The North Carolina General Assembly meets in the State Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen here in February 2018. File / Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press State Senate President Pro Tempore Phil ...

State audit shows Rocky Mount utility customers not double-billed. But it also points to more than $30k in lay payments from ...

State audit shows Rocky Mount utility customers not double-billed. But it also points to more than $30k in late payments from council members.

A Rockingham County voter checks in March 3, 2026, at the Huntsville Elementary polling place in Madison. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press In the coming days, election officials in Guilford and ...

Tropical Storm Helene underscored the dangers of aging dams and flood-control infrastructure in Western North Carolina. Leading up to the storm, some signs already indicated that something more needed ...

Raises for teachers and cops prompted Gov. Stein to accept the state budget despite objections to numerous other tax and ...

Public comment speakers at the Granville County Board of Elections meeting on July 15, 2026, in Oxford call for the board to reinstate two early voting sites. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press ...

Dallas Woodhouse resigned from NC auditor's office as more of his pressure on county election boards over early voting plans came to light.

Concerns about whether state's voucher program for private school students is getting a good return on investment are driving a state audit.

Carolina Public Press has won at least 14 awards in the 2026 North Carolina Press Association annual newspaper contest. This year’s awards so far include three 1st-place honors, nine 2nd-place awards ...

Criminal indigent defense services, which the state has to provide anyway, will get funds that were going to aid civil legal ...