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...
Top 10 5. WNC passenger rail would be an economic boon, but paying for the construction is a different story Emily Moosbrugger/The Waynesville Mountaineer The long-held vision of bringing passenger rail to WNC would generate an economic impact of $59...
Top 10 6. Clock ticking for Littleton. Town pushing to complete audits, stave off state takeover. Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press Five years behind on financial audits, the town of Littleton faces a potential takeover by the...
Top 10 7. Embattled New Hanover County elections director formally opposes her removal Port City Daily The elections director for New Hanover County has formally opposed her removal to the state board of...
Top 10 8. Business leaders call on legislature for child care subsidy investment this session Liz Bell/Education NC Business leaders and owners advocated on Thursday for legislative funding this session for the child care subsidy...
Top 10 9. School budgets presented: HCC gets support while large HCS hike gets tepid response Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Haywood Community College President Shelley White got little pushback for the additional $268,000 she has...
Top 10 10. Nonprofit encounters food shortfall Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise Supporters of a longtime local nonprofit worry that they face cutting back on food...
Top 10 1. Kane Realty sets its sights on Cary Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Raleigh’s most prolific developer, Kane Realty, is betting big on Cary. Why it matters: Kane Realty, known...
Top 10 2. Democrats investigate as Trump OKs almost $2 billion in taxpayer money to end offshore wind projects Jennifer McDermott/The Associated Press The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from...
Top 10 3. Record numbers of Durham high schoolers are missing school Tanya Wan/9th Street Journal Over half of Durham Public Schools high schoolers were chronically absent in the first six months...
Top 10 4. ‘Do your jobs!’: Teachers, allies flood into Raleigh with message for state leaders Brandon Kingdollar, Clayton Henkel & Laura Leslie/NC Newsline Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher...
