Top 10 1. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill shakes up Eastern NC solar site with China ties Brian Gordon/The Raleigh News & Observer Pieces are shifting and new questions are arising around a major jobs project in...
Top 10 2. Buying power. Do Duke Energy’s NC campaign donations fuel influence? Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press As North Carolina’s primary electric public utility, the shadow of Duke Energy looms large over the...
Top 10 3. Cumberland commissioners pick contractors to rehab Crown Arena, Theatre Paul Woolverton/CityView Construction firms T.A. Loving of Goldsboro and Metcon of Pembroke will jointly renovate the Crown Arena event space...
Top 10 4. Local business owner waits for tariff refund months after Supreme Court decision Zach Tucker/Spectrum News Anne Robinson started Scottish Gourmet USA in 2005 in New Jersey. She was inspired to start the...
Top 10 5. UNC Charlotte launches North Carolina Economic Impact Center to deliver data-driven insights for the state’s future Inside UNC Charlotte The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is launching the North Carolina Economic Impact Center, a new...
Top 10 6. NC unemployment dips to 3.7% in March as state adds 9,400 jobs WTVD North Carolina’s unemployment rate ticked down to 3.7% in March, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from February, according to...
Top 10 7. NC State bets on nuclear’s future with push for next-generation reactor Zac Ezzone/Triangle Business Journal North Carolina State University is pushing for a new advanced nuclear research and test reactor, a...
Top 10 8. Transit’s new ‘Better Bus’ plan already looks over budget Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Will there be enough dedicated money to fully fund the “Better Bus” pledge made during last year’s...
Top 10 9. Feast Down East receives funding to expand healthy food access in SENC Hannah Hall/WECT Feast Down East has received funding for improving local access to healthy food for people with chronic conditions...
Top 10 10. ‘Care Academy’ streamlines entry into child care field Frank Daniels IV/The Southern Pines Pilot The country has been in the throes of what many deem a “child care...
Top 10 1. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says she will resign in June Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, who is the city’s second-longest serving mayor and easily won a fifth term...
Top 10 2. Big tax hike in Haywood: What’s costing the county millions? Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood County taxpayers could see the largest property tax increase in recent history next year. The...
Top 10 3. Area leaders show support for UNCW’s medical school proposal Port City Daily Both the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County commissioners signed off on resolutions in support of...
Top 10 4. State budget delay prompts hiring freeze in Davidson schools Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Without a state budget, local school districts are left guessing about teacher salary increases and position allotments...
Top 10 4. Five things to know about largest cell phone ban study Greg Toppo/The 74 The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with...