Opinion
Agriculture faces severe labor shortage
North Carolina farmers are among the nation’s most-frequent users of H-2A visas, accounting for about 7% of our total agricultural workforce.
News
Trump endorses NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons for re-election
NCGOP chairman has been applauded by Trump for his work and endorsed for re-election.
News
Lifetime concealed-carry permits could become available in NC
The lifetime permit would maintain the same background check and training requirements as the five-year permit. However, the permanent license would not have reciprocity.
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Federal Appeals Court skeptical of state’s arguments in NC felon voting case
A three-judge federal Appeals Court panel questioned Friday why North Carolina state government lawyers challenged a lower court’s injunction in a case dealing with felon voting. The April 2024 injunction blocked state prosecutors from enforcing a law that created a Class I felony for convicted felons who vote in North Carolina elections without having their rights restored.
News
NC Senate passes bill to thwart bias in lending to farmers who use fossil fuels
The bill prohibits financial institutions from discriminating against farmers who use fossil fuels or fossil fuel-based fertilizers.
Opinion
Unleashing ‘granny flats’ could help heal housing shortage
Finding ways to encourage more ADUs would be a major boost to tackling housing affordability and accessibility in NC.
News
AG’s office defends hog ‘slush fund’ in NC Appeals Court brief
The North Carolina attorney general’s office is defending its 25-year-old multimillion-dollar environmental grant program funded by Smithfield Foods. A Wake County judge ruled last year that $12 million from the fund should head to public schools.
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McNabb testifies before DOGE subcommittee
McNabb advocates for legislation to keep men out of women's sports.
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NC Senate OK’s bill permitting private school personnel to carry firearms
The NC Senate gave its stamp of approval on May 7 to a bill that would allow authorized private-school personnel with concealed-carry permits to carry firearms on school grounds.
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Report: NCSBE gets a ‘C’ for its handling of the 2024 election
A nonpartisan national election-integrity watchdog gave the NC State Board of Elections a grade of “C” for multiple failures undermining voter confidence with administering the 2024 election.
Opinion
State regulation of ‘tidal ditches’ unjustly limits coastal land owners
In claiming this newfound jurisdiction, NCDCM was, with just a mere interpretation, rendering hundreds and possibly thousands of previously unregulated and otherwise perfectly beneficial acres of land, useless to any activity outside of agriculture and forestry.
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NC House calls for convention of states amid ‘unsustainable’ national debt
The resolution, HJR 379, utilizes Article V of the US Constitution to call for a 50-state convention to propose constitutional amendments for federal term limits, fiscal restraints, and other power-limiting measures.
