Top 10 1. ‘Anything can stop working’: NC is funding a fraction of its $10 billion school infrastructure backlog Colin Campbell/WUNC News Public schools in North Carolina are facing billions of dollars in unfunded school construction projects, and a...
Top 10 2. Clock is ticking on I-77 toll lanes Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The controversy over the proposed toll lane on Interstate 77 in south Charlotte has been raging for...
Top 10 3. ‘Smidge of accountability.’ Budget tweaks NC school voucher funding as state audit planned. Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press The long-awaited state budget signed by Gov. Josh Stein last week included a number of provisions...
Top 10 4. Democrats on NC Elections Board call for investigation into recently resigned staffer Will Doran/WRAL News Earlier this year State Auditor Dave Boliek put a former leader of the North Carolina Republican Party,...
Top 10 5. Psychedelic-assisted therapy research gains traction with NC lawmakers, academics Skye Crawford/NC Health News Ben Ingraham wanted to be a doctor. He planned to attend medical school after serving as...
Top 10 6. ‘Industry in their backyard’: Residents concerned about wetlands in quarry expansion proposal Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Within 10 miles of Sledge Forest, a limestone quarry has been proposed for expansion much to...
Top 10 7. Wake County introduces initiative to move 400 people living in encampments into permanent housing Chloe Courtney Bohl/IndyWeek A Wake County initiative announced Monday sets an ambitious goal of moving 400 people from homeless encampments...
Top 10 8. App State awarded $1.4 million to bolster western NC’s special education workforce, partner with local school systems Molly Steur/Education NC A new career pathways program at Appalachian State University will kick off this fall, designed to “address...
Top 10 9. NC’s largest cities poised to strengthen curfews amid growing ‘teen takeovers’ Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline “If we don’t get a handle on this, the consequences may become fatal.” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Estella...
Top 10 10. County Clerk and District Court Judge settle lawsuit Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot After nearly six months and over a dozen court filings, Clerk of Superior Court Todd...
Top 10 1. NC families fear losing access to autism therapy as new rules take effect Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Before getting therapy, Abril Chavez Diaz’s 5-year-old autistic son, Angel, would have meltdowns that lasted for...
Top 10 2. Frustration grows as thousands of Camp Lejeune water plaintiffs continue to wait for settlements Jay Price/WUNC News Thousands of veterans and family members are entitled to sue the government under a law Congress passed...
Top 10 3. New state law transfers development power from Brunswick planning board to commissioners Shea Carver/Port City Daily Brunswick County commissioners will have final say over development decisions after the North Carolina General Assembly...
Top 10 4. NC elite private schools take little Opportunity Scholarship money David N. Bass/The Carolina Journal The most exclusive and expensive private schools in North Carolina receive little or no money...
Top 10 5. County commission votes to put farmland bond on ballot Bill Moss/The Hendersonville Lightning Speakers on Wednesday morning lined up to strongly support a $25 million bond referendum to fund...
