‘Citizens are getting poisoned,’ NC legislator says of chemicals
Lawmaker proposes multiple options for dealing with PFAS in water, says she’s ‘frustrated’ by lack of progress on regulating pollutant chemicals.…more
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Anti-Duke Energy coalition of advocacy groups calls for range of reforms
Advocacy groups from several backgrounds join to form coalition saying it will keep Duke Energy accountable. Charlotte-based company rejects crticisms.…more
Breaking down North Carolina’s phased pandemic reopening
Explaining how the three phases of reopening will affect individuals and businesses and how NC will decide it is time to move from one to the next.…more
Pandemic and other obstacles on path to NC state budget
With pandemic battering the state and national economies, it and other political realities are diminishing the odds for a state budget deal.…more
Asheville homeless sheltered in civic center, move to motel
Homeward Bound and city of Asheville coordinate to place homeless residents during pandemic at motel, as innovative stopgap at civic center winds down.…more