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Charlotte Area Transit System Report Identifies Security Concerns, Fare Enforcement Failures
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has published a new report on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), finding significant revenue loss from fare evasion, gaps in security,…
Shrinking Campus Programs Is No Conspiracy
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a passionate aficionado of history, philosophy, and classical civilization — the foreign language I took in college was Ancient Greek — I wince when…
Social Security Matters: I Worked For My Ex-Husband But Wasn’t Paid And Now Have Little Social Security; What Are My Options?
By Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) Foundation (Author note: This is article number 500 in the AMAC Foundation’s “Ask Rusty” series of Social Security articles, which have…
Duke Homestead To Showcase Tobacco History During Annual Brightleaf Harvest Day And Barbecue Fundraiser, Aug. 22
DURHAM, N.C. – Experience North Carolina farming culture and history at Duke Homestead’s annual Brightleaf Harvest Day on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. In addition to demonstrating…
NCDOT To Hold Public Hearings For The Proposed Replacement Of The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a pre-hearing open house and public hearing regarding the proposed replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Brunswick and New Hanover counties. …
Pasquotank County Woman Wins $1 Million Playing Powerball
RALEIGH – Janet Cornelius of Elizabeth City took a chance on a $2 Powerball ticket and won a $1 million prize. Cornelius matched numbers on all five white balls in…
NCDOT Receives $300 Million Federal Grant For Major Rail Improvements
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation has been awarded a nearly $300 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve safety, reliability and capacity of current…
Minimum Wages Are Popular — And Unwise
By John Hood RALEIGH — As a Freedom Conservative, I recognize that some policies I favor are broadly popular, others draw mixed reviews, and a few are broadly unpopular. I…
Harnett County Winner Says Lottery Prize Will Help Buy Family A House
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. – A Harnett County man who had been looking at houses with his family just days earlier is now in a much better position to buy one…
Raleigh Seeks Clarity From NC Courts About Who Can Sue Over Zoning
By Mitch Kokai The city of Raleigh has no dog in the legal fight between Rockingham County commissioners and opponents of a casino proposed in 2023. Yet the capital city…
Voting By Foot Works Quite Well
By John Hood RALEIGH — Did you know that the voters of San Francisco will decide this fall whether the city will set up its own municipal bank? Or that…
State Plans September Public Listening Sessions As Part Of Ferry Tolling Mandate
MANNS HARBOR, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division plans to host public listening sessions in September as the division works toward compliance with a new tolling mandate in…
