What Is the Economic Impact of Data Centers?
It’s a Secret. By Lisa Sorg Tax breaks for data centers in North Carolina keep as much as $57 million each year from state and local government coffers, state figures show, an amount that could…
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Why I Became A Socialist
Commentary by Carl Hintz When I was 7 the US invaded Iraq. It was a war based on a lie. Like all wars, organized state sanctioned killing, it came at the irreparable cost of human…
NC Food Pantries Fill The Gap After Funding Cuts
By Kara Hoving For Haywood Christian Ministry (HCM), the past year has been one of fast and dramatic pendulum swings. At the end of 2024, the Waynesville-based nonprofit was fully immersed in Hurricane Helene relief…
North Carolina’s Community Land Trusts
The Struggle for Affordable Housing By Greg Childress North Carolina’s community land trusts are working to raise the profile of their housing preservation model, which its members see as a vital tool in the struggle…
Duke Energy Seeks Higher Rates, Profits
in NC Despite Soaring Disconnections By Sue Sturgis Duke Energy has asked North Carolina regulators to approve major rate hikes for both of its North Carolina utilities while also increasing the “return on equity” that…
GOP Lawmakers’ Power Transfers
Reshaping everything from utilities to environmental regulation in North Carolina By Doug Bock Clark North Carolina voters have chosen Democrats in three straight elections for governor; the state’s Republican-led legislature has countered by siphoning off…
A Brief History on Gerrymandering in NC
By Joshua Peters Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts to give one political party or group an advantage over others. The term “gerrymandering” was coined in the early 19th century…
Delayed NC State Budget Endangers Health
By Synclaire Cruel It had been more than 160 days since North Carolina had a state budget when, on November 19, the North Carolina Senate Democratic Caucus held “The Real-World Impact of Failing to Pass…
NC Legislators Freeze Millions for Legal Aid
By Lucas Thomae Civil legal aid organizations, which provide tens of thousands of North Carolinians with free legal services each year, have been forced to close offices and reduce client intake after the state legislature…
Trans Youth Under 19
Left with Few Options in NC By Brandon Kingdollar After North Carolina’s two largest medical providers halted gender-affirming care for patients below the age of 19, trans youth in the state are left with few…