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4+ min ago   (687+ words) North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says the state should have launched Hurricane Helene recovery programs faster, particularly for small businesses that could not afford to wait for assistance. A new survey finds three out of four participating western North Carolina…...

36+ min ago   (806+ words) Listen to this story (10 minutes) The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and a Brunswick County developer are battling at the state’s highest court over the impact of a delayed stormwater permit. Both sides in the dispute filed briefs Wednesday…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (409+ words) I said Fayetteville might see another day in the 90s before things cooled down. Looks like that day is coming up. The Cape Fear region will see a brief but impressive October warm-up leading into a soggy weekend. After that, much…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (747+ words) A federal judge has denied multiple requests to throw out a lawsuit North Carolina, nine other states, and the federal government filed against landlords accused of using the RealPage software to keep rents high. US District Judge William Osteen issued…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (778+ words) Eugene Merritt Jr., who was born in Rose Hill, went on to become a champion for downtown Wilmington. Merritt-Holland Company, founded by Eugene Merritt’s father and his uncle, first operated out of this tiny gas station in Rose Hill. Born…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago   (602+ words) The US Senate on Wednesday failed to advance legislation that would bar members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing individual stocks while in office, putting a spotlight on where North Carolina’s two major-party Senate candidates stand on…...

2+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1664+ words) Listen to this story (21 minutes) Lawyers for Gov. Josh Stein are asking North Carolina’s second-highest court to deny an appeal from bar owners challenging government orders that forced their businesses to remain closed during the COVID pandemic. The bar owners…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago   (766+ words) Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley said Wednesday that tariffs should be judged by their impact on North Carolina businesses and workers, acknowledging that some can help domestic manufacturers while others raise costs for companies that rely on imported materials....

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (521+ words) Director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life, Research Editor, John Locke Foundation State utilities law in North Carolina requires “adequate, reliable and economical utility service to all of the citizens and residents of the State.” That means guaranteeing…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1014+ words) A recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit, which a federal judge later dismissed, accuses North Carolina health officials of misrepresenting information to the federal government as the state sought federal funding for the long-delayed overhaul of its Medicaid technology. The lawsuit was…...