Distilled spirits and beer taxes in NC rank fifth and sixth highest nationwide respectively.
Whatley's fortunes will come down to a successful introduction to the voters, a real slip in Cooper's positive image, and good news on the national and international front in order to improve the economy and boost Trump's (and the overall GOP) favorability.
State Auditor Dave Boliek announced the indictment, calling the alleged spending "plain and simple fraud."
More than 10% of the state's students are homeschooled.
The report found that only a handful of states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, require undergraduates to complete at least one civics or American government course.
Illegal migration creates a dangerous environment and is a conduit for all sorts of crime, particularly against women and children. And it erodes the rule of law, equal protection of those laws, and cohesiveness in our national life.
We should aspire to do even better, to make our state the most-popular place to live, work, get married, and have children. The more the merrier!
Test scores are up for North Carolina’s public-school students — a welcome development, although the news isn’t all good. On average, 55% of students in grades three or higher tested proficient on last year’s state exams. For the 2023-24 school year, that figure was 54.2%. In 2018-19, the last full academic year before COVID, it...
North Carolina has the 11th highest gas tax in the nation, down two spots from last year.
North Carolina ranks among the nation’s most religious states, according to a new analysis that measures faith activity, religious education, and the presence of religion-affiliated organizations. The study, published by SmileHub, compared all 50 states using 13 metrics grouped into three broad categories: Religious interest and places of worship, religious education and careers, and religion-affiliated organizations....
The Heritage Foundation's founder asked key questions two decades ago that remain salient today.
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