A UNC Board committee approved letting chancellors accept a housing stipend instead of living in official residences; the full board will vote in May.

The state ended a 2023 incentive after Auction Direct abandoned an Oxford expansion and shifted its Triangle operations, leaving local leaders searching for new employers.

Lawmakers and coastal utilities have pressed state regulators to deny Fuquay‑Varina’s request to move 6.17 million gallons a day from the Cape Fear, citing risks to supply, quality and costs.

Campaign filings show top North Carolina leaders billed campaign coffers for rent, travel and meals. State rules allow some charges but watchdogs want clearer guidance.

Gov. Josh Stein asked a state energy task force to reassess sales‑tax exemptions for data centers, saying incentives may cost North Carolina hundreds of millions as demand grows.

House Majority Leader Brenden Jones says he'll draft a bill to bar books on gender identity and sexual orientation from elementary libraries, singling out Chapel Hill‑Carrboro amid district pushback.

Republican groups have asked a Wake County judge to approve a settlement that would use jury‑duty excusal records to flag and potentially remove suspected noncitizens from North Carolina’s voter rolls.

A settlement ends Chris Clemens' open‑meetings lawsuit against UNC. Both sides will bear their own legal costs and no money will change hands.

Durham has opened an online survey to collect resident priorities for the next police chief ahead of Patrice Andrews' May 1 retirement. The questionnaire runs through April 24.

A UNC System analysis finds the state’s 16 public universities must produce 5,000–10,000 more degrees a year, with the biggest shortfalls in engineering, education, accounting and nursing. Officials are testing fast‑track degrees and targeted funding to close the gap.

ACLU, Cato and a conservative gun group filed briefs asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to revisit the state’s felon‑in‑possession law and allow case‑by‑case review.

An updated News & Observer database lists base annual pay for city and town employees across the Triangle, from small towns to Raleigh officials. It excludes overtime and school payrolls.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin approved $26M+ in hazard mitigation to reimburse homeowners in Polk, Yancey and Henderson counties, Sen. Ted Budd said on April 6, 2026.