Walsh Replaces Balkcom; $1B Expansion; Duke Rate Fight

Republicans have selected Walsh as their nominee for North Carolina House District 117, replacing Jennifer Balkcom after she became the GOP nominee for Congress in the 11th District. Meanwhile, Prysmian has announced plans for a $1 billion expansion in Catawba County that is expected to create 385 jobs. The program also covers Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s argument that Duke Energy’s proposed residential rate increase amounts to 9.3%, rather than the previously cited 6.8%. Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation discusses a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling allowing a lawsuit involving expulsions from a private school to proceed. Plus, a new report ranks North Carolina’s charter school law seventh-best in the nation.