The vote came as diesel prices reached a record high of $6.31 per gallon in the United States, and gas hovered at an average of nearly $4.37 a gallon Wednesday, according to AAA. Global oil markets have been rocked since Iranian officials effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a major petroleum trade route.
Senate Bill 730, “Ratepayer Protection Act,” is one of several proposals to regulate data centers at the state level.
Bishop William Barber and other faith leaders were arrested Monday following a voting rights protest in the Hart Senate Office Building. They say they’ll take their message to the states to turn out voters in the November election.
Recent polling shows growing opposition to data centers in North Carolina. That trend is being reflected across the state Monday, with three more cities and counties considering putting data project developments on pause, while a proposal to build one in Raleigh was withdrawn Saturday.
The nonpartisan, nonprofit Keep Our Republic will host forums on election administration around NC leading up to the 2026 general election.
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.
As students prepare to return to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, trustees are celebrating a new state budget while voicing some concerns about cuts they’ve promised to make.
President Donald Trump has not slowed his pursuit of central policy goals and personal pursuits, even after major setbacks at the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts.
Critics of a proposed ban on amplified sound outside NC polling places say it will hurt Black, brown and young voter participation.
State Senator Natalie Murdock joins Newsline for a two-part discussion regarding some of the ways our warming climate is making life difficult and dangerous for both workers and residential utility customers