Questions surround Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that were forgiven, including some in North Carolina, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Americans For Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC, is disavowing former President Donald Trump as the lead candidate for the 2024 election for president with its launch of a $1.68 million ad buy Wednesday in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, all Super Tuesday states, urging Republican voters to vote against him in the primary.
North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have, as well as seeing nearly 366,000 people a year move to the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) for 2021, some bringing those businesses and all pumping money into the economy. But, with that growth comes problems, including increasing wear and tear on the state’s roads and bridges.
As the midpoint of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches, victims of Hurricanes Matthew and Florence's are still waiting to return to a home years later.
VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Democrat North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper credited for leading an army of clean-energy companies coming to the state, is being criticized for polluting waterways near its $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Chatham County.
In celebration of Independence Day, Carolina Journal offers the text of the Declaration of Independence as a reminder of what this day signifies.
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is warning of a potential financial crisis for retiree healthcare provided by local governments across the state.
In a true emergency declaration, Council of State members would have to vote on on the action taken by Cooper, or any other governor, under a new law that took effect on Jan. 1. Members' reaction was mixed. Here is what they told us.
A bipartisan House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions of surplus policyholder money is on its way to the House Rules Committee after passing the House Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Van Anh Nguyen, VinFast’s U.S. Manufacturing CEO met with Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, state and local officials, and representatives from Central Carolina Community College last week to announce the partnership between the college and the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer.
NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says an NC House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money is a bad idea, mainly because the company would be deregulated.
