Lynn Good, who's led utility giant Duke Energy as chief executive officer (CEO) for 11 years, and served as chairman of the board of directors since 2016, is retiring. According to a press release, the board has named company veteran Harry Sideris to succeed Good as president and CEO effective April 1, 2025.
Moving toward a more market-based, adaptive mechanism for inflation management could be a more effective long-term solution.
North Carolina experienced one of the highest growth rates in apartment construction in 2024, ranking fourth nationwide with 32,355 new apartment units added.
North Carolina’s leading business group is supporting the Atlantic Coast Conference in its ongoing legal disputes with Florida State and Clemson universities. The NC Chamber Legal Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief Friday at the North Carolina Supreme Court in lawsuits pitting the conference against the two schools.
TikTok is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit Gov. Josh Stein filed against the social media company when Stein served as North Carolina’s attorney general. The motion to dismiss arrived in North Carolina Business Court Friday. On the same day the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a federal case challenging a congressional ban against TikTok if it refuses to divest from its Chinese parent company.
Democrat North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein gave his inaugural address Saturday afternoon to a small crowd inside the North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh with the theme of “North Carolina Strong.”
The board of directors of NCInnovation (NCI), the private nonprofit given $500 million in taxpayer funds to help commercialize public university research, voted Thursday to select Wells Fargo as the investment manager for NCI from more than a dozen financial institutions who submitted bids.
The FDA's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes would dramatically impact the state's agriculture and economy.
North Carolina homeowners will know the results of a request made by the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) to raise homeowners’ insurance rates an average of 42.2% in the next week or so according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.
“Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across North Carolina, and it’s our duty to ensure impacted communities have the resources they need to rebuild stronger than before,” Hall said in a press release.
The North Carolina General Assembly is sworn -in, we lay out the details of what the 2025 long session will mean to you, and the details on the election certification for North Carolina’s Supreme Court race. Plus, Buncombe County says taxes are still due for victims of Hurricane Helene, no waivers or extensions. The announcement...
By repealing the franchise tax in 2025, state lawmakers can cement the legacy of the transformative tax reform of the past 12 years.
In addressing their respective chambers, Berger and Hall pointed to various, both leaders touched on several key priorities in the year ahead, including rebuilding western NC, boosting the economy, and improving education and public safety.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, student performance fell across much of the United States. According to a new study of 2022 math and reading scores, however, North Carolina students suffered one of the country’s biggest tumbles. For describing cross-state differences in educational outcomes, I’ve long relied on the Urban Institute’s analysis of data...
Central planning fails in health care
To honor his conservative judicial philosophy, Griffin should concede
Much accomplished, much left to do 14 years after GOP takes over NC General Assembly
The year 2024 was marked by significant developments across politics, the economy, education, and energy in North Carolina. As one of the nation’s most dynamic and closely watched states, it played a pivotal role in shaping regional and national conversations.
"Dan has been a tireless fighter for our MAGA Movement in the House of Representatives on the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees," Trump said in a press release issued Tuesday night. "Dan will implement my cost-cutting and deregulatory agenda across all Agencies, and root out the Weaponized Deep State."
The North Carolina Democratic Party filed a lawsuit Friday to ensure challenges of 60,000 ballots in the state's latest election are addressed in federal court. Republicans filed the challenges with the State Board of Elections. The challenges could affect the outcome of the state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin, along with a handful of state legislative contests.
Republican North Carolina Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin is turning to North Carolina’s second-highest court for an order that would force state election officials to make a final decision about Griffin’s election protests Tuesday. The State Board of Elections had planned to hear oral arguments about the protests the following day, according to a document Griffin filed Friday with the state Court of Appeals.
