Under the plan, there would be no new applications for incentives after 2026 and incentives would be fully phased out by 2033.

Messages from local party chair say Jackson County GOP stance not impacted by state party or auditor’s office, but expresses dislike of “strong arm” efforts by both to influence local board members’ votes.

Legislators grilled state and county child welfare officials, along with local law enforcement, in a more than seven-hour hearing to find out what went wrong.

North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek said Thursday that a review of the city of Charlotte’s settlement with a former fire battalion chief found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Republican state Sen. Vickie Sawyer filed an amendment Thursday that would require Charlotte and other local governments that voted to rescind support for the I-77 toll lane project to repay the N.C. Department of Transportation for work already done.

Republican leaders announced a high-level agreement on the state budget last month. Now, chairs are working through the finer details of the spending plan.

Without more funding, Stein said, infrastructure and housing projects can’t move forward.

The Charlotte City Council is considering new rules that could ban street vendors who sell food, art and other items from sidewalks and other public property across the city.

A total of 114 people have applied to be Charlotte’s mayor. The deadline to apply was Tuesday, and Charlotte City Council members are scheduled to hold in-person interviews for some candidates at 2 p.m. Monday before making a final decision on June 22. Mayor Vi Lyles is resigning on June 30, though she has said she could stay in the job longer if council members cannot agree on her replacement.

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced and approved a substitute bill that would create a statewide homeless camping ban. Some committee members asked questions about logistics and how local governments would afford the additional requirements.