After marathon negotiations in Raleigh, bipartisan leaders signed off on a landmark package to fortify Outer Banks barrier islands, coastal marshes, and Eastern North Carolina river basins against worsening Atlantic storm surges.
11 min read The $1.8 billion resilience package passed in Raleigh is a remarkable civic milestone. But seawalls without regional land-use discipline will merely postpone the inevitable.
Piedmont factory floors are humming again. Our challenge is ensuring small-town workers share in the high-tech prosperity transforming our rural counties.
In an era of rising skepticism toward higher education, North Carolina's constitution got it right: higher learning must be maintained as nearly free as practicable.
From Mount Mitchell to the Linville Gorge, our ancient hardwood forests protect more than scenery—they anchor the water supply for half the state.
Bipartisan compromise bill lifts average educator pay into the top twenty nationally, aiming to curb vacancies across rural school districts.
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted unanimously to provide zero-cost tuition and fees for in-state students from families earning under $85,000, broadening access from the mountains to the coast.
Boom Supersonic delivers structural completion of Piedmont Triad International Airport manufacturing center ahead of 2027 engine trials.
Five years after office towers went hybrid, artists, independent booksellers, and neighborhood dining collectives have transformed Raleigh's central civic spine into a thriving 24-hour social district.
Regional transit officials voted to fund dedicated median busways and signal priority along Western Boulevard, speeding cross-county commutes by 35%.
The $1.8 billion resilience package passed in Raleigh is a remarkable civic milestone. But seawalls without regional land-use discipline will merely postpone the inevitable.
Piedmont factory floors are humming again. Our challenge is ensuring small-town workers share in the high-tech prosperity transforming our rural counties.
In an era of rising skepticism toward higher education, North Carolina's constitution got it right: higher learning must be maintained as nearly free as practicable.
From Mount Mitchell to the Linville Gorge, our ancient hardwood forests protect more than scenery—they anchor the water supply for half the state.
State Capitol Lawmakers convene on the House floor in Raleigh 
Outer Banks High surf pounding Hatteras Island dunes 
Blue Ridge Autumn colors cresting over the Black Mountains 
Transit GoTriangle rapid transit arriving at Raleigh station 
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