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[caption id="attachment_16795" align="alignnone" width="780"] A Wake County student's assigned laptop. Kate Denning / Carolina Public Press[/caption] CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS - Due to exhausted funds and concerns about excessive computer-screen time, some North Carolina public and private schools are considering reversing course on one-to-one device access and scaling back on in-class use. Districts across the country received billions in federal funding during the pandemic, hundreds of millions of which went toward

Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2026 WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual "Dirty Dozen" list of tax scams for 2026, warning taxpayers and businesses to stay alert for fraud that targets personal and financial information. The list is part of the Security Summit, a partnership between the IRS, state tax agencies, and the tax industry. The effort is also tied to National Slam the Scam

By Karl Cameron An Analysis The long and winding road to the decision on the renovation of Ligon Magnet Middle School Building came to a bitter end for many Ligon alumni and community leaders on Tuesday, March 3rd, as the Wake County School Board voted to rebuild the school on the athletic field of the property. The decision came after a Tuesday afternoon work session, where board members heavily debated

The Guardian - Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. Bernard LaFayette III said his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85. On 7 March 1965, the beating of future congressman John Lewis and voting rights marchers on Selma's Edmund Pettus

The Conversation - The days are getting longer and W-2s are blooming, which can only mean one thing - the U.S. tax season is here. Many Americans may receive a bigger tax refund than in previous years as a result of changes under what has been dubbed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a package of tax breaks and spending cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4,

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke Energy and a variety of organizations have reached settlement agreements on the proposed combination of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress designed to provide measurable, trackable benefits for customers. Settling parties include the North Carolina Public Staff - the independent agency representing utility customers - the North Carolina Attorney General's Office, Google, Nucor, Walmart and a variety of other intervening groups. Our view: "We're pleased

(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein called on the General Assembly to fast-track a $1.4 billion Critical Needs Budget focused on addressing North Carolina's most urgent needs while lawmakers continue work on a comprehensive state budget. "North Carolina has gone nearly two and a half years without passing a new state budget - the only state in the country to finish 2025 without one," said Governor Josh Stein. "While lawmakers work

Last week's 36th Annual Black History Celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina, hosted by SAU alumna Octavia Rainey, Class of 1978, in partnership with the College Park, Idlewild, and Tarboro Road Community Center, served as a heartfelt tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Prezell R. Robinson. At 105 years old, the esteemed alumnus and president emeritus continues to inspire generations through his remarkable life of scholarship, leadership, and service.

(AP) - Standing alongside his son's Ford pickup truck at a central Iowa gas station off Interstate 80, Francisco Castillo was not happy. He had voted for President Donald Trump in the last election. He believed Trump had strengthened the economy in his first term, and he wanted more of that. "I thought that he was going to bring some of those things back," said Castillo, a 43-year-old factory worker.

THE GUARDIAN - An antiques auction selling chains linked to the enslavement of African people in Zanzibar has been accused of "profiting from slavery". Neck irons dated to the Omani-Arab dominated trade in enslaved people in east Africa, which ended after African resistance and British pressure in the late 19th century, will go on sale this weekend in Scotland. The auctioneer Marcus Salter, of Cheeky Auctions in Tain, Ross, said