Top 10 1. Constitutional amendments for November, two tied to taxes, advance Alan Wooten/The Center Square Voters in November will have a choice on lowering the cap for personal income tax in...
Top 10 2. North Carolina House Republicans override Stein veto on education tax-break bill Will Doran/WRAL News The state House voted Wednesday to override one of the Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes from 2025,...
Top 10 3. NC insurance commissioner accused of sending ‘uncomfortable’ texts to ex-staffer Dan Kane/The Raleigh News & Observer After 10 years as a state probation officer, a dangerous job with low pay...
Top 10 4. ‘There’s a crisis’: McFadden defends decision to reopen Jail North amid overcrowding Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden spoke to WFAE Wednesday morning following the agency’s announcement that it would...
Top 10 5. DOT firm on circle’s final design Ana Risano/The Seven Lakes Insider Few things have been more cyclical in discussion than the Pinehurst Traffic Circle, with an...
Top 10 6. SBI to break ground on new headquarters in Raleigh Tom Barclay/WRAL News The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will break ground on its new headquarters on Tuesday. SBI...
Top 10 7. Charlotte budget provides significant pay raises for mayor and city council Joe Bruno/WSOC News Charlotte City Councilmembers and the mayor’s office are slated for significant pay raises in Charlotte City Manager...
Top 10 8. NCDEQ breaks ground on $6.3M electric grid resilience project in Cumberland, Sampson counties Matthew Sockol/WNCN Work has begun on a $6.3 million project intended to strengthen the resilience of electrical grids in eastern...
Top 10 9. Upscale hotel development proposed for empty lot near county courthouse Paul Woolverton/CityView Cumberland County leaders want a developer to build an upscale, full-service hotel with 126 rooms, meeting space, a...
Top 10 10. Current events, the Constitution, and critical thinking: How one educator brings civics into the classroom Caroline Parker/Education NC One Wednesday in late April at Rockingham Early College High, students in Valencia Abbott’s 10th grade civics...
Top 10 1. Holiday travel pain at the pump still 36 cents below national average Alan Wooten/The Center Square Arrival of Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, comes with North Carolinians paying $4.17...
Top 10 2. Chicken lawsuit gives window into North Carolina’s biggest farm industry Mary Helen Moore/Axios Raleigh A federal antitrust lawsuit targeting the broiler chicken industry is nearing settlement, putting one of North...
Top 10 3. Fayetteville proposes $322 million budget with modest property tax increase Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Fayetteville City Manager Doug Hewett proposed a $322 million budget for fiscal year 2027 on Thursday, telling...
Top 10 4. Once-in-a-lifetime celebration: Thousands commemorate Lumbee Tribe’s federal recognition Chris Stiles/The Robesonian The Lumbee Tribe’s event commemorating its federal recognition may have physically been within the campus of UNC...
Top 10 5. Mallard Creek HS files appeal after runner disqualified in state championship race James Farrell/WFAE Radio Mallard Creek High School has filed a formal appeal after one of its winning track and field...
