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John Lowery nominated for brother’s seat during pivotal window
Lowery's nomination to his brother Jarrod's seat in the NC House comes in a pivotal two-week window for Republicans to override any vetoes from Gov. Stein.
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Waste Watch: DOGE looks to pinch some pennies
Are pennies on the chopping block? It costs more than three cents to make the one-cent penny, and The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has a bold idea: it may be time to coin a new era by eliminating the penny.
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Report: UNC-Chapel Hill has 34x more registered Democratic professors than Republican
Though diversity may be a core tenet of universities across the nation today, intellectual diversity at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill is virtually nonexistent, a new report finds.
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Legislature is mapping plans for America’s 250th anniversary celebration coming in 2026
The inaugural meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly’s Semiquincentennial Committee convened Tuesday to discuss the state’s plans for commemorating America’s 250th Anniversary on July 4, 2026.
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Extending McHenry’s powers as interim speaker is still a possibility
North Carolina Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry has served as interim speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since Oct. 3 after former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, was ousted. Given the failed attempts of fellow Reps. Steve Scalise, R- LA, and Jim Jordan, R-OH, to lock up a vote as the next speaker, how likely is it that McHenry will be given extended powers?
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Uphill battle for GOP supermajority in the N.C. General Assembly
What are the chances of the GOP winning a supermajority in North Carolina's General Assembly in this November's General Election? While the probability of that happening looked pretty good earlier in the year, many experts say the chances for that happening have now diminished.
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Roy Cooper for president? Why he was named a top pick for 2024
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is among the top 10 Democrats named in The Washington Post’s quarterly Democratic presidential candidate ranking for 2024 released on April 16. Cooper came in at 6th place, down from 5th in its last ranking. The paper calls him “one leading contender you hear the least about” and says he...
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Small businesses, like Ashworth’s in Fuquay-Varina, struggling with inflation
Ashworth’s Clothing in Fuquay-Varina opened in 1937. It survived through some trying times, such as World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Great Recession. Owner Steve Ashworth says the current state of the world economy offers some unique challenges, too. “This is unusual, especially the government’s lockdown in 2020, which impacted us,” he told...
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Biden’s vaccine mandate is finished, but not for all health care workers
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate, although the battle over the jabs continues. On the same day, the high court approved the federal vaccine mandate for facilities that receive Medicaid and Medicare funding. This means that hospitals and other health care facilities with millions of employees now...
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Anticipated Low Turnout Makes Runoff Races Unpredictable
RALEIGH — They are heralding solutions to education woes, an anemic economy, joblessness and illegal immigration, but Republican congressional and lieutenant governor candidates in North Carolina’s July 17 runoff elections lament that their messages will not spark much voter turnout.
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Perdue Vetoes GOP-Backed Cost-Cutting Measure (UPDATED)
RALEIGH — Beyond the economic development reductions, S.B. 13 also would give Perdue expanded authority to slash an additional $400 million from state agencies. Perdue supported that part, but balked at the other cuts.
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Health Care Opt-Out Bills DOA in General Assembly
RALEIGH — Republicans in the General Assembly might have to wait until next year to take on the new federal health care law, as the legislature’s Democratic leadership has given a chilly reception to proposals allowing North Carolina to opt out of the law’s health insurance mandates.
