Audit: Helene appropriation could thwart Transportation Department cuts

Audit: Helene appropriation could thwart Transportation Department cuts

(The Center Square) – Appropriation of $700 million for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina’s state budget is expected to ease a strain and potentially avert program cuts a state audit says

Hours away from America’s 250th, gas prices inch up across the state

Hours away from America’s 250th, gas prices inch up across the state

(The Center Square) – Gas prices inched up three pennies overnight on average in North Carolina on the fifth day of the July Fourth holiday travel period just 72 hours from America’s

Senate's choice was teacher, state employee pay raises not retroactive

Senate's choice was teacher, state employee pay raises not retroactive

(The Center Square) – Applying raises for North Carolina teachers and state workers retroactively was blocked by the Senate, says the leader of the House of Representatives.

Milk prices decrease; other consumer staples steady

Milk prices decrease; other consumer staples steady

(The Center Square) – Milk prices decreased in the past month, bread was up only pennies, and eggs and beef are remaining stable among consumer grocery staples in North Carolina’s capital city.

North Carolina laws backed by U.S. Supreme Court decision

North Carolina laws backed by U.S. Supreme Court decision

(The Center Square) – Protection of women’s spaces, including sports, through North Carolina laws has been backed by a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving cases in West Virginia and Idaho.

State budget votes Wednesday, Thursday in General Assembly

State budget votes Wednesday, Thursday in General Assembly

(The Center Square) – Votes are planned Wednesday and Thursday in the Senate and the House of Representatives for North Carolina’s state budget, a spending plan one year late and emerging from