Opinion
The governing method behind Tillis’ latest deal
The governing style frustrating much of the Republican base is the same one Tillis developed in Raleigh, long before he arrived in Washington.
Opinion
On road funding, something’s gotta give
So long as North Carolina remains an attractive place to live, work, invest, and rear children, highway usage will go up.
Opinion
Ceuta’s border collapse is a warning for NC
State lines and county boundaries provide no protection from a federal government that has lost control of who enters and who remains.
News
Election 2026: Elizabeth Warren stumps for Roy Cooper
Massachusetts’ Sen. Elizabeth Warren, supporter of the Zohran Mamdani socialist view for their party, campaigned alongside US Senate candidate Roy Cooper on Saturday night at the annual convention of the North Carolina Democrats.
News
93% of NC students qualify for federal school-choice tax credit
A new national analysis estimates that nearly 1.7 million NC children meet the income and enrollment criteria to receive scholarships under the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, which takes effect in 2027.
News
Texas’ Paxton leads GOP AGs supporting Jackson’s Chemours suit
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leads a new coalition of 10 GOP state AGs supporting North Carolina Democrat Jeff Jackson’s lawsuit against Chemours and DuPont.
News
Audit: NC paid $111M for Helene base camps without tracking key services
State auditors recommend better oversight after North Carolina spent $111 million on Hurricane Helene base camps without tracking key service usage.
News
2nd Fort Bragg soldier dies over weekend in Iranian conflict
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq.
News
Fort Bragg soldier killed in Iranian attack
A Fort Bragg soldier from Hawaii was among two US Army service members killed during an Iranian missile and drone attack on a US air base in Jordan, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
News
Boyle to seek senior status, opens up new NC federal judge’s job
US District Judge Terrence Boyle is seeking senior status, a form of semi-retirement that will allow the president to appoint a new federal judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Opinion
Freer Carolinas means more Carolinians
These migration patterns probably won’t convince many progressives to abandon their longtime beliefs about taxes, regulation, school choice, and other issues. Still, hope springs eternal.
Opinion
Performance audits would improve NC elections
Those post-election audits, known as “performance” or “procedural” audits, are not just retabulating ballots to see if the count is about the same as the original tabulation but are for “ensuring the correct process and procedures were followed during the course of the election.”
