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Hearing scheduled Thursday on petition to remove Mecklenburg sheriff
A hearing has been scheduled Thursday morning in Charlotte on a petition to remove Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden from office.
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Report warns tariffs could cost NC farms $700M, 8,000 jobs
A new report out this week estimates that tariffs could result in nearly $700 million in losses to North Carolina’s agricultural sector, underscoring the vulnerability of the state’s largest industry to retaliatory trade policies.
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Supreme Court will not hear Duke Energy’s appeal in anti-monopoly case
The US Supreme Court will not take up Duke Energy’s appeal of a lower court ruling in an anti-monopoly dispute involving Fayetteville’s long-term electricity contract.
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UNC, former provost seek 45-day stay in open meetings, records suit
The University of North Carolina and a former provost are asking a court to place an open meetings and public records lawsuit on hold for 45 days.
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Top court stays ruling that could ‘fundamentally transform’ NC suits
The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that critics warn “fundamentally transforms” state law regarding lawsuits filed against businesses.
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NC delegation demands action on illegal truck driver’s licenses
Federal auditors determined that approximately 54% of the licenses sampled in their audit were improperly issued, including licenses granted without proper verification of lawful presence.
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Judge blocks release of recordings tied to Charlotte light rail death
A federal judge has upheld an earlier order blocking media access to law enforcement recordings tied to the high-profile light rail stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska.
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Hundreds of NC public school teachers ‘call out’ from work in protest
NC Teachers in Action has scheduled two additional protests for Feb. 7 and March 7.
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Charlotte TV station requests law-enforcement recordings over Iryna Zarutska killing
Charlotte TV station WSOC has filed a formal response opposing an emergency motion by DeCarlos Brown Jr. that seeks to block the release of law-enforcement recordings connected to the August 2025 killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail.
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NC could lose $48.7M after CDLs flagged by federal government
While the letter does not immediately impose that sanction, it makes clear that decertification remains an option if compliance is not restored.
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Economic outlook 2026: NC remains strong
“American businesses have been paying these billions of dollars that are going into the tariff fund, if you will, and they are increasingly passing those on to consumers.” — Dr. Michael Walden, NC State economist and professor.
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Briner: NC on right track as debt falls, pension gains rise
NCs finances are heading in the right direction in the new year, according to State Treasurer Brad Briner.
