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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.
NC Audit Finds Lottery Sales Rose to $6.6 Billion in FY2025 While Education Transfers Held Near $1.08 Billion
State Auditor Dave Boliek's performance audit reports the share of lottery sales sent to the Education Lottery Fund fell from 23% in fiscal 2023 to 16% in fiscal 2025, and asks lawmakers to decide whether the lottery's goal is total dollars or a target percentage.
NC Supreme Court Hears TikTok's Personal-Jurisdiction Appeal in State Youth-Safety Suit
On Sept. 9, 2026, justices questioned lawyers for TikTok and ByteDance, who want the court to reverse a 2025 Business Court ruling that let Attorney General Jeff Jackson's case go forward in North Carolina.
Federal Flight Charge Filed Against Woman Sought in Virginia Road-Crew Killings; Affidavit Cites July 24-28 North Carolina Sightings
A federal affidavit places Dennikia Rachelle Boyce in Ahoskie and Conway, N.C., in the days right after the July 24 Chesterfield County shooting; authorities have not said where she is now.
North Carolina Report Finds Reported Crime Down in All Four Major Categories From January Through June 2026
State analysts told the Governor's Crime Commission on Sept. 3 that violent, property, financial and drug offenses all fell against the same months of 2025, while domestic-related offenses such as kidnapping and intimidation rose.