New technology is exciting, but politicians who flex their influence and power to force premature adoption do a disservice to their communities. As a New Hanover County commissioner, I write to caution my county — and all the other counties and municipalities in North Carolina — against imposing harmful electric vehicle (EV) mandates. In January,...
A federal judge will allow advocates for Asheville’s homeless population to continue pursuing their lawsuit against the city. The suit challenges Asheville’s decision in 2021 to ban the 15 plaintiffs from city parks.
US Supreme Court overturns decision Of Colorado court barring Trump from ballot.
The Wake County Board of Elections didn’t spotlight any current issues or concerns with voter ID implementation in an update to the Carolina Journal.
A federal magistrate judge recommends that a man injured during a 2020 Charlotte protest against police violence can proceed with First Amendment legal claims against the city and police officers. Kyre Mitchell says he lost two fingers after handling a flashbang grenade police threw toward him during the protest.
The Village of Bald Head Island and the provider of transportation services to and from the mainland are taking contrasting approaches to the timeline for resolving a legal dispute. Competing court filings Thursday at the North Carolina Court of Appeals exposed the divide.
Six newly re-enacted criminal penalties in the Charlotte City Code have now gone into effect, including ones for solicitation from a median strip, open containers, and behavior related to sleeping in city parks.
The United States, including North Carolina, is facing a growing number of serious issues due to the millions of illegal immigrants that have come into the country since President Joe Biden took office, and experts say the problems are likely to get a lot worse.
North Carolina is in the top five states inbound migration, amid an affordable housing crisis. Where will everyone live?
The three most populated counties in the state – Wake, Mecklenburg, and Guilford – are all on track with poll worker recruitment, officials report.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will decide in the months ahead whether a cost-sharing agreement that funded Greenville’s red light camera enforcement program complied with the state constitution. Justices heard an hour of oral arguments on the topic Wednesday.
