A new national analysis of DMV locations across the nation ranks Charlotte at the bottom of the country's DMVs.
Cary, North Carolina, has secured the No. 2 spot among the best US cities for remote workers in 2024, according to a recent report by CoworkingCafe. The study assessed nearly 200 cities across various metrics crucial to remote work, including internet connectivity, coworking spaces, and overall affordability. Cary’s ranking was influenced by the city’s substantial remote work...
On Tuesday, Democrat N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein announced that Walmart agreed to settle with North Carolina and other states regarding their part in the country's ongoing opioid crisis. The settlement requires Walmart to pay $3.1 billion to the states in the agreement. North Carolina will split the settlement with 42 other states. According to Stein's release, CVS and Walgreens may announce similar settlement agreements soon.
Some First Amendment experts say a federal judge in Seattle erred in blocking a company from publishing blueprints for plastic guns, and N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is wrong for supporting the decision because it’s an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech. Stein posted on Twitter, and copied his post on the state Department of...
RALEIGH — Amy Walsh remembers vividly the day she quit her job as primary-care doctor at a medical practice to seek a better way to provide health care. In a few weeks she will join nearly a dozen direct primary care family practices in North Carolina that deliver primary services for a monthly fee while not accepting medical insurance.
RALEIGH — A state senator has taken up the cause of a North Carolina woman who left the state to earn a master’s degree in counseling at a Seattle college, only to learn from a state licensing board on her return to North Carolina that the program she completed came from a school that didn’t have the proper accreditation. Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake, says the licensing law needlessly limits competition.
RALEIGH — Just five months after releasing a report that outlined key questions surrounding new Common Core public school education standards, the John Locke Foundation has revised and expanded the report. Written in a question-and-answer format, the number of topics addressed expands from 35 to 60.
RALEIGH — New public school standards dubbed the Common Core are generating questions for parents and taxpayers across the nation, including North Carolina. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report aims to answer many of those questions. The report addresses 35 topics in a question-and-answer format, starting with the most basic: What is the Common Core State Standards Initiative?
RALEIGH — North Carolina is in the cross-hairs of some 45 law firms. State Treasurer Janet Cowell will choose about 10 to serve as a pool for lawsuits. Representatives from Cowell’s office and the office of Attorney General Roy Cooper are evaluating proposals from the firms.
RALEIGH — Expenses documented by Verizon Business and released by the state suggest the telecommunications company bought alcohol for state employees on at least a dozen occasions, even while negotiating a $51.5 million contract to support the state’s vehicle inspections program.
CHARLOTTE — David Hartgen, the emeritus professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who did the study, said transportation planners need to look more at commuting by suburban residents instead of focusing on access to downtown business districts.
