Lieutenant Governor Rachel Hunt announced the opening of submissions for the 2026 Medal of Valor award.
Today’s NC Political News briefs
Today’s briefs include a Meta trial, an egg-price antitrust settlement delivery and campaign finance rule comments.
State elections board to review disputed November early voting plans
The State Board of Elections is scheduled to review November early voting plans from counties where local election boards did not unanimously agree.
State auditor report flags CATS security gaps, fare enforcement failures
The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor has released a report faulting the Charlotte Area Transit System for security concerns, fare enforcement problems and unspent safety funding.
VolunteerNC Awarded More Than $13.2 Million in AmeriCorps Funding to Support Service Programs Across the State
(RALEIGH) Today VolunteerNC announced that its AmeriCorps NC program received more than $13.2 million in funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.
Op-ed: NC’s Housing Crisis Not Limited to Big Cities
North Carolina is in the middle of a housing crisis that is often treated like background noise. Home prices across the state have climbed far faster than wages, and rents in cities like Charlotte, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Asheville have pushed working families—teachers, nurses, restaurant workers, the people who keep our communities running—further and further from the neighborhoods they serve.
Op-ed: Billy Sewell: Don’t Let a Crypto Carve-Out Drain the Credit North Carolina Farms and Businesses Depend On
Every winter, before the ground thaws, North Carolina farmers sit down with the same local banks their families have used for generations to work out how they will pay for a crop that won’t come in for another eight months.
Today’s NC Political News briefs
Today’s briefs include a new chief district court judge appointment and upcoming legislative calendar items.
Rules Review Commission to consider election, agency rules at August meeting
The Rules Review Commission’s Aug. 27 agenda includes State Board of Elections rules, agency rule filings and public comment deadlines.
Stein vetoes bill giving chief justice suspension power over trial judges
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 377, saying it would threaten judicial independence by giving the chief justice suspension power over trial judges.
Stein vetoes election bill changing early voting, ballot challenges
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 958, an election bill affecting early voting, ballot challenges and election oversight.
Today’s NC Political News briefs
Today’s briefs include a TV merger enforcement order, a Duke Energy settlement dispute and recent bill actions from Gov. Josh Stein.
State elections board to review disputed November early voting plans
The State Board of Elections will meet Thursday to review November early voting plans from counties where local boards did not unanimously agree.
Jackson asks FAA to protect emergency drone use in no-fly-zone rules
Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking the FAA to protect emergency responder drone use as it develops no-fly-zone rules.
Jackson says Duke Energy residential rate increase is 9.3%, not 6.8%
Attorney General Jeff Jackson says Duke Energy Progress residential customers would face a 9.3% increase, not 6.8%, under a proposed settlement.
North Carolina raises rates for court-appointed attorneys
North Carolina will raise hourly rates for court-appointed attorneys beginning Oct. 1, with compensation ranging from $85 for misdemeanor cases to $120 for potentially capital cases.
State Board to decide disputed early-voting plans in 20 counties
The State Board of Elections will decide early-voting plans for 20 counties, including Lenoir, Greene, Pitt and Wayne, after local boards failed to reach unanimous agreements.
Today’s NC Political News briefs
North Carolina officials approved the state's first Workforce Pell programs, committed a $1 million economic-development incentive and opened several groups of state regulations for public review.
NC ABC Commission continues study of minimum liquor pricing
North Carolina alcohol regulators are continuing a study of potential minimum pricing for liquor after reviewing the issue at the ABC Commission’s Aug. 12 meeting.
Judge finds Nexstar violated court order freezing Tegna merger
A judge has found Nexstar violated an injunction requiring it to remain separate from Tegna while a multistate antitrust challenge proceeds.