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Local Government Commission approves $135M for Holly Springs

March 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its March meeting, the North Carolina Local Government Commission approved a request for $135 million in revenue bonds for the fast-growing town of Holly Springs in Wake County. The town has nearly […]

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Sunday voting, early voting sites pared

January 22, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During its meeting last week, the North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to end Sunday early voting in some counties as well as early in-person voting sites at a handful of colleges and universities. […]

LGC OKs $200M for Charlotte street, traffic projects

October 18, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved a $200 million bond for Charlotte’s proposed street and neighborhood projects during its monthly meeting on Oct. 7. The approval for Charlotte includes a short-term general obligation bond […]

Local Government Commission approves $868.4M in projects

August 22, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Local Government Commission approved more than $868.4 million in financing requests at its Aug. 5 meeting to support various public projects across North Carolina. The largest approval was for Wake County, which […]

N.C. lawmakers focus on school safety

February 21, 2018 North State Journal Staff

SHELBY – N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore announced Tuesday the formation of a legislative select committee on school safety. The announcement comes in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting last week that left […]

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Who’s in, who’s out? Lawmakers make changes as candidate filing period opens

February 14, 2018 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — As the N.C. General Assembly looks toward the short session in May after adjourning on Tuesday, several lawmakers have announced they will not be running again. Reps. Larry Bell (D-Duplin), Bert Jones (R-Caswell), […]