Helene: Federal recovery award of $34.2M aids 7 entities
(The Center Square) – Construction of a new 70,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing workforce and innovation hub with $29.2 million from a $34.2 million federal disaster...
K-12 enrollment nominally declines
(The Center Square) – Kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment in North Carolina is down 0.3% for the period 2019 to 2024, the National Center...
Helene: Auditor says costly base camps were necessary, need contractual review
(The Center Square) – Fifty-five base camps established through a Texas company in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene nearly two years ago averaged costing...
Audit: For odd-year municipal elections, per ballot costs go from $5 to $1,500
(The Center Square) – Municipal elections in 91 of 100 North Carolina counties in 2025 collectively cost $8.4 million for the 822,000 ballots cast,...
North Carolina joins Democrat-led lawsuit against FEMA, Homeland Security
(The Center Square) – North Carolina is a participant in litigation seeking relief from FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security as the federal...