When the calendar flips to 2022, there will be a lot happening across the state from festivals to sporting events and more. Blowing Rock Winterfest January 27–30, 2022 Blowing Rock The winter festival has […]
RALEIGH — John Hood, president of the John William Pope Foundation, who has spent his career writing about history and economics and leading conservative North Carolina non-profits, decided recently to try something completely different: writing […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package and aimed at improving job training and regional industry partnerships. […]
RALEIGH — The long session at the North Carolina General Assembly lived up to its name, with Gov. Roy Cooper signing his first budget as governor after three years of gridlock from the last enacted […]
RALEIGH — The state’s highest civilian honor, the North Carolina Award, will be presented to nine distinguished North Carolinians Thursday, Nov. 18, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Gov. Roy Cooper will present the […]
Given all the heat around political debates these days, it’s understandable that people try to avoid what’s known as the third rail of North Carolina politics: the barbeque question. For over a century, North Carolinians […]
North Carolina legalized sports betting in July 2019 — 14 months after the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) in May 2018. It took another 20 months for the first sportsbook […]
RALEIGH — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit their rural community, Weldon City Schools raced to give its pupils the tools they needed to quickly transition to virtual learning. The district set up internet hotspots for […]
RALEIGH — On July 20, the Randolph Record reported that the Randolph County Public Schools board of education had passed a resolution that would make masks optional for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. As of […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina now has one of the most broad-based and competitive tax structures for business in the United States, according to a recent Location Matters survey and newly released white paper from the Tax Foundation and KPMG LLP. The Location Matters study […]
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