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.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a U.S. Department of Education rule that his office says would restrict federal loan access for students pursuing advanced health care degrees.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House committee is scheduled to consider two transportation oversight bills Wednesday, including one that would require a performance audit of the state Ferry Division and another directing the Department of Transportation to study delivery of projects funded through the state’s transportation prioritization system.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina Senate committee is scheduled to discuss a bill Wednesday that would allow residents to register as organ and tissue donors through their state income tax returns.
RALEIGH — By Monday, June 15, the academic year will be over for colleges, universities, and most grade schools. Family trips and summertime sojourns will commence. Tourist venues and recreational attractions will be bustling.
Several recent state government items touch on public health, community college leadership, workforce training, domestic violence prevention, western North Carolina infrastructure, court security, farmland preservation and tourism spending.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House committee is scheduled to consider a broad alcohol and gaming bill that would affect ABC stores, mixed beverage permittees, premixed cocktails, nonprofit raffles and game nights.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein is pointing to a reported decline in overdose deaths in North Carolina while calling for additional state funding for opioid treatment and fentanyl enforcement.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina House committee is scheduled to consider a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how members of the State Board of Education are selected and make the superintendent of public instruction the board’s chair.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is seeking public comment on four sets of proposed administrative rules involving absentee voting, voter photo identification, recounts and voting sites.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state commission focused on election technology is scheduled to meet Wednesday to review campaign finance software planning and the replacement of North Carolina’s statewide election management system.
