During the State of the Union, President Biden announced an array of proposals aimed at making homeownership more accessible for those who have struggled to enter the housing market. While the administration’s efforts to expand homeownership are admirable, one program in particular — which would waive title-insurance requirements on refinancing transactions for certain borrowers — would...
The three-judge panel overseeing two federal redistricting lawsuits in North Carolina will hold its first hearing in the cases on May 28. The suits challenge the state’s congressional and legislative election maps.
A new federal lawsuit contends that people with mental health issues sit in North Carolina’s county jails for months before getting required services. The suit blames the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Gov. Cooper & Sec. Granholm create new jobs in partnership with Siemens Energy under tax credit program.
If policymakers are serious about supporting communities in North Carolina, they need to make it easier to break the cycle of crime and poverty. As a veteran and criminal defense attorney in Forsyth County, I’ve seen firsthand that access to credit and banking can drive real change by transforming communities and creating opportunities. However, federal regulators have made decisions that will do quite...
Sen. Overcash to push legislation for constitutional amendment for citizen-only voting.
California might be known for giving birth to the high-tech industry during the 1970s, but North Carolina, with our famed Research Triangle Park, is quickly becoming Silicon Valley East. Over the past three years, Apple announced it would invest $1 billion to build a new Research Triangle campus. Epic Games is converting a defunct mall into its new headquarters. Wolfspeed is building a...
North Carolina’s photo voter identification law faces a federal trial on May 6 in Winston-Salem. Supporters and opponents of voter ID submitted briefs this week preparing for the bench trial before US District Judge Loretta Biggs.
Sen. Tillis co-sponsor of a Senate resolution in support of international religious freedom.
If you’re like many North Carolinians, you’ve had to make more hard choices recently, like between paying your bills and buying your medicine. You might have even skipped meals to fill up your gas tank. We got here because big-government politicians put the yoke of regulations on your shoulders and spent money we don’t have...
Federal prosecutors oppose a plan to split the bribery and fraud retrials of Greg Lindberg and John Gray. Both are scheduled to return to federal court on May 6. The government submitted its latest court filing Friday.
