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School choice expansion through Trump’s signature initiative step closer

School choice expansion through Trump’s signature initiative step closer

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 31 May 2026

(The Center Square) – North Carolina on Wednesday took a significant step to codify the signature education initiative of the president.

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Constitutional amendments for November, two tied to taxes, advance

Constitutional amendments for November, two tied to taxes, advance

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 31 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Voters in November will have a choice on lowering the cap for personal income tax in North Carolina and asking the General Assembly to generate a property tax

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Support swells across the aisle for $580B BUILD America 250 Act

Support swells across the aisle for $580B BUILD America 250 Act

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 31 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Five-year plans for American roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs reaches an 18-month crescendo Thursday with a committee markup of the $580

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MilConVA Appropriations bill unanimously supported in House

MilConVA Appropriations bill unanimously supported in House

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 30 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Congressional members from North Carolina were unanimous in support of the FY 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

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Senate Democrats oppose giving voters choice on lower tax cap

Senate Democrats oppose giving voters choice on lower tax cap

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 29 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Democrats in the upper chamber unanimously voted against allowing voters a chance to lower North Carolina’s tax cap on Tuesday in a measure central to negotiations on the

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Holiday travel pain at the pump still 36 cents below national average

Holiday travel pain at the pump still 36 cents below national average

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 29 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Arrival of Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, comes with North Carolinians paying $4.17 for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline and $5.39 for a gallon

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Democrats greet educators’ raises with skepticism, criticism

Democrats greet educators’ raises with skepticism, criticism

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square 19 May 2026

(The Center Square) – Educators in North Carolina are getting their biggest salary bump and raise in 20 years, leaders of the General Assembly said Tuesday.

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  1. Cooper gets $31.4M share of $111.2M spend
  2. Goodyear, union pressing forward to close Fayetteville plant
  3. Personal income tax cap proposal filed
  4. Election 2026: Cooper increases polling lead over Whatley for U.S. Senate

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Regulatory reform hops into, replaces hospital bill, sails through House

Regulatory reform hops into, replaces hospital bill, sails through House

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square - Tuesday, 02 June 2026 16:08

(The Center Square) – Regulatory reform for education, business and development are in an overhauled bill passed Wednesday by the North Carolina House of Representatives that 400 days earlier was...

Canadian voting illegally in America will go to prison

Canadian voting illegally in America will go to prison

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square - Tuesday, 02 June 2026 14:42

(The Center Square) – Denis Bouchard, the 70-year-old Canadian already having pleaded guilty to two false claims in connection to illegally voting in nine American elections, is going to prison for...

Seven deadly sins offer opportunities to tax, and lawmakers will try

Seven deadly sins offer opportunities to tax, and lawmakers will try

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square - Monday, 01 June 2026 16:14

(The Center Square) – Making use of one of the seven deadly sins, three North Carolina senators are pushing a bill that includes a tax on pornography.

Attorney general, governor join request line for regulation on data centers

Attorney general, governor join request line for regulation on data centers

By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor - Monday, 01 June 2026 13:38

(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s attorney general has asked the state utility commission to create a separate rate for large users of electricity such as data centers, an idea that was

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