Banning lawmakers and their families from owning stocks is an issue that doesn’t fall neatly along partisan lines.
March 2026
Posted inK-12 Education
How One N.C. Charter School On the Brink of Failure Made a Massive Comeback
The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy was at risk of closure. Now the state board that oversees charters hails the school as a success.
Posted inElections
Phil Berger Requests Recount in Tight Republican Primary
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page was up 23 votes in the state Senate race after counties finished canvassing.
Posted inSports
Queens’ Men’s Basketball Coach Takes his Shot
Grant Leonard followed an unlikely path to lead small Queens University of Charlotte to one of basketball’s biggest spotlights.
Posted inElections
How Two Candidates Pulled Off Big Upsets
Caroline Eason and Patricia Smith couldn’t be more different politically, but their primary wins show voter dissatisfaction with the status quo in Raleigh.
Posted inPolitics & Government
New SNAP Requirements Could Stress County Budgets
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.
Posted inEducation
Amid Enrollment Declines, Public Schools Reckon With Potential Closures
Even districts in the state’s most affluent and growing areas are under pressure. Chapel Hill-Carrboro school leaders now confront an impossible choice.
Posted inCulture
Between the Ropes, Beyond the Tropes
Charlotte’s ASÉ Wrestling aims to break stereotypes and create a home for Black professional wrestlers.
Posted inPolitics & Government
The ‘Surreal’ World of Political Spouses
The plus-ones of elected officials and candidates have to be an asset—whether they want to or not.
Posted inImmigration
Where in North Carolina Is ICE Looking to Expand?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement currently has field offices in Charlotte, Cary, and Hendersonville, which are also described as temporary holding spaces.
