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Duke settlement lowers rate hike, NC households still face 9.5% increase
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (931+ words) Duke Energy Carolinas residential customers would see their electricity rates rise approximately 9.5% over two years under a proposed settlement that substantially reduces the utility’s original request but has drawn criticism from Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Duke…...
4th Circuit could hear NC abortion drug case in October
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (1106+ words) Listen to this story (16 minutes) The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals could hear oral arguments this fall in a case involving a challenge to North Carolina’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone. Court records indicate the case Bryant v. Moore…...
UNC seeks summary judgment in suit over secret SCiLL report
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (1136+ words) Listen to this story (13 minutes) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues in a new court filing that a $1.2 million report on its School of Civic Life is full of material “cover to cover” that exempts it from…...
Audit finds $97.3M in NC DPS financial reporting errors
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (774+ words) The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NC DPS) had $97.3 million in financial reporting errors for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025, according to an audit released on Wednesday by the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (NCOSA). NCDPS is…...
‘The Change Agent’ reexamines Pat McCrory’s political legacy
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1000+ words) Andrew Dunn had never met Pat McCrory when he decided to spend a year examining the former North Carolina governor’s political career. But after nearly two decades of writing about North Carolina politics, Dunn believed an important part of McCrory’s…...
Stein, lawmakers disagree about arguing cases at top NC court
3+ day, 25+ min ago (1686+ words) Listen to this story (24 minutes) Top Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly oppose Gov. Josh Stein’s proposal for partial consolidation of two cases pitting the governor against the legislature at the state’s highest court. Legislative leaders introduced an alternative…...
New aluminum incentive plan faces analyst skepticism
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (442+ words) On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation intended to incentivize investments in the US aluminum industry. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the US Dept of Commerce to develop an incentive program for companies that invest in the construction,…...
State board selects Monty Sullivan to head NC community colleges
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (542+ words) The State Board of Community Colleges has selected former Louisiana higher education leader Monty Sullivan to become the next president of the North Carolina Community College System, pending confirmation by the General Assembly. Sullivan spent 12 years leading the Louisiana Community…...
Top lawmakers, elections board defend challenged law at 4th Circuit
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (1142+ words) Listen to this story (15 minutes) The North Carolina State Board of Elections and top Republican legislative leaders are defending a federal trial judge’s ruling in a case involving same-day voter registration rules. The elections board and top GOP lawmakers filed…...
Defendant challenges state’s arguments for NC felon gun ban
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1346+ words) Listen to this story (14 minutes) The defendant in a case challenging North Carolina’s ban on felons’ gun ownership argues in a new state Supreme Court brief that the law cannot survive recent federal court precedents. Lower state courts have ruled…...