(The Center Square) — North Carolinians will be able to keep more of their money in 2023 following a scheduled income tax reduction to start the New Year.

(The Center Square) – The North Carolina Department of Commerce awarded $42.3 million in neighborhood revitalization grants this week for low- and moderate-income housing, though some believe a better approach may be more fruitful.

(The Center Square) — North Carolina is investing $12 million to improve infrastructure for short line railroads across the state as part of a grant match program with local railways.

STATESVILLE – Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation awarded its fifth service canine Nov. 11 to a deserving service member during a special Veteran’s Day “A Hero’s Homecoming” celebration. 

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods is donating four million meals and deploying other disaster relief efforts to support storm victims, volunteers and first-responders in Florida devastated by the recent flooding and severe weather from Hurricane Ian. 

LEXINGTON – U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) hosted a roundtable Aug. 31 with North Carolina senators and representatives as well as local sheriffs to highlight the need for common-sense legislation at the state and federal level to stop sanctuary city policies.

(The Center Square) — More than 56,000 North Carolina felons regained the right to vote July 27 through a recent appeals court ruling, though it remains unclear how that might impact the November election.

(The Center Square) — North Carolina lawmakers have some questions for the state Supreme Court to ponder in the decades-long Leandro school funding lawsuit.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) conducted a change of command ceremony June 28 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

(The Center Square) – Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Jan. 28 that would have delayed North Carolina's primary election by three weeks as the state Supreme Court reviews the state's new legislative district maps.

NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – Ben Gregorie (right) and Kallynda Gipe cut the cake during a celebration in honor of the birthday of Pfc. Ralph Johnson, the ship’s namesake, aboard USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).

CLINTON – American Humane reunited Military Working Dog Chickel, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, with Staff Sergeant Kyle Johnson, an active duty dog handler with the U.S. Air Force stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 8 million pounds of litter from roadsides since Jan. 1 and are on pace to exceed the state’s record for litter collection – 10.5 million pounds – set in 2019.

RALEIGH – Twenty-five years ago this week, the Tar Heel State legalized the creation of public charter schools. School choice advocates came together in Raleigh on June 22 to celebrate the milestone and highlight the impact of charter schools on families and students during the last quarter-…

RALEIGH – State Senate leaders will propose spending $3 billion over the next two years on capital and infrastructure projects. That money is part of a larger 10-year, $12 billion “cash” plan tied to the Senate’s budget.

RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education voted 7-3 on Thursday, June 17, to approve guiding documents for controversial new social studies standards that place greater emphasis on race and gender in teaching U.S. history.

RALEIGH – Several bills to help N.C. distillers and to loosen alcohol regulation in the state are moving through the General Assembly. Some have progressed to the floor, of both or one of the bodies, while others are mired in committee.

RALEIGH – The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.

RALEIGH – U.S. Rep. Ted Budd’s campaign team is highlighting new polling data showing the impact of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race.

RALEIGH – Jaden Ng, 13, and her family sat in the gallery June 10 to watch the N.C. Senate vote to ban abortions sought based on the likelihood of Down syndrome, the condition Jaden has had her entire life.

RALEIGH – Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued his first executive order of the pandemic in March 2020, at the time implementing a interminable state of emergency, a move that’s typically reserved for hurricanes and other natural disasters.

(The Center Square) – North Carolina will give away $4 million in cash and cover college tuition for people who get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper announced June 10.

Yesterday, Gov. Roy Cooper released his plan for how to spend the $5.7 billion in federal funds coming to North Carolina as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.

(The Center Square) – Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed spending $1.2 billion to expand internet access and issuing additional grants to North Carolina parents with the state's latest round of federal COVID-19 relief.

(The Center Square) – The N.C. House is considering a bill that would set aside $750 million in federal aid to expand internet access across the state.

RALEIGH – North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.

RALEIGH – This summer may not be filled with pools and part-time jobs for students across the state who’ve struggled with a year of mandated remote school. In March, the State Board of Education reported that in May 2020, after two months of remote school, test scores were at their lowest po…

MATTHEWS – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (N.C.-09) touched base with the Matthews Board of Commissioners during its May 10 meeting. His district stretches from Hoke and Robeson counties to Union and the bottom edge of Mecklenburg.

RALEIGH – Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.

RALEIGH – The N.C. Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.