Cooper leads Whatley in new poll + PFAS settlement + The 25th anniversary of 9/11

By Clayton Henkel

With just over a month until early in-person voting begins on Oct. 15, North Carolinians are squarely focused on pocketbook issues.

According to a new Elon University poll released Thursday, 86% of registered voters surveyed said inflation and the cost of living are “very important” issues, with 73% describing the general economy and healthcare as most important issues this fall.

By Trevon Spencer

Dozens of minority business owners and leaders gathered in Greensboro Thursday to urge state officials to create new contracting goals after lawmakers eliminated the state’s Historically Underutilized Businesses Office.

GREENSBORO — For years, Gerald Carr knew where to turn when his Charlotte construction company needed help navigating North Carolina’s state contracting system. 

Now, Carr said, the rules have changed and businesses like his are scrambling to figure out what comes next. 

By Shalina Chatlani

On a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees and a giant boulder marks the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001.

States Newsroom’s Pennsylvania Capital-Star Editor-in-Chief Tim Lambert recently revisited the national memorial on this field — where he happened to own a piece of land that was part of more than three dozen acres that made up the crash site.

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