Nationwide, North Carolina 7th highest in taxation, 7th lowest in price

Nationwide, North Carolina 7th highest in taxation, 7th lowest in price

(The Center Square) – Nearly five weeks after an overnight 9-cent spike, the traditional transportation energy price in North Carolina has fallen to $3.75 per gallon from $4.21, AAA reported Monday morning.

Senators next to consider data center regulations to protect ratepayers

Senators next to consider data center regulations to protect ratepayers

(The Center Square) – Protection of families, small businesses and taxpayers from utility rate increases attached to data center development and energy policy mandates cleared North Carolina’s House of Representatives this week

Cabarrus County state Senate seat to be major 2026 battleground

Cabarrus County state Senate seat to be major 2026 battleground

(Carolina Journal) – North Carolina’s 34th Senate District, an R+2 district according to the John Locke Foundation’s Civitas Partisan Index, will be a key battleground and could even flip blue this November,

Autism therapy scrutiny grows after report on clinics

Autism therapy scrutiny grows after report on clinics

(Carolina Journal) – Autism therapy clinics that have drawn a national spotlight on the same Medicaid spending and oversight concerns North Carolina lawmakers and state Auditor Dave Boliek have been raising for

County officials in Charlotte answer for 6-year-old's neglect, death

County officials in Charlotte answer for 6-year-old's neglect, death

(Carolina Journal) – Despite staffing changes, internal reviews, and a promised corrective action plan in Mecklenburg County, state lawmakers left a North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing visibly frustrated after hearing that

Bridge funds enable Carolina to continue diversity-targeted research

Bridge funds enable Carolina to continue diversity-targeted research

(Carolina Journal) – Shortly after Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration moved to restrict National Institutes of Health-funded research that it views as related to diversity, equity and inclusion.