Stand down. Work things out. That’s what Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour ruled Friday, May 24, granting the University of North Carolina System a 10-day, temporary restraining order against Vidant Health. UNC and Vidant — the hospital system that owns and…
Days after the University of North Carolina System filed a lawsuit against Vidant Health — the eight-hospital system that holds a close relationship with East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine — UNC leaders say they hope to mend fences.
The State Board of Elections wants to pay incoming Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell nearly $30,000 more than her predecessor Kim Strach. During a teleconference vote Thursday, May 23, board members unanimously voted to recommend the Office of State Human Resources set a $140,000 salary for…
The economic costs of corporate tax incentives outweigh their benefits, a new study by N.C. State University researchers says. The study focused on three types of tax incentives — investment or job creation tax credits, property tax abatements,…
In North Carolina, at-risk 4-year-olds unable to attend a brick-and-mortar pre-K may soon get a chance to attend virtual preschool. Some lawmakers are looking to enact the pilot program for low-income families whose children are missing out on a pre-K education. At the behest of…
Silent Sam should not return to the Chapel Hill campus, the leader of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors says. Protesters felled the Confederate statue some nine months ago. Board chairman Harry Smith told reporters Wednesday, May 22, his views…
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation wants to build a $340 million casino in Kings Mountain. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opposes the competition. Most N.C. state senators say the federal government has no business approving the resort. The Cherokees claim the proposed 16-acre site…
The Senate approved the Tax Reduction Act of 2019 on a 28-13 vote on Monday, May 20, and sent it to the House. Last Thursday, the bill passed its initial vote by a 26-19 margin. Sponsors say Senate Bill 622 will…
A move to ease restrictions for N.C. craft brewers who want to distribute their own beer is on the verge of becoming law. The N.C. Senate in a 38-3 vote Monday, May 20, passed the Craft Beer Distribution and Modernization Act, the result of a compromise…
In its application to build a solar facility on Gov. Roy Cooper’s Nash County property, Durham-based Strata Solar said its generating capacity would be about 5 megawatts. Enough energy to power continuously about 3,750 homes. But the plant won’t generate 5 MW of energy 24 hours…
