Flush with a big surplus as lawmakers start to develop a budget, House Speaker Tim Moore floated the idea of “further tax relief” on Wednesday as the legislature’s short session kicked off.

It’s overshadowed by Tuesday’s primary for the moment, but the legislature’s short session officially begins at noon on Wednesday.

The N.C. Department of Commerce announced a trio of economic development deals this week, each promising more than 100 new jobs.

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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission has been cracking down on out-of-state online alcohol retailers who have been shipping liquor to North Carolina customers. It might seem like a minor regulatory violation, but state law actually makes it a felony.

Buildings at a state-run historic site near Greensboro are featured on a list of “America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”

North Carolina is joining the Military Spouse Transition Network to help state employees who move between states because of their spouse’s redeployment in the military, the Office of State Human Resources announced last week.

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said Monday that her office is expanding a pilot program that helps new small business creators in rural counties.

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The Local Government Commission’s naughty list for financially challenged municipalities and counties just got longer. The official name for the designation is the “distressed” list, and local governments get on it when they fail to submit required financial audits for at least two years.

The N.C. Department of Public Safety is asking the legislature for $500,000 in the short session to finish moving the prison system to a separate Cabinet-level agency called the Department of Adult Correction.