Top 10 10. Clinton recommended budget features no tax increase Noah Britt/The Sampson Independent The city of Clinton has submitted a recommended budget for approval from the City Council that...
Top 10 1. Morrisville is considering making it easier for companies to get tax breaks Jasmine Gallup/IndyWeek Pharmaceutical company Novartis Gene Therapies released new details last week about its plans to open two new facilities...
Top 10 2. Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention Kate Santaliz/Axios Rep. Chuck Edwards told a young female staffer that she had “written a complex chapter in my heart”...
Top 10 3. Wilmington outpaces Raleigh, Charlotte in job growth rate Cierra Noffke/WilmingtonBiz The Wilmington metro area recorded the highest percentage of employment growth in North Carolina over the past year....
Top 10 4. Pender officials reverse course, reinstate 2026 revaluation Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily Pender County commissioners voted 3-2 Monday to move forward with using 2026 property revaluation numbers, reversing...
Top 10 5. What is the Orange Card? Inside Guilford County’s health care safety net for the uninsured Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News In Guilford County, having an orange card means an uninsured dad who breaks his hand working...
Top 10 6. Wake County manager recommends 2-cent property tax increase due to budget shortfalls from the state WRAL News Wake County Manager David Ellis’ 2027 budget recommendation comes with a 2-cent property tax increase and greater concerns...
Top 10 7. New agreement aims to conserve wildlife along NC’s electric corridors Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Most land in North Carolina is privately owned, making conservation work more challenging for nonprofits and environmental...
Top 10 8. Mystery prospect for former mill warehouse dropped Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Canton leaders backtracked on their plan to use funds from a lawsuit against Pactiv Evergreen to...
Top 10 9. ‘Creative idea’: Durham allocates $1.75 million for those building tiny homes on their properties Ben Bokun/WNCN News Applications close this week for the City of Durham’s pilot program dedicated to increasing housing affordability. As...
Top 10 10. Impassioned public comment leads Chapel Hill Town Council to drop discussion of downsizing Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro A discussion by the Chapel Hill Town Council about downsizing by two members and extending the length...
Top 10 1. NC lawmakers gave autism nonprofit $2 million. Much went to a former colleague. Dan Kane & Kyle Ingram/The Raleigh News & Observer Former state Rep. Cecil Brockman won $2 million in state funding...
Top 10 2. House ethics investigation of Chuck Edwards poses challenge in District 11 race Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog In 2022, Chuck Edwards campaigned on his image as the responsible adult in the room. As a...
Top 10 3. Massive US lithium discovery concentrated in Carolina mountains; NC lithium mine clears major hurdle: EPA Rodney Overton & Michael Ramsey/WNCN & NewsNation The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is calling a newly identified lithium...
Top 10 4. Who funded anti-Berger PAC? Mysterious out-of-state groups Colin Campbell/WUNC News More than a month after the primary, the biggest spender opposing Senate leader Phil Berger finally filed...