NC red wolves on move + federal hemp ban threatens NC industry + AG puts gas tax cheats on blast

By Trevon Spencer

Ten endangered red wolves were transported between North Carolina and New York Tuesday as part of a coordinated effort to preserve the critically endangered species.

Pilots to the Rescue — a nonprofit that uses volunteer pilots to transport animals — flew three red wolves from the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York, to Raleigh Regional Airport in Person County. 

The team then returned with a breeding pair of wolves and their five young pups from the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.

By Clayton Henkel

Days after Gov. Josh Stein signed legislation to suspend the state’s 41-cent per gallon gas tax, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson put gas stations on notice to pass the savings along to consumers and not try to pad their own pockets.

The North Carolina Department of Justice has launched a new online complaint form, N.C. Fuel Check, to help catch gas retailers who aren’t doing the right thing.

By Ahmed Jallow

On a blistering Friday morning at a Durham mosque, Nigel Edwards sets up a table with voter registration materials that include buttons, signs, posters and flyers. 

“Are you registered to vote?” he asks those filing past as sweat drips down his chin. Some are already registered, others are noncitizens, and a few say voting doesn’t matter. 

“We want candidates to motivate us to vote, but unless we show up as a community, those candidates will never appear in the first place,” said Edwards, an immigration attorney and president of the North Carolina-based Muslim American Public Affairs Council. 

By Trevon Spencer

Chris Karazin started Carolindica with his brother and a friend in 2019, making homemade CBD products in a kitchen while working other jobs to pay the bills. 

“I didn’t even get a paycheck until three years ago,” Karazin said. 

Now, a looming change in federal law is forcing Karazin to reconsider the company’s future. 

NC’s State Health Plan moves to block Atrium program it calls an ‘unlawful pricing scheme’| Clayton Henkel

NC Republicans Tillis, Moore prepare for GOP losses in upcoming election| Christine Zhu

Calls mount for NC attorney general to review ‘rushed’ WakeMed-Atrium merger| Clayton Henkel

Civil rights leader William Barber stops at NCCU to encourage early voters| Greg Childress

NC counties prepare for Thursday start of in-person early voting| Lynn Bonner

New polling site puts NC State students farther from the ballot box | Trevon Spencer

Unearthing North Carolina’s past while planning for its newest monument| Clayton Henkel

NC elections board to notify 1,392 voters flagged as potential noncitizens| Ahmed Jallow

Habitat for Humanity of Orange County and NC pastors strike deal on ‘deeply affordable’ housing| Greg Childress

NC’s Duke Health and CaroMont Health propose expansion into Mecklenburg County| Lynn Bonner

NC officials express confidence in election integrity as early voting begins| Clayton Henkel

A former school finds new life as affordable housing for NC seniors | Trevon Spencer

Clearing of Durham’s homeless encampments tests NC community’s resolve| Greg Childress

Will AI make work easier or workers obsolete? A new NC survey looks at what workers think| Clayton Henkel

Commentaries:
Access to rural healthcare is bigger than hospitals – and North Carolina is leading the way | Julianne Malveaux

Duke’s fixation on dirty energy is costing you| Mikaela Curry and Tyson Slocum

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