North Carolina’s Local Government Commission will apply its financial-oversight criteria more consistently to larger governments, including Cary, Greensboro, Rocky Mount and Zebulon.
Gov. Josh Stein highlighted an 8% average teacher-pay increase, a 17% starting-pay increase and new educator-recruitment programs included in North Carolina’s budget.
A state audit found that digital instant games now account for about 40% of North Carolina lottery sales as the share transferred to education has fallen.
In much of the state, fewer than 1% of for-sale homes are available at any given time — far below the 2–3% economists consider a healthy market. In the Triangle and Charlotte, where employers keep adding jobs faster than builders can add roofs, the math simply doesn't work for a growing share of families.
North Carolina officials are weighing in on federal disability policy while state regulators report new information affecting fisheries management and drought response.
North Carolina’s workplace-retaliation bureau secured a record $889,640 in settlements and other monetary relief for workers during state fiscal 2026.
North Carolina will apply its financial-oversight standards more consistently to larger local governments, adding Cary, Greensboro, Rocky Mount and Zebulon to an updated assistance list.
A federal judge has blocked mandatory USPS ballot-envelope and voter-data requirements for the Nov. 3 election, granting relief sought by North Carolina and other states.
The State Board of Elections reconvenes Friday to consider county board vacancies and absentee-ballot guidance.
The U.S. House voted 413-2 to censure North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards following an investigation into his conduct toward two former staff members.
