(The Center Square) – Four Republican candidates for North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District on Thursday backed President Donald Trump’s policy on tariffs, saying they would help bring long term economic gain to the district.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme... Read more
(The Center Square) – Duke University is among the 31 higher education institutions, and the only one from North Carolina, agreeing to cease partnership with The Ph.D. Project.
The program is for doctoral students, and the U.S. Department of... Read more
(The Center Square) – At a 22% decrease in enrollments to the Affordable Care Act, North Carolina is the national leader according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analysis by The Center Square.
About 214,000 fewer people enrolled... Read more
(The Center Square) – Stalled recovery in Hurricane Helene is blamed on “stifling bureaucracy utterly lacking in common sense and resourcefulness,” say seven Republican members of the North Carolina House of Representatives in a statement directed at first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein.
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(The Center Square) – North Carolina legislators who met Wednesday to discuss cutting property taxes were hit with a grim report on the future of federal funding for states and local governments that could actually drive up costs for many programs, making tax cuts more difficult.
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(The Center Square) – Currituck County in northeastern North Carolina says a 2004 amendment contains language that allows the county commissioners to use their judgment in deciding what uses of the tax on tourist’s lodging and property taxes are related to tourism.
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(The Center Square) – Six months in, the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force is thinking about tariffs among its identification of nine recommendations.
Included is large-load tariffs, says the administration of first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, so that... Read more
(The Center Square) – Pharmacy benefit managers in North Carolina are getting a reminder on the SCRIPT Act, a law with five parts that became effective Jan. 1 in support of community retail pharmacies and improved transparency.
Third-term Republican... Read more
(The Center Square) – Tows of vehicles and charging up to $4,400 for release during the COVID-19 era where the owner and company are accused of overly seeking out Black drivers has been adjudicated in a consent judgment with the North Carolina attorney general.
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(The Center Square) – Enforcement of an earlier court order instructing FEMA to reinstate $200 million to North Carolina’s infrastructure program is being sought in litigation with other states by first-term Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
The case, known... Read more
(The Center Square) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson, instrumental in civil rights advocacy after the death of the Rev. Martin Luther King, has died at his Chicago home.
He was 84.
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(The Center Square) – Adjusted for inflation, average household income in North Carolina was up 7.7% from 2020 to 2024 compared to the previous five years, says analysis by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management.
Forty... Read more
(The Center Square) – Once slated for 2035 retirement, energy reliability through modernization of two dual-fuel plants in North Carolina will extend their lifespan to at least 2040.
Owned by Duke Energy Carolinas, the investment at Belews Creek Steam... Read more
(The Center Square) – Sheriff Sam Page declined the job offer of a president, deciding instead to stay in the race to unseat the leader of the North Carolina Senate.
The District 26 seat long occupied by Sen. Phil... Read more
(The Center Square) – Reps. Carla Cunningham, a Democrat, and Keith Kidwell, a Republican, lead the list of incumbents facing primary challenges in the quest to retain their seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Republicans are one... Read more
(The Center Square) – Amid decreases overall and by both major parties, the bloc of independent voter registrations in North Carolina grew by more than 2,000 in the past seven days.
Since Jan. 17, the Democratic bloc has lost... Read more
(The Center Square) – Democratic U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee of North Carolina says a weaponization of the State Board of Elections includes “denied requests for early voting at universities that have hosted it before.”
Of the three, however, there's... Read more
(The Center Square) – Roy Cooper vetoed mandatory requirement of photo identification in 2018.
Thursday, the U.S. Senate candidate vetoed a photo of himself presenting photo ID to cast a ballot.
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(The Center Square) – For North Carolina residents struggling to buy homes, it’s not their imagination that prices seem to be going through the roof, according to a newly released study.
The state as a whole had an average... Read more
U.S. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy’s Buying American Cotton Act is a near-perfect example of the old adage that government intervention leads to more intervention.
According to Murphy, R-N.C., the bill is due in part to “global competition”... Read more
