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Former Arizona senator faces NC suit over role in broken marriage
Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona faces a lawsuit in North Carolina filed by a woman who claims Sinema broke up her marriage.
Opinion
Cherish our free state of North Carolina
North Carolina isn’t quite First in Freedom. But over the past decade and a half, we’ve taken tremendous strides in the right direction. Those are among the findings of the latest Economic Freedom of North America index, published earlier this month by the Canada-based Fraser Institute. The new report uses 2023 data on government expenditure,...
Opinion
Popularity is precisely what we want
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!
Opinion
Test scores show modest improvement
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...
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NC leaders advance plans for America’s 250th
North Carolina’s Semiquincentennial Committee advances plans for America’s 250th with exhibits, markers, partnerships, and statewide celebrations.
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Dept of Ed releases frozen education funding to NC, other states
The US Department of Education is releasing $6.8 billion in education funding that it had originally frozen on June 30, including over $165 million for North Carolina.
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NC joins other states in suing the federal govt for frozen education funds
On Monday, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 24 other mainly Democrat run states in suing the federal government to prevent it from freezing funds for NC’s schools and educators.
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North Carolina ranks 1st in the nation for business
The annual ranking evaluates all 50 states across 135 metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness, including economy, business friendliness, workforce, infrastructure, and more. The Tar Heel State has been a top performer in the annual survey in recent years, claiming the number one spot in 2022 and 2023, and finishing second in 2021 and 2024.
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AG Jackson adds NC to lawsuit challenging Trump NIH cuts
On Monday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a lawsuit with 21 other states, seeking to prevent funding cuts to the National Institute of Health (NIH).
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Jackson joins other Democrat AGs suing over Trump birthright citizenship order
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined Democrats serving as AG in 17 other states and the District of Columbia in a new federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
Opinion
Thanksgiving is a bit more affordable this year, but don’t let politicians take credit
Factors like avian flu recovery and reduced input costs have played a much larger role than politics or policy in making this Thanksgiving more affordable.
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Tillis calls to expedite Helene relief in Senate committee testimony
US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, testified before the US Senate Committee on Appropriations Wednesday He said that the media may have moved on in their news cycle but things are far from getting back to normal.
