Adam Wagner
NC Newsroom Editor/ReporterAdam Wagner is an editor/reporter with the NC Newsroom, a journalism collaboration expanding state government news coverage for North Carolina audiences. The collaboration is funded by a two-year grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Adam can be reached at awagner@ncnewsroom.org
Wagner has more than 10 years of North Carolina reporting experience. Most recently, he served as Climate Change and Environmental Reporter at the News & Observer. There, he was part of a team that won several national awards for the investigative series Big Poultry, including an Investigative Reporters & Editors award and the Victor K. McElheny Award. As a reporter for the StarNews in Wilmington, he helped lead the team that broke the GenX/PFAS story. Wagner is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism & Honors program at Ohio University.
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Swannanoa residents call for help now, but Senate wants to tie Helene relief package to state budgetThe House passed a $455 million Helene relief bill. Senate Republicans say the state budget is a better place to consider additional storm recovery funds. -
A resolution in the state Supreme Court race, six months after Election Day. New oversight at the NC State Board of Elections, with Republicans now in control. And US Senator Thom Tillis breaks again with the president. -
Rep. Ted Davis has spent five years working on legislation that would make Chemours pay for PFAS-removing upgrades built by Southeastern NC utilities. -
The bill's sponsor said Senate Bill 484 seeks to balance the rights of protesters and those of employers and their workers. -
Upgrades to the Kerr Lake Regional Water System's treatment plant are underway. Oxford officials warn that if the General Assembly claws the money back, that may cause an unexpected spike to water bills. -
Senators had previously moved to close loopholes around some North Carolina raw milk sales in the sweeping agriculture legislation. -
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler supports the ban, saying raw milk is too risky. -
Right now, North Carolina's state treasurer cannot choose to invest in digital assets like cryptocurrencies. -
The bill would let Auditor Dave Boliek fire or discipline any employees hired after July 1. He could also potentially pay them more or offer better benefits. -
New or higher tolls would impact eight ferry routes. Senator Bobby Hanig tried to have them removed from the budget.
