N.C.
Charlotte to Host WTA Finals From 2027 to 2029 Under $14.4 Million State Grant; WTA to Move Headquarters From Florida
Gov. Josh Stein announced the Women's Tennis Association will hold its season-ending championship at Spectrum Center for three years and relocate its global headquarters to Charlotte, with $14.4 million from a state fund financed by sports-betting taxes and $5 million from the city and county.
Law Firm Gives Wake County Schools 15 Days to Grant Religious Opt-Outs Tied to Transgender Music Teacher
The Thomas More Society, representing a group of Middle Creek Elementary parents, sent a pre-suit demand letter seeking class opt-outs and pronoun protections; the district says it follows state and federal anti-discrimination law.
Fourth Circuit Hears Arguments Over North Carolina's Ballot-Selfie Ban
A three-judge federal appeals panel heard argument Sept. 15 in Libertarian voter Susan Hogarth's First Amendment challenge to five North Carolina laws barring photos of marked ballots.
Son of Huntersville Commissioner Charged With First-Degree Murder in Charlotte Teen's Death
Police say Evin Quarles, 21, shot 17-year-old Cameron Brice on Kittansett Drive early Sunday; he is held without bond, and a second man killed nearby the same night remains an open case with no charges announced.
N.C. A&T Awarded Five-Year, $10 Million Department of War Grant for AI, Autonomy and Quantum Research
The Greensboro university says the award, made through a Department of War program for historically Black colleges and minority-serving institutions, will fund a new program called Accelerate-DAQ and support its bid for top-tier research status.
NC Regulators Weigh Duke Energy Progress Rate Settlement That the Company Calls a 6.8% Residential Increase and the Attorney General Calls 9.3%
Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Carolinas each filed settlements this summer cutting their original rate requests; both now sit with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson declined to sign either one.
Two Progressive Groups Start Door-Knocking Campaign Against North Carolina's Income and Property Tax Amendments on the Nov. 3 Ballot
Down Home North Carolina and the Carolina Federation say they will canvass against a 3.5% state income tax ceiling and a required limit on local property tax growth, both placed on the ballot by the Republican-led General Assembly in May.
North Carolina and 11 Local Governments Reach $455 Million PFAS Settlement With Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, Plus a $135 Million Reserve Fund
State officials valued the deal at $590 million and called it North Carolina's largest environmental damages recovery; the cash is paid over 15 years, and Wilmington's water utility says its own lawsuit continues.
VinFast Asks Court to Dismiss North Carolina's Suit Over Chatham Megasite, Says Concrete Footers Met Construction Deadline
In an 80-page state court filing this month, the Vietnamese automaker denies breaching its deal and blames delays on the state, while North Carolina's attorney general argues a missed "vertical construction" deadline lets the state buy the 1,765-acre site back.
NC Utilities Commission Holds Sept. 9 Hearing on Duke Energy's 850-Megawatt Simple-Cycle Gas Plant in Rowan County
Duke Energy Carolinas is asking state regulators to certify two gas-fired combustion turbines at its Buck site, with data-center growth at the center of the fight over whether the plant is needed and who should pay for it.
North Carolina Awards $125,000 Grant for SteelFab's $19 Million Fayetteville Expansion and 38 Jobs
Gov. Josh Stein and the state Commerce Department announced the Cumberland County project on Sept. 9; city and county governments had already approved a separate $691,037 in local incentives.
All Five Living Former NC Governors File Brief Backing Stein in Appointment-Power Cases Set for Nov. 10 Argument
Democrats Cooper, Perdue and Easley and Republicans McCrory and Martin asked the North Carolina Supreme Court to accept a joint friend-of-the-court brief in Stein v. Berger and Stein v. Hall, two consolidated challenges to laws limiting the governor's board and judicial-vacancy appointments.