RALEIGH — A new investigative audit conducted by the N.C. State Auditor’s office has fund the Hertford County elections director violated purchase policies. The audit was promoted by two allegations submitted to the agency’s tipline. […]
The difference between a government-controlled camera that followed a climactic moment in Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s election as House speaker and one operated by a C-SPAN journalist was like a fuzzy black-and-white picture contrasted with sparkling, […]
How many people believe, really believe, in freedom of speech? Or, as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, not just “free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate”? […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis have introduced a resolution to expedite the installation of a statue of the Reverend William Franklin ‘‘Billy’’ Graham, Jr. into the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection. […]
RALEIGH — A bill aimed at getting citizens displaced by hurricanes back in their homes more quickly was filed in the House on Feb. 14. House Bill 119, titled “NCORR/Increase Informal Bid Threshold,” was filed […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Budget Office said it expects the U.S. economy to stagnate this year with the unemployment rate jumping to 5.1% — a bleak outlook that was paired with a 10-year projection […]
Consumers are willing to pay monthly subscription fees for streaming services, pet food and even toilet paper. And now some restaurants are betting they’ll do the same for their favorite meals. Large chains like Panera […]
RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to increase penalties for certain sex crimes committed against students by educators but also includes penalties for officials who fail to report misconduct to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5 million for using shell companies to obscure the size of the portfolio under church control, […]
RALEIGH — During a Feb. 15 press conference, State Treasurer Dale Folwell unveiled a report detailing the high pay of executives of nonprofit hospitals operating in the state. “You’ve heard me say before that what […]
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