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Could this week’s elections signal a partisan shift in NC?

The 2026 CPI suggests that, while Democrats may be gaining energy in cities and suburbs, Republicans maintain the upper hand in the state legislature.

Durham rare-earth start-up receives $1.4B federal investment

The investments will fund the construction, commission, and operation of a 10,000 metric ton magnet facility. 

NC Rate Bureau requests 68+% increase on dwelling insurance

“Simply put, severe storm damage is becoming more common, it's impacting more homes, and it’s more expensive to rebuild afterwards," the NC Rate Bureau said.

Low debt burden aids North Carolina

Because I’m a fiscal conservative, you might think I reflexively oppose government borrowing. You’d be mistaken. I believe that public finance and toxicology share a common rule: the dose makes the poison. That phrase is traditionally attributed to Paracelsus, a physician and philosopher of the German Renaissance, but the underlying notion, that something can be...