Even though it’s still 2025, the window for candidate filing to run in NC midterm elections in 2026 will open in December.
Posted inHealth
‘Game of chicken’ at NC turkey plants. Little consequence when federal inspectors find filth.
Inspection reports show problem findings at several NC turkey processing plants, but system largely lets plants continue business as usual.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Judges uphold NC congressional map redrawn by legislators in 2023. No word on challenge to change in 2025.
Panel of three Republican-appointed judges accepted claim that legislators’ 2023 gerrymandering of congressional map was political in intent.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Reliance on volunteer groups has become key to state home rebuilding strategy in Western NC
Far more NC homes have been rebuilt after Helene through coordination with volunteer nonprofit groups than through government efforts alone.
Posted inEconomy
Defense contractor got special treatment in NC. But local legislators say they don’t know who did it.
Measure let companies affected by Helene skip local incentives, bypassing public comment. Pratt & Whitney the only company to take the deal.