End of the pipeline

House leaders ask DA to investigate Mecklenburg DSS failures

House Oversight leaders are calling for a criminal review of Mecklenburg DSS officials after findings of systemic child welfare failures.

Stevens resigns from NC House to focus on Supreme Court campaign

Rep. Sarah Stevens will resign from the NC House effective June 16 to focus full time on her 2026 campaign for NC Supreme Court.

Federal case in Charlotte light rail killing delayed after hearing

The federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. will be put on hold after a judge agreed Tuesday that Brown is not competent to stand trial in connection with the 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail line.

2/3 of NC voucher dollars go to lower-income families

NC's Opportunity Scholarship voucher program now serves 106,863 students at nearly $589 million, and newly released state data show two-thirds of those dollars still go to lower-income families.