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Local data center moratoriums may carry statewide consequences
As some NC cities and counties pause data center projects, critics warn temporary bans could shift investment and leave larger grid questions unresolved.
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NC Supreme Court affirms ruling against DEQ over animal waste rules
The North Carolina Supreme Court upheld Friday a lower court’s decision favoring the North Carolina Farm Bureau in a legal battle with state environmental regulators. The high court split, 5-2, in determining that three provisions in the state’s general animal-waste permits should have been subjected to the state’s rulemaking process.
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Stein holds press briefing on preparing for Hurricane Erin
A day after declaring a State of Emergency, Gov. Josh Stein held a press briefing Wednesday morning on the latest updates and preparation as Hurricane Erin impacts NC’s coast.
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Wray announces bid to reclaim House seat
Wray narrowly lost the Democratic nomination in 2024 to progressive Rodney D. Pierce by fewer than 25 votes. The results brought disputes and recounts, with Wray’s formal election challenge ultimately dismissed by all three county boards of elections.
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Top NC court to decide fate of challenged animal waste permit conditions
The North Carolina Supreme Court must decide whether three challenged conditions in state animal waste permits are state government rules. If so, those conditions would be thrown out because they didn’t go through the state’s rulemaking process.
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Top NC court to hear animal waste permit dispute on April 23
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a case pitting the state Department of Environmental Quality against the North Carolina Farm Bureau. The farm group opposes three conditions tied to state animal waste permits affecting 2,000 farmers statewide.
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NC Chamber, NFIB back Farm Bureau in legal battle over animal waste rules
Two of North Carolina’s leading business lobbying groups are supporting the NC Farm Bureau in its legal battle against state regulators’ proposed animal waste permit requirements. The NC Chamber and National Federation of Independent Business filed a joint document Friday with the state Supreme Court.
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Farm Bureau challenges animal waste permit rules at top NC court
The North Carolina Farm Bureau is urging the state Supreme Court to uphold a lower court’s ruling against state environmental regulators in a dispute over animal waste permits. The Farm Bureau argues that challenged permit conditions should be treated as state rules.
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NC unemployment rate hits record low. These 5 counties have the highest rates:
According to the latest report from the N.C. Department of Commerce, North Carolina has a 3.3% unemployment rate, the lowest in decades.
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Currituck officials side with Hanig in Democrat’s residency dispute
On Tuesday, the Currituck County Board of Elections voted that Democrat Valerie Jordan is likely not a resident in the district where she is running for state Senate. The county board is now asking the N.C. State Board of Elections to make a final ruling on Jordan's eligibility to remain a candidate for the November contest.
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Elections Board Looking At Wray Spending
RALEIGH — Responding to a State Board of Elections investigation looking into the possible use of campaign funds for personal benefit, state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, has submitted a document to the board that is at odds with public statements he has made about his campaign fund spending. Wray paid for these expenses from his campaign account.
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Public Funds Key Private Projects
ROANOKE RAPIDS — Economic development officials in northeast North Carolina put a pretty face on the groundbreaking in mid-November of one of three projects planned around Roanoke Rapids. Dolly Parton was there. So was brother Randy. But the stark reality of the projects is that so far, taxpayers appear to be the only ones paying a pretty penny for the projects, and conflicts of interest abound.
