Whatley backs Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ despite GOP revolt on Capitol Hill
Whatley said he supports a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate Trump supporters prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
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Trump administration will make green card hopefuls return to home countries before applying
The change would apply to workers on temporary visas, as well as to people living here illegally but hoping for legal status through sponsorship by relatives such as spouses or children who are U.S. citizens.
NC Budget and Tax Center director Alexandra Sirota on the problematic new constitutional amendments
Republican legislative leaders in Raleigh are advancing some new constitutional amendments that could have big and problematic effects
Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege.
The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital.
Duke University’s Jackson Ewing on a massive merger between NC’s two largest electricity providers
A massive merger is underway between North Carolina’s two largest electricity providers, and we’ll discuss the potential pluses and minuses in a two-part conversation with one of our state’s top energy policy experts, Duke University’s Dr. Jackson Ewing
In Nashville, a federal judge dismisses indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal judge Friday dismissed an indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
Q & A with Dr. Wohl: How global health changes could impact Ebola response
For North Carolina clinicians and researchers who worked through the 2014 Ebola epidemic, today’s outbreak raises familiar concerns but in a markedly different global health landscape.
EPA ‘strategy’ proposes to strike enforceable PFAS standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to strike down the nation’s first-ever health standards for chemical contaminants found in the drinking water sources of millions of North Carolinians.
US Senate GOP punts spending bill amid big split with Trump over settlement fund
A multibillion-dollar package to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term faced new delays Thursday as Senate Republicans showed a rare split with the president over his new “anti-weaponization” fund.
North Carolina slams brakes on EV megafactory deal after years of delay
In 2022, Vietnamese carmarker Vinfast announced it would build a megafactory to produce EVs and batteries in Chatham County, bringing $4 billion in investment and 7,500 jobs. Four years later, the state wants its land and its money back.