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Reserve Fund Spotlight: SCIF-UNC appropriations
The General Assembly has proposed numerous appropriations from the SCIF fund to the UNC system.
Opinion
UNC System’s real problem is administrative bloat
To continue keeping tuition flat and serving the people of North Carolina, UNC must find savings. Administrative bloat is a good place to start.
News
NCInnovation faces scrutiny over tax filings as $13 million in grants approved
NCInnovation, a nonprofit that has received hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds to spur commercialization of public university research, amended a key tax document after failing to indicate a previously made IRS election on its 2023 Form 990, one that could shield it from potential lobbying violations.
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Budget proposal would double sports-betting tax
NC would become the state with the 4th highest tax on sports betting, at 36%, under the Senate budget proposal.
Opinion
NC’s other big 2026 race taking shape
NC-1, which covers many counties in northeastern North Carolina, is the only swing district — not only in the state but the Southeast.
Opinion
Medicaid Innovations waiver can be difference between thriving and dying
For those needing long-term support services, Innovations waivers are the most cost-effective form of care available, cheaper than institutions and orders of magnitude cheaper than ER boarding.
Opinion
Fixing primary care in NC should be among health care priorities
Primary care is so vital partly because it prevents unnecessarily usage of more-expensive health services — like ERs, ambulances, hospitals, and specialists.
News
One year of sports betting in North Carolina
Sports betting has had a tremendous impact in more ways than one in its first year in NC, as the one-year anniversary was marked on Tuesday.
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Appeals Court revives lawsuit against Highway Patrol trooper who caused fatal crash
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will allow the mother of an East Carolina University student killed in a 2020 car crash to pursue a lawsuit against the State Highway Patrol trooper who caused the accident. The 2-1 Appeals Court decision Tuesday reversed a trial judge’s ruling favoring Trooper Omar Romero Mendoza.
News
NC universities receive over $17 million in sports betting tax revenue
UNC universities benefit from sports betting tax revenue.
News
Charlie Kirk’s ‘Brainwashed Tour’ rallies young conservatives at ECU
On Wednesday afternoon, Charlie Kirk, conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, visited East Carolina University as one of the last stops on his "Brainwashed Tour."
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Millions fuel NC-01 clash as Republicans and Democrats fight for US House majority
North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District is one of the 15 toss-up districts across America predicted to determine control of the next US House of Representatives.
