North Carolina private schools added 8,260 students and 67 schools in 2025-26, the largest one-year increase in schools in more than four decades. The leap came in the first school year that universal Opportunity Scholarships were fully funded from the start.
Rocky Mount’s cash position has improved enough that state officials will not require city leaders to return to the Local Government Commission (LGC) next month, though the city remains under close financial monitoring. The update came during Tuesday afternoon’s LGC meeting, where Rocky Mount officials appeared before the commission for the fourth time to discuss the city’s financial condition. ...
A Superior Court judge rejected Tuesday a request from NC bar owners who were seeking to split two pieces of their lawsuit over government-mandated COVID closings in 2020 and 2021.
A Superior Court judge could decide Tuesday whether North Carolina bar owners suing over COVID-related government shutdowns can pursue depositions from former Gov. Roy Cooper and his top health official.
Paralegals challenging North Carolina’s law against providing legal advice without a license explained their case Wednesday in a federal Appeals Court filing.
The "Tax-Free Family Essentials Act" is the latest in a series of targeted tax breaks House Republicans have introduced this session to address affordability concerns.
County managers across the five counties cited many of the same fiscal pressures: rising costs, school funding needs, public safety demands, slower revenue growth, and uncertainty over state and federal funding.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and families that use Medicaid-funded autism services have reached a deal that would end a 2025 lawsuit.
A plan to help finance a $1.7 billion Raleigh MLB ballpark was left out of the state budget deal reached this week after state House leaders balked at committing public money.
Thirty-one former North Carolina State University athletes are appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit against NCSU’s former sports medicine director and seven university officials.
If Raleigh is a true major-league market, it should attract major-league private investment. Let owners own the risk, let fans buy the tickets, and let NC taxpayers keep their money.
