North Carolina communities awarded $164 million for water and sewer improvement projects
Governor Roy Cooper announced today $164 million in loans and grants to help pay for 76 drinking water and wastewater projects statewide.
News and Opinion
The tale of crooked-neck John
The early history of North Carolina is full of fascinating characters. John Kincaid was one of them.
OPINION: Court gerrymanders in the name of stopping gerrymandering
The trial court in the redistricting case North Carolina League of Conservation Voters v. Hall rejected a remedial congressional map drawn by the General Assembly based on recommendations from three "special masters" they appointed to inspect that map.
Lawmakers take N.C. congressional map dispute to U.S. Supreme Court
State legislative leaders are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal dispute over a new congressional map for North Carolina.
Senate primary debate offers fireworks despite Ted Budd’s absence
A debate Saturday among three Republican candidates to replace retiring U.S. Sen Richard Burr, R-N.C., was substantive and respectful yet offered just enough fireworks to spark small fires throughout.
Antionette Kerr: Clarence Henderson at the 1960 Woolworth sit-ins
On the second day of the 1960 Greensboro sit-in, Clarence Henderson sat at the Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro to protest segregation. Joseph A. McNeil, Franklin E. McCain and William Smith joined him during that historic moment.
OPINION: DeSantis right to point out hypocrisy of ‘two-tiered’ society on masks
The continued realignment of working-class Americans toward the Republican Party is one of the more fascinating political traits today.
Advisory committee seeks to give parents a voice in their children’s education
Parents across North Carolina want their voices heard on what's best for their children, especially after two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, and changing curriculum.
State Supreme Court rejects competing redistricting appeals
The N.C. Supreme Court is refusing to insert itself back into the state's legal dispute over legislative and congressional redistricting at this time. A series of court orders issued about 10 p.m. Wednesday denied requests for action from supporters and critics of a three-judge panel's ruling on election maps.
Cooper vetoes bill that would end mandatory masks in schools
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the Free the Smiles Act. The bipartisan measure would have blocked mandatory mask policies in N.C. schools.
Filing for 2022 statewide primary election resumes
Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary has restarted across North Carolina. Filing for the primary and rescheduled municipal elections will continue through March 4.
U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 15,000 Households in North Carolina
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following press release: