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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

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Raleigh Women's Market returned to downtown Raleigh this month, transforming Moore Square into a place for women-owned businesses, artists and performers from across the Triangle. Held last Sunday afternoon, the event coincided with International Women's Day and was part of the broader celebrations of Women's History Month. The market featured a curated selection of women-owned and women-led small businesses. Visitors browsed handcrafted goods, artwork

(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.

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer State lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon pressed North Carolina Medicaid officials about rising costs, enrollment trends and funding gaps during a meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid at the North Carolina General Assembly. The briefing from officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services came as lawmakers prepare to return to Raleigh next month to negotiate a long-delayed state budget

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

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Greensboro - Stephanie C. Simon is North Carolinian dedicated to art and service. After  enjoying a 27 year career with the Guilford County Department of Public Health in the Maternity Services Program, specifically in Maternity Medical Records Stephanie was at a crossroads. "My entire career was in service to the citizens of Guilford County by fostering Healthy Mother/Baby outcomes. I count it as one of

By Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer Since its founding in 2017, the Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium has set out to do one thing: transform the philanthropic landscape for Black girls and women across the South. In 2017, LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, encountered a report from the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative showing that Black women and girls received less than one percent of the $4.8 billion