Some North Carolina educators say the state's new budget leaves experienced teachers behind as NC lawmakers tout educator ...

Transparency advocates say small group “check-ins” violate the spirit and purposes of North Carolina’s open meetings law ...

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July’s meeting is perhaps the most consequential meeting this board’s ever had,” State Treasurer Brad Briner said.

Experts warn ballot-counting could drag on in primaries for governor, LA mayor and Congress, as Trump claims ‘rigging’ The US justice department on Friday sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot ...

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Cumberland County Commissioners are considering consolidating the county's separate health and social services departments. A 2012 state law gives counties several options for restructuring, including ...

Major corporations in the US, such as UPS, Amazon, Intel, and Accenture, carried out considerable lay-offs last year. Greater efficiencies from artificial intelligence (AI) were cited as a significant ...

The Observer could not be in a “better, more positive position” to head into its first full year of ownership by Tortoise Media, according to co-CEO Richard Furness. Tortoise’s acquisition of Sunday ...