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.
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.
