New NC superintendent plans listening sessions across the state
North Carolina’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green began his tenure after being sworn in on Wednesday.
Politics & Government
New North Carolina governor issues orders on private road repairs, housing after Helene
New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has already taken several actions to help the short- and long-term recovery from Hurricane Helene. Stein traveled to Asheville on Thursday where he announced he has signed five executive orders related to the historic flooding in western North Carolina in late September.
Still many unknowns in cyber disruption of Winston-Salem city system
The incident is being investigated by multiple agencies including the FBI and the North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force.
State lawmakers call for a detailed look at pipeline expansion, raise environmental concerns
A massive proposed expansion to the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, which runs through parts of the Piedmont, has caught the attention of 14 North Carolina General Assembly members.
North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor is sworn in
North Carolina's latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper in a top elected position for the second time in eight years.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
NC attorney weighs in on Helene FEMA aid application process
A disaster aid attorney urges North Carolinians affected by Helene to stick with the FEMA individual aid application and appeals process.
Biden is expected to announce new asylum rules for migrants at the border
President Biden is expected to issue an executive order Tuesday that would greatly reduce the number of asylum-seekers allowed into the country.
Latest challenge to North Carolina's power-shifting law focuses on state elections board control
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have filed another lawsuit against a GOP-inspired law that strips away powers from several incoming Democratic state leaders. The newest suit filed Monday focuses on a key provision in the law that moves state election board appointment powers from the governor to the state auditor.
