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Cooper’s “Make Stuff Cost Less” Tour

May 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Smithfield, NC – Former Governor Roy Cooper brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Johnston County, speaking to a packed room of supporters about affordability, healthcare, and corporate accountability. His focus is “making stuff cost less.” […]

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A State Employee Group Says Auditor’s Report Shows A ‘Pay Crisis’ In NC’s Government, Not Vacancy Issue

May 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

NC NEWSLINE – The State Employees Association of North Carolina has a simple explanation for the raft of vacant positions in state government: poor pay. A dashboard released by SEANC on Wednesday compiles findings from State Auditor Dave Boliek’s January […]

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Supreme Court Decision Forces End to NC Black Voters’ Redistricting Challenge

May 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Democrats have abandoned a high-profile federal lawsuit challenging the state’s Republican-drawn Senate map.  State Rep. Rodney Pierce of Halifax County and co-plaintiff Moses Matthews, a voting rights advocate, filed a stipulation of dismissal […]

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What we know about proposed NC teacher raises

May 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

WUNC – Leaders in the General Assembly are still hammering out a long-delayed state budget that they expect to release in June and then vote on shortly after. While much of that budget is unknown, state lawmakers released a one-page […]

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Raleigh’s Latest Violent Crime Report Shows Mixed Trends

May 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Raleigh and the surrounding Triangle region are seeing a complex shift in violent crime trends, as recent incidents have tested public confidence and prompted a visible response from local law enforcement. Newly released first-quarter data […]

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College Graduates In The Triangle Enter A Shifting Job Market

May 20, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian As graduation season peaks across North Carolina, thousands of college students in the Triangle are stepping into a job market that remains strong overall but increasingly competitive for entry-level positions. The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill […]

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Raleigh Unveils A Few Options For The New Bern Ave Former DMV Site

May 19, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Raleigh’s long-vacant former Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters on New Bern Avenue is moving closer to redevelopment, with city leaders now weighing multiple proposals centered on affordable housing, retail space, and community-focused development along the […]

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The Great Gatsby Production Brings Jazz-Age Spectacle, Sold-Out Run To The Durham Performing Arts Center

May 18, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Judaea Ingram Special to the Carolinian DURHAM, N.C. – Durham’s performing arts scene was transported to the roaring twenties over the weekend as the touring Broadway production of The Great Gatsby completed a week of sold-out performances at the […]

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In The Triangle, People Are Making Media Physical Again

May 18, 2026 | 0 Comments

WUNC – Michael Wilkerson uses a flip phone. That may not immediately strike anyone as strange until they find out that Wilkerson is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill. He got his first phone in middle school, and it wasn’t until […]

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Step Up Ministries Launches $7.5M Campaign to Address Poverty at Scale 

May 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

  By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC – In a region often ranked among the best for economic mobility, thousands of families in Wake County are still struggling to stay stable, not because they don’t want to work, but […]

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