In the last year, more people have moved to North Carolina than any other state in the country. Boasting a net gain of 84,000 new residents, families are flocking to North Carolina because the state still offers something that’s becoming increasingly harder to find: a place where a paycheck goes further. That affordability edge is what’s at stake here in a costly fight that’s draining small businesses every day.
Governor Josh Stein released the following statement reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
North Carolina fisheries officials are opening a public-input process as they begin reviewing the state’s management plan for red drum.
Five former North Carolina governors have asked to support Gov. Josh Stein in state Supreme Court cases addressing legislative restrictions on executive appointments and control of state commissions.
North Carolina and 11 local governments have reached a $590 million PFAS settlement with DuPont and Chemours that includes guaranteed payments and a reserve for continuing cleanup obligations.
An antitrust settlement is delivering eggs to North Carolina food banks, while a state authority prepares to consider water and wastewater infrastructure business.
North Carolina is gathering public input on a redesigned small-business contracting program after lawmakers eliminated the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses in the state budget.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is leading a bipartisan coalition seeking stronger federal verification, monitoring and enforcement requirements for companies that carry telephone calls.
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.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking the EPA to require public drinking-water systems to monitor for microplastics and disclose their findings.
Governor Stein, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina announced the application window will open soon for $20 million to build and expand child care programs in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby.
