Top 10 3. Sports gaming: Georgia panel encouraged to act by former North Carolina lawmaker Kim Jarrett/The Center Square North Carolina far exceeded its projected revenues of $64 million in its first year of legal...
Top 10 4. Changes to federal SNAP, Medicaid programs will require changes to NC’s school meal programs Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News Changes to federal benefit programs will likely mean a loss in free school meals for some students,...
Top 10 5. Several high schools host walkouts over WS/FCS budget cuts; more protests planned around district Nicholas Ragone & JD Franklin III/WXII News Hundreds of students at multiple Winston-Salem/Forsyth County high schools are holding walkouts Monday...
Top 10 6. The impact of free school meals for all students in one rural NC county Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC As students return to school in Jackson County, they will all receive school breakfast and school...
Top 10 7. Climate and environmental legislation to watch in Raleigh Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Congress has cut federal funding for public media — an $800,000 loss for WFAE. We count on...
Top 10 8. Records show how Coltrane grant fell short Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise Budget records show how a state-funded project to restore John Coltrane’s childhood home in High...
Top 10 9. East Fork Pottery sues insurer after $1.1M Helene claim denial. Could more suits follow? Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times East Fork Pottery is suing Travelers Insurance after the company denied its business interruption insurance claim...
Top 10 10. NASCAR’s legal fight with Michael Jordan’s race team heats up as court hearing looms Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press The legal fight between NASCAR and two race teams, one owned by Basketball Hall of Famer...
Top 10 1. Welcome back to school, North Carolina’s teacher leaders Mebane Rash/Education NC The first day of school is full of wonder for me and for many of us. Seeing...
Top 10 2. Medicaid expansion helped hundreds of thousands in NC. Now, it’s future is uncertain Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio North Carolina lawmakers return to Raleigh this week to continue hammering out the state budget,...
Top 10 3. Exodus at VA: 10,000 employees are resigning in September. Here’s the list Leah Rosenbaum/The War Horse It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal...
Top 10 4. Erin leaves most turtle nests on the Northern OBX overwashed but intact Brian Tress/Outer Banks Voice In the wake of Hurricane Erin, teams with N.E.S.T. (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) began assessing...
Top 10 5. New NC law makes students turn off phones, but school boards must decide how to enforce it Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio As many North Carolina students return to school Monday, they’ll have to get used to putting away...
Top 10 6. Swag, ranch owners donate $750K to Cataloochee restoration efforts The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The owners of the The Swag and Cataloochee Ranch have gifted $750,000 toward the restoration of Helene-ravaged...
Top 10 7. Legal Aid of NC receives grant to expand services in rural areas DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio The SECU Foundation is awarding a $300,000 grant to Legal Aid of North Carolina to expand services...