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.
Governor Stein announced that the North Carolina Department of Commerce, on behalf of the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, & Innovation, has awarded 50 grants to 46 North Carolina-based small businesses to develop and commercialize innovative new technologies. These technologies span a variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, health care, defense, advanced materials, seafood production, and space.
Today’s briefs cover the opening of absentee voting, $2.5 million in coastal resilience funding and a water-quality hearing for a proposed data center.
