After a decade of financial struggle, the small town of East Laurinburg in Scotland County could soon cease to exist. It could be the start of a trend: State Treasurer Dale Folwell now warns that a growing number of North Carolina towns are at risk…
The N.C. auditor said the vast majority of the $3.6 billion in COVID-19 relief funds the state received from the federal government was distributed with limited monitoring and controls. State Auditor Beth Wood’s office released a report Thursday that said the…
The National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs start this weekend, and, as it turns out, the Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the league, albeit in a shortened 56-game season. Gov. Roy Cooper often professes his love for the Canes, who host…
In the waning hours of crossover week, the N.C. House passed a bill to open new funding sources and add flexibility to charter schools. House Bill 729 passed the House, 63-52. The bill would make several key changes to the state’s charter schools…
The House has passed a bill that would prohibit the exclusive teaching of Critical Race Theory in North Carolina public school classrooms. The 66-48 vote on May 12 followed a scorched-earth debate in which Democrats called the measure anti-American and hateful, while Republicans countered that it was focused on ensuring…
As drivers across North Carolina deal with the consequences of a recent ransomware attack on a major pipeline, a bill moving through the N.C. House would ban state agencies from paying ransom after a cyberattack. House Bill 813 cleared the State Government and Rules committee meetings Wednesday morning. “It’s…
A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate. House Bill 890 is an all-encompassing measure that, basically, helps distillers to succeed in a crowded, growing, and competitive industry.
N.C. House Republicans have filed an ambitious bill that will allocate three quarters of a billion federal dollars toward broadband. The GREAT Broadband Expansion Act, or House Bill 947, aims to connect all 100 counties with high-speed internet from this money. …
Liberal activist the Rev. William Barber is loudly calling for a special prosecutor to take over the case of Andrew Brown, who was shot after Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve him with search and arrest warrants. “Inept. Incompetent. Incapable of fixing this,” said…
A disruption in East Coast gasoline supplies has sparked panic buying across the region, with North Carolina among the states hit hardest. Across the state, an average of 14.7% of gas stations report that they are on empty, but that number is higher in urban areas. In the Triangle,…
