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After the behind-the-scenes arm-twisting over Asheville’s lawsuit challenging a legislature-mandated water and sewer merger spilled into the open, a bill that was one negotiating chip in the debate is scheduled for a committee hearing this week.
A hefty tuition hike for out-of-state students, compensation for victims of the state’s eugenics program and planning for a new western School of Sc ...
A new user fee began in February, and a Great Smoky Mountain National Park spokesperson said the transition has been smooth. Meanwhile, a court case c ...
The de-annexation bill, which includes removing the WNC Agricultural Center from Asheville's jurisdiction, is one of several bills from the region's l ...
On Monday, June 3, at 5:30 p.m., the Women for Women giving circle of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina will present “The First 2,000 Days: Why Early Childhood Investments are Essential to North Carolina’s Future Prospe ...
The $20.6 billion budget the Senate proposed Sunday is a massive 413-page bill that is as much a policy document as it is a spending plan with specific measures that could impact Western North Carolina.
Two Republican state senators are seeking funds for DWI toxicology and other case work at a new WNC crime lab in either Henderson or Burke county.
One of the only surviving bills in the N.C. General Assembly related to gun control would close permit information to the public, making it nearly impossible for groups to watchdog how the government issues licenses to buy hundreds of thous ...
Jeff Hunt, district attorney for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties, has been named a special Superior Court judge by Gov. Pat McCrory.
WNC supporters say short-changing a program that’s been a boost to the region’s economy and conservation efforts is the wrong move.
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