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Here’s a look at the Senate’s budget proposal for education, including teacher pay
The North Carolina Senate recently unveiled its 2025-27 budget proposal, calling for pay raises for teachers and most state ...
6 months after Hurricane Helene, Washington’s promises of aid remain empty
While social media buzzes with memes about the new administration, an entire region is being forgotten. The people of ...
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Tariffs Could Spike Rates in an Already Climate-Stressed Insurance Market
The Trump administration’s tariffs will have profound impacts on homebuilding costs, which could affect the insurance market ...
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Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake
The Forest Service says salvage logging is needed to avoid fires. Ecologists and hikers worry that will prioritize profit over ecosystems.
See which U.S. rivers are considered the most endangered
The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande.
NC Senate's opening salvo on budget could spark debate with House over planned tax cuts
Republican leaders in the North Carolina Senate plan to introduce and pass their two-year state budget as early as this week, setting up what could be a lengthy debate with their House colleagues and, ...
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Saluda inn houses Helene survivors, evacuees as firefighters work to tame Polk County fires
Aerial surveys after Helene indicated that the storm damaged 822,000 acres of WNC timberland, according to a report from the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management. In a March 26 ...