School’s old Mt. Mourne School in Mooresville....
6. Fitch Ratings downgrades Wilmington’s municipal bonds
A prominent financial research firm downshifted the credit rating for Wilmington’s municipal bonds, citing a new evaluation method and the...
7. Novant to sell, leaseback four Wilmington-area properties in statewide effort
Novant Health closed on the sale of 16 of its North Carolina properties earlier this month, a transaction that included...
8. Congress just passed the biggest clean-energy bill since Biden’s climate law
The Senate voted nearly unanimously Tuesday evening to pass major legislation designed to reverse the American nuclear industry’s decades-long decline...
9. Unloaded weapons don’t violate North Carolina safe gun storage law, appeals court says
An appeals court threw out convictions Tuesday against a North Carolina woman who was charged after a teenager fatally shot...
10. ‘I just need answers now’: Families wait for closure as high caseloads, vacancies plague NC medical examiner’s office
High caseloads and limited staff at the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are leading to families waiting for...
1. North Carolina House seeks higher worker pay, child care and voucher money in budget bill
North Carolina teachers and state employees would receive higher salary bumps than are currently planned, while child care providers could...
2. Scoop: N.C. lawmaker looks to block proposed west Raleigh tax
Raleigh City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to levy an additional tax on a portion of west Raleigh that’s...
3. Novo Nordisk multibillion-dollar expansion in North Carolina appears imminent
A major expansion in Johnston County is on the horizon for one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. It could...
4. Polling suggests affordable housing shortage could be potent political issue in NC in 2024
A recent poll suggests the crisis-level shortage of affordable housing could have a major impact on the outcome of fall’s...
5. Can courts get students back in class next year?
As extremely high rates of student absenteeism drag on, some people are frustrated with the adults who let it happen....
6. Caught on cam: LA arrest of NC employee facing felony charge for crime involving child
A North Carolina state employee of nearly three decades is facing felony charges. Harlan Frye, 62, who served as human...
7. Proposal: Seymour Johnson F15-E Strike Eagles remain through at least 2029
Proposed national defense spending of $923.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 includes keeping the F-15E Strike Eagles at Seymour Johnson...