The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/25/r... #DataCenters #ncpol

Editorial cartoon: Along for the ride ncnewsline.com/2026/05/25/a...

Immigrants seeking green cards will have to return first to their home countries and wait despite years of potential backlogs, the Trump administration announced Friday. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/22/r... via @stateline.org #ncpol

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a criminal indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a 30-year-old man living in Maryland who was wrongly deported to El Salvador last year, calling the prosecution “vindictive and selective.” ncnewsline.com/2026/05/22/r... via @tennesseelookout.com

Just in: NC's GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley says he'd support Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund, while Sen. Tillis called it "stupid on stilts." #ncpol

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been one of the most outspoken Republican critics of President Trump’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund.” But the Republican nominee to succeed him, Michael Whatley, said he emphatically supports Trump’s proposal. @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

UNC-Wilmington received a green light this week from the UNC System Board of Governors to proceed with the steps necessary to seek accreditation for a new four-year medical school that would also offer a three-year accelerated program for primary-care doctors and specialties in high demand. #ncpol

Q & A with Dr. Wohl: How global health changes could impact Ebola response ncnewsline.com/2026/05/22/q... @nchealthnews.bsky.social #ncpol

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with plans to strike down the nation’s first-ever health standards for chemical contaminants found in the drinking water sources of millions of North Carolinians. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/22/e... @coastalreview.bsky.social

“It isn’t about Democrats or Republicans or who wins. It’s about the voters being able to participate in a fair electoral system where the government hasn’t stacked the deck in favor of one side or the other,” Orr said. #NCPOL #NCGA

BREAKING: ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/n... #ncpol #ncga

A state Senate bill filed this week would cut North Carolina’s early voting period by a week, slicing time from the method voters use most in general elections. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/n... by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

An anti-abortion group last month sued seven Utah fertility clinics, claiming their disposal of embryos as part of the in vitro fertilization process violates the state’s wrongful death law. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/r... @sofiaresnick.bsky.social #ivf

From local streets in small towns to major urban corridors, transportation agencies are grappling with deferred maintenance, rising construction costs and limited revenue streams. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/r... #ncpol

Duke University plans to build a small data center at Central Campus, potentially the first of several similar-size projects, which has raised questions among some faculty about whether the endeavors could derail the institution’s climate commitments. @insideclimatenews.org @lisasorg.bsky.social

The GOP gerrymandering could offset some losses, analysts say. But whether voter displeasure with the president translates into enough Democratic gains to retake the House and usurp the GOP trifecta in Washington also remains to be seen, five months out. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/21/r...

Voters will decide in November whether to change the state constitution to tell the General Assembly to limit local property tax increases. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n... #ncpol

President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference. @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol

Come work with us at NC Newsline! We have an opening for a reporter. More here: statesnewsroom.com/staff-openin...

The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/r... @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol

The North Carolina House Energy and Public Utilities Committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill banning data centers from shifting energy costs to other consumers and requiring additional studies before new facilities can be approved. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n... @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol

North Carolina lawmakers push bills to require AEDs in public schools ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n...

Sen. Amy Galey says there is evidence that AI is being used in medical settings not only to simplify charting, but also to select the most lucrative billing codes for a diagnosis. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n... #ncpol #AI

The Republican-led state House mustered 73 votes to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing the state to participate in a federal tax-credit scholarship program. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n... @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

The state House Wednesday okayed three constitutional amendments on income and property taxes and Council of State vacancies ncnewsline.com/2026/05/20/n... @christinezhu.bsky.social and @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

A Republican proposal that would remove the governor’s power to appoint State Board of Education members advanced out of a House committee on Tuesday amid pushback from Democrats that it would deepen partisan influence over public education. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/a... #ncpol

After voting no seven times, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., flipped and cast the deciding vote to advance a War Powers Resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s war in Iran without authorization from Congress. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/r... @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ncpol

N.C. Senate Republicans in the state legislature voted to put a proposed change to the North Carolina constitution on the November ballot that would cap the tax rate for individuals at 3.5%. The Senate voted 30-18 along party lines. By @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol 👇

Gov. Josh Stein on Tuesday signed an executive order directing cabinet agencies to work together to increase housing supply and affordability. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/g... #ncpol #housing @gchildress.bsky.social

NC legislators look to Charlotte pilot to address ‘boarding’ crisis in emergency departments  ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/n... #ncpol #MentalHealth #Charlotte

The most overt change to House Bill 921: ABC & Gaming Omnibus Bill, was the elimination of a provision to allow Alcoholic Beverage Control stores to open on Sundays subject to local approval, which faced strong objections from religious conservatives. @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol #nc

How do you get Republican voters to the polls in a difficult political climate? Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are hoping a slate of up to seven constitutional amendments might do the trick. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/a... #ncpol @lauraleslie.bsky.social

Black community leaders and lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly Tuesday said voting rights are under attack across the nation, including in North Carolina. ncnewsline.com/briefs/black... @christinezhu.bsky.social #ncpol

The proposed constitutional amendment will do little, if anything, to address what ails the system and could, quite likely make things worse. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/19/f... (Commentary) #ncpol #taxes

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday a new “anti-weaponization” settlement fund as a condition of President Donald Trump voluntarily dropping his multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service for the leak of his tax returns several years ago.

North Carolina Senate lawmakers are moving forward with a constitutional amendment to cap the state income tax rate at 3.5%, starting next year. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/n... #ncpol @christinezhu.bsky.social

North Carolina Senate lawmakers could vote this week on whether to put constitutional amendments guaranteeing the “right to farm” and the “right to work” on the ballot in November 2026. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/n... @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

Republican lawmakers will once again attempt to change how North Carolina governs public schools, reviving a yearslong debate over who should control education policy in the state. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/r... #ncpol

ICYMI: Rep. Phil Rubin on education funding and why a new property tax scheme could make problems worse ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/r... (podcast)

State lawmakers across the country are grappling with the question of who should be required to report suspected child abuse or neglect, known as “mandated reporters.” ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/r... @stateline.org #ncpol

In recent weeks, the Supreme Court has effectively allowed last-minute election changes in Southern states that hold major consequences for what districts voters are assigned to and the future of Black political representation across the region. @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy, which could bring South Carolina customers under the umbrella of one of the largest power companies in the United States. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/18/r... @scdailygazette.com #ncpol

Doctors voice ‘temporary relief’ as SCOTUS allows mifepristone via mail to continue for now ncnewsline.com/2026/05/15/d... #ncpol #mifepristone

More than a third of longstanding vacancies in North Carolina’s government are attributable to low compensation. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/15/s... @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol

NC Is the latest member of a group of GOP-led states using public health agencies for immigration enforcement. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/15/t... @kffhealthnews.org

Health officials from the U.S. cities hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup say they are preparing to deal with infectious diseases, heat-related illness, and an array of other health threats when millions of fans, many of them from overseas, come to watch the games. @stateline.org

Decades of long and sometimes contentious debate over redeveloping the old Fayette Place site made this week’s groundbreaking deeply personal for Black residents old enough to remember Hayti. ncnewsline.com/2026/05/15/d... @gchildress.bsky.social #housing #Durham

Do you wonder which voters in your county turned out more than others in the March primary? Did Republican men cast more ballots than Democratic women? Did Black seniors outperform white voters age 65 and older? ncnewsline.com/2026/05/15/w... #ncpol

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Thursday to preserve telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone until after the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on the merits of the high-stakes federal lawsuit Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration. @sofiaresnick.bsky.social

“It’s not really about establishing constitutional rights as much as it is to signal to their voters, ‘Hey, look, we could have some trouble this year...'" ncnewsline.com/2026/05/14/f...