The North Carolina Newsroom is a journalism collaboration expanding state government news coverage for North Carolina audiences. Reporters Adam Wagner and Mary Helen Moore will report stories that matter in communities served by public radio stations WFAE, WFDD, BPR, WHQR, and WUNC.
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CNBC ranked North Carolina the best state in the U.S. to do business. Counties affected by Helene are adding businesses faster than others. -
Opponents said the legislation, which was originally intended to regulate squatters, was tweaked in a way that could help puppy mills. -
Governor Josh Stein signed the legislation, despite rejecting other transgender health bills as "mean-spirited." -
Lawmakers had considered opening state waters year-round, but the legislation died when a shrimp trawling ban was inserted at the last minute. -
Language added to House Bill 96 makes clear that county and municipal governments cannot regulate pet shops. Some lawmakers say that's a boost to shops that sell animals from puppy mills. -
N.C. Governor Josh Stein said the General Assembly must take steps to protect Medicaid expansion and provide food assistance. -
The new memo from N.C. State professors says the fuel costs to power new natural gas plants could be a key price driver for Duke Energy customers in the coming decades. -
Called the REINS Act, the legislation says the General Assembly must approve rules that meet certain cost thresholds. -
Moments before the Hurricane Helene relief package was passed by both chambers, legislators struck a controversial provision. -
The relief package appropriates about $700 million to the state's Helene fund and sends $270 million to repair storm-damaged transportation infrastructure.
