News
NC House overrides Stein veto of federal school choice tax credit bill
The NC House voted 73-46 Wednesday to override Gov. Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, sending the school choice measure over to the Senate.
News
State clears path for dissolution of Town of Speed
The LGC voted to accept the Town of Speed’s plan to dispose of its assets after the town dissolves its charter, which is expected to take place on June 30.
News
NC charter review board questions need for accelerated applications
North Carolina's Charter Schools Review Board is questioning whether to eliminate its accelerated charter approval pathway after three schools fast-tracked last fall are struggling with enrollment and facility issues ahead of their planned 2026 opening.
News
NC loses 7,200 manufacturing jobs in 2025, says NC Commerce
Manufacturing in NC lost 7,200 jobs over the past year, a 1.6% decrease. The only other job sector to report losses was the information category, down 700 jobs.
News
Murphy introduces legislation to boost American cotton
“We need to continue to strengthen demand for US cotton to keep our farms running and our rural communities strong,” said Chris Sawyer, Greenville cotton farmer.
News
Audit details NCORR failures, Boliek calls program a ‘3rd disaster’
Auditor Dave Boliek shed new light on the issues surrounding the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency Homeowner Recovery Program with a new report released on Wednesday, calling it a “logistical nightmare.”
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Plaintiffs ask full federal Appeals Court to hear NC redistricting case
Plaintiffs appealing a recent ruling in a North Carolina redistricting lawsuit are asking the full 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. They also ask appellate judges to expedite the case as candidate filing approaches for the state’s 2026 elections.
News
Plaintiffs appeal federal ruling upholding NC Senate map
Two plaintiffs challenging state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina are appealing a federal judge’s ruling against them. State Rep. Rodney Pierce and Moses Matthews filed a notice of appeal Wednesday, the day after the judge’s order upholding the districts.
News
Judge rules in favor of NC legislators in state Senate redistricting case
A federal judge has ruled that the North Carolina General Assembly did not violate constitutional restrictions against racial gerrymandering when it drew two challenged state Senate districts in northeastern North Carolina. Lawmakers "need not use the odious practice of sorting voters based on race," the judge wrote Tuesday.
News
Energy company pulls the plug on operations at $1.4B NC factory
Natron Energy, a California-based company that planned to build the first US gigawatt-scale sodium-ion battery plant in Edgecombe County, is ending operations on Wednesday.
News
Lawmakers schedule veto overrides on DEI, school choice bills for September
State lawmakers convened for a brief session this week in which they were scheduled to consider veto overrides on several bills, but the sessions ended without the overrides being taken up. Instead, lawmakers have now scheduled the override session for late September.
Opinion
Stein’s hold on Democratic votes not as tight as Cooper’s
A handful of Democratic legislators have agreed to stand by their initial votes to override the new governor's vetoes.
