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A stronger-than-expected revenue forecast is giving Republican lawmakers new momentum in their push for additional tax cuts in North Carolina. Meanwhile, a man is facing a federal indictment in North Carolina over alleged Facebook threats targeting President Donald Trump. In agriculture policy, senators have filed a proposed right-to-farm constitutional amendment, aiming to strengthen protections for […]
A new Harvard-Stanford-Dartmouth scorecard ranks North Carolina ninth nationally in math recovery since 2022 but just 22nd in reading, with the average student now reading roughly two-thirds of a grade level behind 2019 despite the state’s 2021 science-of-reading law.
TikTok’s latest filing at the North Carolina Supreme Court raises concerns about the business impact of a lawsuit pursued by state Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals used a North Carolina case Monday to clarify that attempted armed bank robbery is a violent crime under federal law.
Fertilizer prices have risen, placing farmers under continued pressure. Some ag experts suggest maximizing the US sourcing.
Microschools represent an opportunity to redesign education around the needs of today’s learners. And with the public sector now leaning in, the conditions are finally aligning to make that vision sustainable at scale.
A federal grand jury has indicted a 32-year-old Wilmington man on a charge that he threatened President Trump in a Facebook post.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has declined to rehear the long-running Leandro education funding case, effectively closing the door on another round of legal arguments in the decades-old dispute. Meanwhile, applications for $221 million in USDA Hurricane Helene relief funding have been extended through June 12 to give more farmers and landowners time to apply. […]
A Superior Court judge will hear arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the right of “never residents” to cast ballots in North Carolina’s federal elections.
Former top NC political donor Greg Lindberg is seeking to limit the amount of additional time he will have to spend behind bars in connection with a federal bribery conviction and a guilty plea in a separate insurance fraud case.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will not hold a rehearing in the 32-year-long Leandro education funding case.
Former Chicago-based US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is defending James Comey against federal charges in North Carolina involving an alleged threat against President Donald Trump.