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Pence, NC leaders address economic uncertainty amid tariffs

North Carolina leaders and former Vice President Mike Pence discuss the climate of uncertainty caused by the current tariffs.

Cooper’s blunder still holds us back

Student achievement in North Carolina remains almost half of a grade level below pre-COVID scores in math and three quarters of a grade level below in reading.

NC House moves toward privatizing DMV

The proposed budget released on Monday includes a provision that would begin the process of privatizing DMV services by creating a new pilot program to allow third-party vendors to handle driver’s license renewals.

May 20, 1775: What was the Mecklenburg Declaration?

It’s there to commemorate the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of 1775. According to legend (and to some historians), the declaration was made on May 20, 1775, at a meeting of county representatives in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.