Millions in voter-approved bond money still hasn’t been tapped for housing in Greensboro. Plus, an update on Summerfield.
Ren Larson
Ren Larson is an investigative reporter for The Assembly. She previously worked at The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. Her work has won the national Murrow, Philip Meyer, and MIT McElheny awards.
Posted inHealth
How the N.C. Legislature Bankrolls Anti-Abortion Centers
Over the past three years, the state legislature has given $30 million to crisis pregnancy centers, with little oversight or outcomes.
Posted inLegislation
How a Disaster-Relief Package Constrains N.C.’s New Governor
The Republican-led legislature’s hurricane relief bill took away a number of executive powers.
Posted inHigher Education
What Does Duke University Owe Durham?
A local coalition is demanding Duke pay the city $50 million a year in lieu of taxes, the latest in long-simmering town-gown tensions.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Company Misspent $6.2 Million in State Funds to Lure Olympic Groups, Audit Finds
A review finds the U.S. Performance Center misspent nearly a quarter of the funds it was given by the legislature.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Democrats Break the GOP Supermajority in the Legislature–But Barely
State House Democrats gained one seat Tuesday, diminishing Republicans’ advantage and giving Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein more leverage.
Posted inElections
Critics Accuse Democratic Ag Candidate Sarah Taber Of Overstating Qualifications
Taber is facing a five-term incumbent with deep ties to farmers around the state.
Posted inPolitics & Government
Bringing Home the Bacon
In the last four years, lawmakers gave $2.3 billion to hundreds of organizations without a competitive process. Will the next auditor do anything about it?
Posted inPolitics & Government
North Carolina’s $55 Million Olympic Dream
Top legislators quietly allocated large state grants to attract Olympic organizations to the Charlotte area, with little to show for it.
Posted inPlace
A Town’s Entire Staff Resigned. What Happens Now?
The resignation of Summerfield’s town staff puts the future of the antigrowth suburb into question.
