NC bills target data center boom, seeking tax changes, consumer protections
The North Carolina Department of Commerce estimates that data centers could soon cost the state $450 million a year under current tax exemptions.
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The data center industry’s PR blitz is backfiring
Over the last two months, to counter the souring public sentiment, a group called North Carolina Connects has been running ads on TV, radio and social media promoting data centers. What the ads don’t disclose is who’s behind North Carolina Connects.
NC’s childcare crisis disproportionately affects disabled kids. A lawmaker says it’s time for change
Families of disabled kids struggle to find childcare options that accommodate their children, often facing long waitlists, exorbitant costs, and untrained staff.
As vote on Blanche for attorney general nears, ex-DOJ staffers warn against confirmation
The narrow committee divide, razor-thin after the death of the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, could mean the vote will hinge on two Republican senators spurned by President Donald Trump, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas.
NC committee votes to put ‘right to work,’ ‘right to farm’ amendments on 2026 ballot
NC Senate lawmakers could vote as soon as Tuesday on whether to put constitutional amendments for the “right to farm” and “right to work” on the ballot.
Dean of UNC journalism school to step down in August
Raul Reis, dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, will step down from his leadership position Aug. 1. The announcement was made Friday by Magnus Egerstedt, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
GOP leaders say the NC budget offers ‘historic’ raises. A top education panel says it’s not enough.
Just weeks after the North Carolina General Assembly passed a $34 billion state budget that included 8% average raises for teachers over two years, the state’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education said it’s not enough.
Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to allege ‘mortal threat’ from communism
On the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump used his address Friday night at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota to allege that there is “a resurgence of the communist menace in our land.”
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.
UNC-Chapel Hill trustees celebrate NC budget funding even as campus faces more cuts
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.