Several state government, legislative and agency items remain worth watching this week, including election system modernization, proposed election rule changes, unemployment data, disaster recovery funding, prison operations and education leadership changes. The following items were identified from official North Carolina government and legislative sources.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over a rule his office says would reduce federal borrowing access for students pursuing several health care graduate degrees.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein and the North Carolina Department of Commerce have released a new four-year economic development plan that ties the state’s growth strategy to infrastructure, workforce development, housing, child care, health care and rural competitiveness.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order directing cabinet agencies to work together on housing supply, affordability and access as North Carolina faces rising home prices, population growth and local infrastructure pressure.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state election data commission is asking North Carolina lawmakers to provide sustained funding to replace the Statewide Elections Information Management System, the central elections system used by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina Senate committee was scheduled Thursday to consider bills dealing with criminal law and court operations, putting both measures closer to possible Senate floor action.
RALEIGH, N.C. — State agencies and lawmakers released updates this week on flood resilience funding, coastal land management, unemployment rates, campaign finance technology, criminal law legislation and correctional facility operations. Several items may warrant follow-up coverage because of their connection to infrastructure spending, election transparency, public safety, environmental policy and state agency oversight.
North Carolina received $1.4 billion in federal funding for Hurricane Helene recovery. More than half was designated for single‑family housing. A year and a half later, only 30 single‑family homes have been completed through HUD‑supported programs—a pace that clearly falls short of the need in Western North Carolina.
Modern cars generate massive amounts of data—information that determines not only how they drive but also who can repair them, and which parts can service them. Right now, major automakers are leveraging this data to exclude both independent repair shops and aftermarket parts manufacturers from accessing the diagnostic information North Carolina drivers depend on. Unless Congress intervenes, this quiet power grab will negatively impact our state's manufacturing base, mechanics, and consumers.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order Tuesday directing state cabinet agencies to coordinate on housing supply, affordability and access as North Carolina faces what the governor’s office described as a housing shortage affecting renters, homeowners, workers and older residents.
