Unofficial enrollment trends are up in UNC System
(The Center Square) – Enrollment numbers at several UNC System schools this fall increased from 2022, rebounding from the first year of overall system...
Morgan challenges Stein for Democratic gubernatorial nomination
(The Center Square) – Twelve days after the governor gave an endorsement to the state attorney general, there’s a new candidate in North Carolina's...
State budget: Public facing is short, behind the scenes long
(The Center Square) – Combined, it was less than 15 minutes North Carolina lawmakers were gaveled into session Monday. Behind the scenes, hours of...
Cherokee Indians vote to legalize recreational marijuana, expand liquor sales
(The Center Square) – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians voted overwhelmingly Thursday night to legalize recreational marijuana sales and use on its western...
This Is How Much the Defense Department Spends in North Carolina
In his January 1961 farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower acknowledged that "an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is...
