(The Center Square) – Experimentation with artificial intelligence for improved efficiency and public service has begun in a North Carolina executive office.
First-term Republican state Treasurer Brad Briner said Thursday the state is launching a 12-week pilot program with... Read more
(The Center Square) – Dan Bishop, former congressman from North Carolina and state senator before that, was confirmed 53-45 by the U.S. Senate as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget Wednesday.
Every Republican voted for him;... Read more
(The Center Square) – Allowing people with state-issued concealed carry licenses or permits to conceal a handgun in any other state, a bill proposed by a North Carolina congressman, has moved forward from a congressional committee.
The Constitutional Concealed... Read more
(The Center Square) – Protection of women and their private spaces, such as dorms, restrooms or detention centers, has been proposed in the North Carolina Senate.
The Women’s Safety and Protection Act, also known as Senate Bill 516, brings... Read more
(The Center Square) – State Sen. Paul Newton is leaving the North Carolina General Assembly.
His retirement is effective Wednesday evening “to pursue an opportunity outside of state government,” a release says. The Cabarrus County Republican, party majority leader,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Eviction of squatters, despite concerns from a police group that the legislation lacks due process provisions, could be easier for property owners if legislation passing a North Carolina committee on Tuesday becomes law.
The Judiciary... Read more
(The Center Square) – Polling from a private university in North Carolina says 6 in 10 state residents want an increase in funding, no change or only minor reductions to the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency created by... Read more
(The Center Square) – Legislation to require private employers to offer paid sick leave insurance and to raise the minimum wage were each endorsed by a group of Democrats on Tuesday at the North Carolina General Assembly.
Sen. Sydney... Read more
(The Center Square) – Encouragement to clean, redevelop and revitalize hazardous waste sites by designating all Superfund and brownfield areas is in legislation pushed by U.S. House of Representatives members from North Carolina and Texas.
For Rep. Chuck Edwards,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Transparency and foreign gift reporting requirements for higher education institutions would be tightened by a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, says a North Carolina congresswoman.
And as chairwoman of the Rules Committee, the... Read more
(The Center Square) – Carolinas wildfires in areas where Hurricane Helene knocked down trees by the tens of thousands have complicated extinguishing efforts.
The Black Cove Fire in North Carolina’s Polk County on Monday was moving toward neighboring Henderson... Read more
(The Center Square) – Citing national security, foreign influence on higher education in America and transparency, a report from Americans for Public Trust says a North Carolina private university received more than $94.1 million in foreign money last year.
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(The Center Square) – Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster, was recently denied dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice nearly a year ago and joined by North Carolina and dozens of other state prosecutors.
Plaintiffs... Read more
(The Center Square) – As maintenance of North Carolina’s voter registration rolls continues, Republicans are just over 27,000 behind Democrats – narrowing what was already 105,675 on Nov. 5 as a two-decade trend continues.
Unaffiliated voters remain and are... Read more
(The Center Square) – Federal funding is 10.9% of the state’s budget for public schools, says North Carolina’s education superintendent, meaning the pending closure of the U.S. Department of Education will impact thousands of educators and students in the nation’s ninth largest state.
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(The Center Square) – Fully funding the state retirement plan is not within the budget proposal of the North Carolina governor, says state Treasurer Brad Briner.
“We are disappointed the governor is proposing for only the second time in... Read more
(The Center Square) – Recovery funds to people and entities in western North Carolina from the General Assembly exceed $1.4 billion total following Gov. Josh Stein’s signing Thursday of a fourth bill for $524 million responding to Hurricane Helene.
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(The Center Square) – Response by FEMA to Hurricane Helene, and possibly lack thereof, in North Carolina has led to a congressional subcommittee hearing next week.
Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Operational Challenges and Opportunities for Reform,... Read more
(The Center Square) – Another $524 million for western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene in September and $217 million for eastern North Carolina in the wake of Hurricanes Matthew and Florence in 2016 and 2018, respectively, is on track to be appropriated by the General Assembly.
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(The Center Square) – First-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday morning proposed a $67.9 billion two-year budget for North Carolina, pushing investments in the workforce, family life and public education.
The proposal is without specific line items toward... Read more
