4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (460+ words) (The Center Square) " House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, D-West Seattle, admits he was intoxicated during a House Appropriations Committee meeting on Wednesday evening. So much so that the committee chair at one point called a recess to take him out…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (474+ words) (The Center Square) " North Carolina's Republicans were united with praise and its Democrats unsurprisingly in rejection to the State of the Union on Tuesday night. The 108-minute delivery from second-term Republican President Donald Trump intertwined the nation's ninth largest state…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (700+ words) (The Center Square) " Public school enrollment has declined in recent years even as staffing and spending have increased, prompting debate among education leaders over how resources are being used and whether they are improving student outcomes. Total annual public school…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (139+ words) (The Center Square) " First Amendment rights for a resident in a North Carolina community just outside of Charlotte have been won in litigation. The city of Monroe has agreed to a settlement with Lisa Metzger. At issue was a requirement…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1026+ words) A Los Angeles-based maker of plastic pipes has sued the Gori Law Firm, accusing the most prolific filer of asbestos litigation of a long-running scheme of lawsuit fraud and racketeering. On Jan. 28, J-M Manufacturing filed suit in federal court in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (260+ words) (The Center Square) " Nothing quite like an independent report to quell the noise during an election year in North Carolina. "Based on OSA's review," the report concludes, "it appears that each of the allegations are unsubstantiated." In response, Allen wrote…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) (The Center Square) " Two B's and two C's offset a bad mark related to open enrollment for South Carolina in the ALEC Educational Freedom Index 2026 released Wednesday. The state is 14th with an overall grade of B, says the American Legislative…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (474+ words) (The Center Square) " Uncompetitive pay for correctional officers, nursing assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and youth counselors contributed to $1.04 billion in lapsed salaries across 46 North Carolina state agencies, according to an audit. The Office of State Budget and Management,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (763+ words) (The Center Square) " On the first day of the 2026 legislative session in the Washington State House of Representatives, Republicans walked off the floor following remarks by House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma. After the initial pomp and circumstance of opening day…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (249+ words) (The Center Square) " Individual income tax revenue for a top three migration growth state is 3.87%, the North Carolina auditor confirmed in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Total revenues from the individual income taxes were up $637.82 million, said the report from…...