A PCS to the NC Farmland and Military Protection Act was discussed during the Senate Judiciary Committee.
NC’s General Assembly has the political will and the moral clarity to act on this issue. The question is whether the law that passes will be one that sophisticated adversaries cannot work around.
A Randolph County pastor is asking North Carolina’s highest court to take another look at a case involving millions of dollars that critics have labeled the North Carolina attorney general’s hog farm “slush fund.”
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court ruling that could have diverted $12 million from the state attorney general to public schools.
Ahead of two federal judges’ separate rulings on Friday that the Trump administration must use a $6 billion emergency fund to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, as it is set to pause on Saturday due to the federal government shutdown, North Carolina and others are donating nearly $18 million to food banks across the state.
In just a few short weeks, North Carolina’s annual state fair will kick off on October 16 and run through October 26th. This 11-day event takes place at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh and showcases the state’s No. 1 industry, agriculture, which brings in $111.1 billion annually. “The NC State Fair is a tradition that...
Among the goodbyes and farewells of over half of the North Carolina Council of State members, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall pointed out North Carolinians' dramatic cut in charitable giving this year. Gov. Roy Cooper also encouraged members to stay focused on western North Carolina Helene recovery, wherever their next post of service will be.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler addresses Helene's impact on this year's North Carolina State Fair.
State Attorney General Josh Stein is appealing a Wake County judge’s order last month that $12 million Smithfield Foods has paid to North Carolina since 2019 should fund environmental enhancements in public schools. Stein had been using the money to fund his own environmental grant program.
A 2019 state law dictates that an annual payment to the state from Smithfield Foods should support environmental enhancements in public schools.
A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in a dispute involving $12 million Smithfield Foods has paid to the state since July 2019. The judge determined that the money must be used to support North Carolina's public schools.
