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.
(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.
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.
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 briefs include a new chief district court judge appointment and upcoming legislative calendar items.
The Rules Review Commission’s Aug. 27 agenda includes State Board of Elections rules, agency rule filings and public comment deadlines.
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 377, saying it would threaten judicial independence by giving the chief justice suspension power over trial judges.
Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 958, an election bill affecting early voting, ballot challenges and election oversight.
Today’s briefs include a TV merger enforcement order, a Duke Energy settlement dispute and recent bill actions from Gov. Josh Stein.
The State Board of Elections will meet Thursday to review November early voting plans from counties where local boards did not unanimously agree.
