New NC law suspending gas tax takes effect immediately, but it may take some time before drivers see prices at the pump go down. The law allows retailers to recoup the taxes they’ve already paid on the gas in their storage tanks. It’s also unclear how much relief will actually be passed on to taxpayers.

A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on elections — a practice many states have long prohibited.

This story was produced by KFF Health News. CHATHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Despite being in one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, this rural county of roughly 85,000 people is still brimming with red foxes, coyotes, white-tailed deer, and wild turkeys. Read more Trump appoints committee to revive quest to remove Lisa Cook from Fed board…

President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member.

National Democrats are rethinking their campaign strategy in North Carolina as Republican groups — and even the GOP candidate — pause spending in the state’s open U.S. Senate race.

A new report finds Black students in North Carolina face substantial disparities in academic readiness, suspensions and school-based juvenile complaints.

As early in-person voting approaches, North Carolina election officials look to ease fears about cyber threats and the presence of ICE at the polls.

U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Kelly said at the end of a Thursday hearing he intends to issue his decision on a preliminary injunction in the press freedom case before Tuesday.

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction contractors say they need more access to workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and a cultural shift to encourage young people to do the hard, dirty work of skilled trades. They’re looking for plumbers, electricians, carpenters, machinists and technicians — specializations increasingly in short supply.

The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups.