Opinion
NC’s elections are strong. Now let’s build the next generation.
The task now is to make it even more resilient for the voters, communities, and public servants who will rely on it for decades to come.
Opinion
Currituck commissioners chided for not showing their work
State Supreme Court Justice Tamara Barringer recently scolded Currituck County for failing to document deliberations about the use of occupancy tax money.
News
New audit details $61 million in spending on unbuilt Mid-Currituck Bridge
After nearly 30 years of planning and spending, a state audit found NCDOT has spent $61 million on the Mid-Currituck Bridge without breaking ground.
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Defibrillator plan for public schools proposed after cardiac arrest death
Two years ago, 13 North Carolina students suffered cardiac arrest while at school, one of whom died. Now, two state lawmakers want to ensure that all public schools – roughly 2,500 in total – stock defibrillators. AEDs and CPR in Public Schools, known also as House Bill 886, passed the House of Representatives 111-1 on...
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Top NC court tackles Currituck taxes, cannabis odor, Duke rates, more
North Carolina’s highest court has sided with Currituck County in an occupancy tax dispute, upheld convictions in two criminal cases involving marijuana odor, affirmed 2023 Duke Energy rate hikes challenged by the state attorney general, censured a Wake County judge, and ruled that a convicted murderer loses his right of direct appeal to the high court once he’s off death row.
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Report: NC math rebounds, but reading scores keep falling
A new Harvard-Stanford-Dartmouth scorecard ranks North Carolina ninth nationally in math recovery since 2022 but just 22nd in reading, with the average student now reading roughly two-thirds of a grade level behind 2019 despite the state's 2021 science-of-reading law.
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Top NC court throws out CON ruling in northeastern NC MRI dispute
The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court’s ruling in a certificate-of-need dispute in northeastern North Carolina.
Opinion
Currituck tax case raises interesting questions for top NC court
North Carolina Supreme Court justices raise a number of questions in a case challenging one county's use of occupancy tax money.
News
Tariffs take center stage at 1st District GOP primary debate
The debate began with a question on how candidates would respond to farmers who say tariffs are hurting their businesses.
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Top NC court tackles Currituck’s use of occupancy tax money
North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether Currituck County has authority to spend occupancy tax money for public safety and emergency services.
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8 congressmen, 38 legislators face Super Tuesday challenges
Registered voters in the state this cycle will choose a US senator, all 14 US House representatives, one state Supreme Court judge and three appellate justices.
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Top NC court will tackle Currituck occupancy tax dispute in February
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 17 in a case challenging Currituck County’s use of local occupancy tax money.
