NC House panel advances data center restrictions
Senate Bill 730, “Ratepayer Protection Act,” is one of several proposals to regulate data centers at the state level.
Senate Bill 730, “Ratepayer Protection Act,” is one of several proposals to regulate data centers at the state level.
The U.S. Supreme Court sided Thursday with the Trump administration’s request to turn away asylum-seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. House Thursday rejected a proposal to rein in President Donald Trump’s months-long military actions in Iran that have left more than a dozen U.S. military members dead, while killing thousands of civilians and displacing millions in the Middle East, according to third-party monitors.
With new laws, early voting site change, and new rules for counting ballots, NC voting rights groups say they’ll do more voter assistance work this fall.
NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy, which could bring SC customers under one of the world’s largest electric companies.
Whether NC House and Senate members will have a budget deal by mid-June remains to be seen, but as the 2026 hurricane season kicks off, recovery from 2024’s Hurricane Helene is still not fully funded.
Elections officials for Granville County failed again Wednesday to produce a unanimous early voting plan. Despite pushback from county residents, GOP members voted to close or move two heavily-used sites.
North Carolina Senate Democratic leaders gathered Thursday to address how the legislature’s failure to pass a budget has affected state employees.
The new North Carolina budget would change how statewide remote charter schools are funded as the number of virtual schools continues to grow.
Around 30 local governments have already enacted moratoriums or zoning restrictions on data centers.