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Helene drives push for stronger emergency communications
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (946+ words) Officials believe Hurricane Helene exposed a hard truth about emergency response in western North Carolina: When communications fail, nearly every aspect of public safety is affected. The discussion centered on two complementary efforts: a regional communications resilience plan developed after…...
Social media, AI safety bill advances in NC Senate
2+ week, 6+ day ago (481+ words) Social Media and AI Safety(HB 301) is quickly moving through committees in the North Carolina General Assembly and was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee with a favorable report to the Senate Rules Committee on June 3. This coincides with…...
Bill proposes data center regulations, ratepayer safeguards
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (578+ words) A new House proposal would impose new limits on large data centers in North Carolina while adding ratepayer protections aimed at shielding residents and businesses from higher utility costs. State Reps. Matthew Winslow, R-Franklin; Dean Arp, R-Union; and Kyle Hall,…...
Tik Tok raises concerns about NC lawsuit's impact on state businesses
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (649+ words) Listen to this story (13 minutes) Tik Tok's latest filing at the North Carolina Supreme Court raises concerns about the business impact of a lawsuit pursued by state Attorney General Jeff Jackson. The social media company is urging North Carolina's highest…...
Cellphone bans deliver slow but real gains, study finds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (636+ words) Strict classroom cellphone bans deliver meaningful reductions in student tech use but produce few short-term academic or behavioral gains. That's according to a new multi-university study that examined stricter bans than the one recently adopted in North Carolina. State Board…...
Bipartisan bill targets NC data center tax breaks amid AI expansion
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has introduced legislation to eliminate major tax exemptions for data centers, escalating a growing debate over the cost of subsidizing the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing industry. House Bill 1213, titled "Protect…...
Mailbox battles with USPS delay major developments in Triad
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (514+ words) In 2012, the US Postal Service began mandating that all new housing developments use cluster box units (CBUs) rather than individual mailboxes. According to Kim Phillips, regulatory affairs director for the Triad Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition (TREBIC), this new…...
Stein data center tax plan draws attention from lawmakers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (944+ words) Gov. Josh Stein's proposal to revisit North Carolina's data center tax incentives is drawing attention from lawmakers and industry leaders, with some raising questions about the process, available data, and level of legislative involvement. Stein's administration has begun examining a…...
Jackson defends NC lawsuit against Tik Tok
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (566+ words) Listen to this story (10 minutes) North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson's office is defending the state's lawsuit against Tik Tok in a state Supreme Court filing. The social media company has asked the high court to throw out Jackson's suit....
Tik Tok urges top NC court to dismiss Jackson's lawsuit
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Tik Tok and parent company Byte Dance are urging North Carolina's highest court to throw out a lawsuit pursued by state Attorney General Jeff Jackson. A state Business Court judge ruled last summer that Jackson could move forward with the…...