Monday, February 10, 2025

NC State Wire

Restraining order on DOGE issued for New York case Jackson joined

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Restraining order on DOGE issued for New York case Jackson joined

(The Center Square) – Litigation against Republican President Donald Trump’s administration, this time related to DOGE, has been joined for a third time in less than three weeks by Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson of North Carolina.

New York... Read more


Superior Court judge sides with Riggs against Griffin

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Superior Court judge sides with Riggs against Griffin

(The Center Square) – In the nation’s last unresolved election, the fourth month of litigation began with Friday’s Wake County Superior Court decision that went against Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin.

Victory for Democrat Allison Riggs, the incumbent, in the... Read more


North Carolina has proposal to stop turning the clocks forward and back

Sun, 09 Feb 2025
North Carolina has proposal to stop turning the clocks forward and back

(The Center Square) – One month from the change, North Carolina has a proposal for Standard Time all year.

It’s a move the nation’s president is very much in favor of – not just in the state but across... Read more


Kidwell pushes for North Carolina to be 30th with constitutional carry

Sat, 08 Feb 2025
Kidwell pushes for North Carolina to be 30th with constitutional carry

(The Center Square) – Gun owners could carry weapons concealed without a permit under a Republican proposal in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

If passed, the Tarheel State would become the 30th in the nation with constitutional carry.

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Tax deduction for gambling losses proposed in North Carolina

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Tax deduction for gambling losses proposed in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Legal betting nationwide for Sunday’s 59th Super Bowl between the Eagles and Chiefs is expected to generate a record-setting $1.5 billion or more in what will be North Carolina’s first time with legal wagers.

Rep.... Read more


BullDOGEr Kidwell, Torbett replicating efficiency effort in North Carolina

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
BullDOGEr Kidwell, Torbett replicating efficiency effort in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Easy fit is an understatement for the North Carolina state representative billing himself the BullDOGEr in a play off the acronym for the agency led by Elon Musk on government efficiency in President Donald Trump’s administration.

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North Carolina proposal scraps DMV for new authority

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
North Carolina proposal scraps DMV for new authority

(The Center Square) – Renaming and redirecting chain of command is proposed in the North Carolina General Assembly for the agency the state’s 11 million residents access for driver’s licenses, and for vehicle titles and registrations.

The idea comes... Read more


McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family

(The Center Square) – Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday implored colleagues to fight the deadliest of drugs at America's borders.

Rep. Addison McDowell’s first time speaking on... Read more


Troxler pledges agriculture commissioner oath for 6th term

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Troxler pledges agriculture commissioner oath for 6th term

(The Center Square) – With the swearing in Thursday of North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, the Council of State oaths are complete.

Troxler is in his sixth term, second longest active to Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, and... Read more


Tumultuous year challenged agriculture in North Carolina

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Tumultuous year challenged agriculture in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – As he enters his 21st year as North Carolina agriculture commissioner, Steve Troxler on Thursday remembered the tumultuous year just past.

There was a devastating hurricane, flooding, forest fires, an avian flu outbreak and continuing... Read more


Prohibition on I-95 tolls sought by senators

Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Prohibition on I-95 tolls sought by senators

(The Center Square) – Prohibition on tolls in North Carolina for Interstate 95 has been proposed by a trio of senators.

The heavily traveled corridor from Maine to Florida has 181 miles from the South Carolina border near Rowland... Read more


Helene: Proposal for next $500M reviewed in committee

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Helene: Proposal for next $500M reviewed in committee

(The Center Square) – A North Carolina House committee had its first look Wednesday at a bill to appropriate an additional $500 million for Hurricane Helene recovery.

The proposed legislation, which was reviewed by the House Select Committee on... Read more


Southern Farm Show opens

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Southern Farm Show opens

(The Center Square) – Agriculture and agri-business showcased gets no bigger in the Carolinas and Virginias than Wednesday’s opening of the Southern Farm Show on the State Fairgrounds in North Carolina.

Thursday’s schedule in Raleigh includes the 20th annual... Read more


Wake Superior Court is next stop for nation’s last unsettled election

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Wake Superior Court is next stop for nation’s last unsettled election

(The Center Square) – Three justices from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled the litigation of the nation’s last undecided election shall be returned to Superior Court in North Carolina.

Wake County Superior Court is... Read more


Enhanced transparency proposed for Small Business Administration program

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Enhanced transparency proposed for Small Business Administration program

(The Center Square) – Transparency sweeping through “the swamp” otherwise known as Washington has a new proposal led by senators from the Carolinas and similar hard-hit disaster areas in Florida, Tennessee and California.

The SBA Disaster Transparency Act would... Read more


Cancer: Carolinas congressmen join chase for enhanced Medicare coverage

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Cancer: Carolinas congressmen join chase for enhanced Medicare coverage

(The Center Square) – Federal legislation to increase access to multi-cancer early detection technology for seniors through Medicare coverage is getting another run from two Carolinas congressmen and bicameral colleagues from Texas, Iowa, Alabama, California, Illinois, Idaho, Colorado and Oregon.

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Briner’s department builds so that western North Carolina can rebuild

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Briner’s department builds so that western North Carolina can rebuild

(The Center Square) – Answering critical published reports, Republican state Treasurer Brad Briner said Tuesday his office has created from the ground up a program for cashflow distribution to local governments in North Carolina needing the $100 million appropriated for Hurricane Helene recovery.

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Helene: Governor explains his $1B request, vows accountability

Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Helene: Governor explains his $1B request, vows accountability

(The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday briefed state elected leaders on his $1 billion plan for western North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Helene.

“Our most immediate need in North Carolina is helping the people in western... Read more


Helene: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock making progress

Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Helene: Lake Lure, Chimney Rock making progress

(The Center Square) – Significant progress in recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene have been made at Lake Lure and in Chimney Rock, according to an interview shared publicly by North Carolina Congressman Tim Moore.

The lake is hopeful of... Read more


Lukas: Language stolen being recovered by Americans through Trump order

Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Lukas: Language stolen being recovered by Americans through Trump order

(The Center Square) – Kindness and empathy, says the president of Independent Women’s Forum, didn’t work out. And strategies have changed out of necessity.

Lost, or arguably stolen, along the way and still getting recovered is language. Meaning, simply... Read more