Friday, February 14, 2025

NC State Wire

Helene: Answers sought for $59M to ‘illegal alien housing,’ corrective action

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Helene: Answers sought for $59M to ‘illegal alien housing,’ corrective action

(The Center Square) – How $59 million was allocated “for illegal alien housing” in New York and what kind of detailed action plan is being proposed are asked of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton by five congressional members from North Carolina.

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Chicago mass shooting suspect, believed TdA member, arrested in Raleigh

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Chicago mass shooting suspect, believed TdA member, arrested in Raleigh

(The Center Square) – Facing charges in a mass shooting in Chicago, suspected Tren de Aragua gang member Ricardo Padillia-Granadillo of Venezuela was arrested with 10 others in North Carolina last week in one of the latest examples of policy change from President Donald Trump and his administration.

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Settlement reached in mill town’s multi-million dollar lawsuit

Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Settlement reached in mill town’s multi-million dollar lawsuit

(The Center Square) – When he was North Carolina’s attorney general, Josh Stein said Pactiv Evergreen could not be allowed to cut and “run away with our state’s money.”

The fresh food and beverage packaging company was sued for... Read more


Academic recovery from pandemic, fueled by $5.6B, below average

Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Academic recovery from pandemic, fueled by $5.6B, below average

(The Center Square) – While average dollars per student in federal COVID-19 relief was on par with the national average, recovery in math and reading by North Carolina schoolchildren the last five years is 26th and 43rd, respectively, a Harvard assessment says.

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Helene: Questions swirl on relief money, $59M to migrants in luxury hotels

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Helene: Questions swirl on relief money, $59M to migrants in luxury hotels

(The Center Square) – Four federal workers were confirmed fired Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Elon Musk revealed that the government gave $59 million to luxury New York City hotels to shelter people who had entered America illegally.

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Helene: More than 5,800 households totally displaced

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Helene: More than 5,800 households totally displaced

(The Center Square) – Nearly 5,800 households in North Carolina were totally displaced by Hurricane Helene, and more than 2,400 are utilizing assistance means.

Auditor Dave Boliek, introducing the Helene Recovery Dashboard on the website of North Carolina Office... Read more


Poll: Consumer sentiment highest since 2019 Trump administration

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Poll: Consumer sentiment highest since 2019 Trump administration

(The Center Square) – Inflation, 2.9% in the final full month of former President Joe Biden, is still forefront of the minds of North Carolina residents, a poll released Tuesday says.

“North Carolinians continue to report high prices, but... Read more


January sports wagering revenue up 108.7% in North Carolina

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
January sports wagering revenue up 108.7% in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – January yielded the third highest revenue return from legalized sports gambling in North Carolina since inception last March.

The $13.4 million trails only the $18.9 million in April and $14 million in November. College football... Read more


North Carolina poised for another leading step on digital currency

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
North Carolina poised for another leading step on digital currency

(The Center Square) – Authorization of the state treasurer to diversify North Carolina’s investment portfolio through digital assets has been proposed this week in the House of Representatives.

The bill comes five months after the General Assembly, by veto... Read more


Fort Bragg back on world’s largest military installation

Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Fort Bragg back on world’s largest military installation

(The Center Square) – Posthumously honoring a soldier from World War II, the world’s largest military base in North Carolina will become known again as Fort Bragg.

The home of the 82nd Airborne and Special Operations Forces, commonly known... Read more


Helene: Limited I-40 reopening could be within a month

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Helene: Limited I-40 reopening could be within a month

(The Center Square) – Interstate 40, a key commerce route from North Carolina to California, could reopen in a limited manner in about a month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.

Speaking from where two eastbound lanes of... Read more


Restraining order on DOGE issued for New York case Jackson joined

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Restraining order on DOGE issued for New York case Jackson joined

(The Center Square) – Litigation against Republican President Donald Trump’s administration, this time related to DOGE, has been joined for a third time in less than three weeks by Democratic Attorney General Jeff Jackson of North Carolina.

New York... Read more


Superior Court judge sides with Riggs against Griffin

Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Superior Court judge sides with Riggs against Griffin

(The Center Square) – In the nation’s last unresolved election, the fourth month of litigation began with Friday’s Wake County Superior Court decision that went against Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin.

Victory for Democrat Allison Riggs, the incumbent, in the... Read more


North Carolina has proposal to stop turning the clocks forward and back

Sun, 09 Feb 2025
North Carolina has proposal to stop turning the clocks forward and back

(The Center Square) – One month from the change, North Carolina has a proposal for Standard Time all year.

It’s a move the nation’s president is very much in favor of – not just in the state but across... Read more


Kidwell pushes for North Carolina to be 30th with constitutional carry

Sat, 08 Feb 2025
Kidwell pushes for North Carolina to be 30th with constitutional carry

(The Center Square) – Gun owners could carry weapons concealed without a permit under a Republican proposal in the North Carolina House of Representatives.

If passed, the Tarheel State would become the 30th in the nation with constitutional carry.

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Tax deduction for gambling losses proposed in North Carolina

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Tax deduction for gambling losses proposed in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Legal betting nationwide for Sunday’s 59th Super Bowl between the Eagles and Chiefs is expected to generate a record-setting $1.5 billion or more in what will be North Carolina’s first time with legal wagers.

Rep.... Read more


BullDOGEr Kidwell, Torbett replicating efficiency effort in North Carolina

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
BullDOGEr Kidwell, Torbett replicating efficiency effort in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Easy fit is an understatement for the North Carolina state representative billing himself the BullDOGEr in a play off the acronym for the agency led by Elon Musk on government efficiency in President Donald Trump’s administration.

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North Carolina proposal scraps DMV for new authority

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
North Carolina proposal scraps DMV for new authority

(The Center Square) – Renaming and redirecting chain of command is proposed in the North Carolina General Assembly for the agency the state’s 11 million residents access for driver’s licenses, and for vehicle titles and registrations.

The idea comes... Read more


McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
McDowell: Fentanyl changed everything for our family

(The Center Square) – Wrought with emotion by his brother’s fentanyl poisoning, a 31-year-old freshman congressman from North Carolina on Thursday implored colleagues to fight the deadliest of drugs at America's borders.

Rep. Addison McDowell’s first time speaking on... Read more


Troxler pledges agriculture commissioner oath for 6th term

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Troxler pledges agriculture commissioner oath for 6th term

(The Center Square) – With the swearing in Thursday of North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, the Council of State oaths are complete.

Troxler is in his sixth term, second longest active to Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, and... Read more