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NC pharmaceutical companies brace for impact of tariffs
Imminent import tariffs on pharmaceuticals, NC's No. 1 export, announced recently by Trump, cause industry uncertainty.
Opinion
Could the Triangle see Major League Baseball sooner than expected?
Centennial Authority Chairman Phillip Isley says a temporary relocation of the Rays to Durham could be a huge boost to the Triangle's expansion franchise hopes.
News
Sowing Resilience Heroes: Dr. Peter Morris
Dr. Peter Morris, executive director of Urban Ministries talks about food deserts and food insecurity in Wake County.
News
Towns are pushing for subsidized stadiums, while others struggle to keep them afloat
While some counties look to build new sports complexes, others struggle to pay bills and upkeep.
News
NC Appeals Court permits suit against Raleigh for auto accident injuries
A woman injured in a 2018 auto accident in Zebulon can proceed with her lawsuit against the city of Raleigh and one of its employees. The N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling allowing the case to move forward.
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2nd district primary candidates take on state gas tax and term limits
From establishing Constitution restoration training to having media sanctioned by a media accountability ombudsman, Republican primary candidates for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District are stumping on a wide range of policy ideas ahead of the May 17 primary election. The 2nd is one of two congressional districts in Wake County. It runs from north of...
Opinion
Could redistricting ruling help Republicans in Wake County?
Wake County Republicans are hoping new state Supreme Court rulings that hurt GOP political efforts by forcing changes to political maps could be used to help Republicans in the state’s largest county and seat of state government. Republicans held a rally trying to force the Democratic County commission to work with the Wake County legislative...
Opinion
N.C. Dems ask court to eviscerate urban GOP efforts
Mecklenburg Republican Charlie Mulligan decided he could no longer wait. This week he announced his campaign for the newly drawn N.C. Senate District 41 in southern and eastern Mecklenburg County. It includes the GOP-leaning towns of Matthews and Mint Hill. “In Mecklenburg, not only can we do better, we deserve better, and that’s why I’m...
Opinion
Distiller talks about nurturing communities through art, sharing as ABC reform bill moves through legislature
A form of art, growing and nurturing communities. A block on which to build neighborhoods, relationships. Simple phrases, lacking description but begging for illustration, detailed, contextual description. What’s coming is a common refrain from me, used many times in myriad fashions. Yet it’s always true. Places such as breweries, distilleries, wineries have taken the point...
Opinion
Billion-dollar buses
Wake County plans to spend billions for a transit plan targeting a small percentage of the local population.
News
JLF: Council Should Sacrifice Own Garbage Disposals
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation has called on most members of Raleigh City Council to disclose their ownership of garbage disposals and to disable and remove those disposals as soon as possible. The request followed city council's 7-1 vote Tuesday to maintain a day-old ban on new garbage disposal units.
News
Golden Leaf Official’s Business, Brother Linked to $10 Million Grant
Don Carrington reports that two brothers, one the chairman of Golden LEAF and the other a director of a grain growers cooperative, own businesses associated with a $10 million foundation grant to build a soybean-processing facility and a related biodiesel fuel plant.
