Top 10 2. Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than real threats. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Don’t fear the smoke machine. Wave of NC elections lawsuits may be more about misdirection than...
Top 10 3. Firefighters raise safety concerns after lawmakers override veto of lobbyist-crafted building code bill Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Prominent state firefighter organizations are raising concerns over a new building code law that could...
Top 10 4. Lawmakers propose new federal regulations on sports betting John Barr/ESPN.com Two of the more vocal critics of the sports betting industry on Capitol Hill outlined legislation Thursday, which...
Top 10 5. Raleigh millionaire launches AI attack campaign targeting Mark Robinson Chase Pellegrini de Paur/IndyWeek Anyone strolling through Raleigh this weekend may hear the voice of Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson blasting...
Top 10 6. UNC-Chapel Hill leads all NC public universities in DEI cuts Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio In the aftermath of the UNC Board of Governors DEI repeal, chancellors have closed at least seven...
Top 10 7. Trump wants huge tariff for dollar defectors, fewer US sanctions Saleha Mohsin/Yahoo!Fiance Donald Trump pioneered new ways to use tariffs as a weapon of statecraft in his first presidency. He’s...
Top 10 8. Documents indicate shuttered Canton paper mill will soon be sold Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News The old paper mill in the heart of Canton will have a new owner by the...
Top 10 9. Breaking ground, Methodist University’s medical school is one step closer to opening Morgan Casey/CityView White hard hats donned and shining silver ceremonial shovels in hand, officials from Methodist University, Cape Fear Valley...
Top 10 10. “Give and take:” Transylvania commissioners agree to negotiate bond management with school board Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio With Transylvania County school board leaders saying they will share responsibility for spending tens...
Health Care House Bill 246 debate If you had an outbreak of squabbling among the General Assembly’s Republicans on your September bingo card, place your marker...
Health Care Diving into HB 246 CVS Health is the independents’ main antagonist in this fight because it operates what’s widely reckoned to be the country’s...
Top 10 1. Update: PFAS groundwater rule OK’d for public comment Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online A proposed draft rule outlining health standards for PFAS in groundwater, which supports about 50% of...
Top 10 2. Legislature approves Medicaid money — but not what DHHS says is needed Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News The state legislature approved funding Wednesday to meet higher costs for NC Medicaid in the current...
Top 10 3. North Carolina lawmakers approve more voucher funds and order sheriffs to aid immigration agents Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature passed a supplemental spending bill Wednesday that eliminates a large...
Top 10 4. Few students play, but NC lawmakers keep paying for science game from company with GOP tie Dan Kane/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Since 2020, state lawmakers have spent millions to put a private company’s science-based video...