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While the cost of regular unleaded has dipped slightly in October, North Carolina motorists are still struggling with the high price of fuel. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
By Clayton Henkel
State lawmakers return to Raleigh Wednesday for a special session to address high gas and diesel prices.
It’s unusual for legislators to summon themselves back to Raleigh so close to an upcoming election. So it was surprising to many when House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate Leader Phil Berger announced the session on social media Saturday. They offered few specifics, only calling for “real relief” for families.
Gov. Josh Stein poses with members of the nonprofit Southeast Raleigh Promise on Oct. 6, 2026 as they celebrate the completion of one of 25 new affordable rental homes for downtown Raleigh. The entire project will be completed by the summer of 2027. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)
By Clayton Henkel and Greg Childress
For longtime residents of Southeast Raleigh, a lack of affordable housing and the threat of gentrification are growing concerns. But on Tuesday morning, residents were all smiles as Gov. Josh Stein visited a newly constructed home built in partnership with Southeast Raleigh Promise and the City of Raleigh.
Yvette Holmes, CEO of Southeast Raleigh Promise, said the three-bedroom house just blocks from Shaw University is the first of the 25 new affordable rental homes developed through the nonprofit’s Promise of Home initiative.
“Three homes down, 22 more to go as we’re building in phases,” said Holmes. “We expect to complete this entire project by summer of 2027.”
(Photo by Florence Middleton for CalMatters)
By Trevon Spencer
For thousands of North Carolina families, Head Start is more than a preschool program. It can mean a safe place for children to learn, eat nutritious meals and a schedule parents can rely on while they work.
But those services could look different under proposed federal changes that Gov. Josh Stein is urging the Trump administration to reconsider as the public comment period draws to a close.
(Photo illustration by Getty Images)
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.
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NC Attorney General says fight against Holly Christina Photography isn't over |Raleigh News & Observer
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NC advocacy groups gear up to protect immigrant voters at the polls for the 2026 midterms|WUNC.org
Mecklenburg County won’t launch own CMS probe amid federal, state investigations |Charlotte Observer
U.S. attorney addresses crime, gang activity in Asheville: 'It's absolutely a problem'|WLOS.com
Tropical Storm Isaias forms, forecast to become a hurricane and hit the US Gulf Coast this week| APnews.com
COMMENTARY
Draughon Draws: Berger and Hall try to grease the wheels of the midterms|
WRAL.comKen Garfield: Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker and Charlotte were made for each other |Raleigh News & Observer
Rex Huppke: Trump isn't helping Republicans one bit. It's all about him|
USA Today/Raleigh News & ObserverCongress has never passed a real budget |TheHill.com
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