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New Hanover County tax assessors conducted a property revaluation this year. The goal was to determine the market value of homes and businesses, as the county does every four years, to more equitably distribute property taxes. Property owners were in for a shock. Values were up about 60% since 2022, said New Hanover County Chief Financial Officer Eric Credle. New Hanover isn’t unique. A recent wave of property revaluations has revealed similar increases across the state. Wh

By:Lynn Bonner-April 28, 20265:37 pm Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action, speaks to gun control advocates in Raleigh on April 28, 2026 about supporting Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a permitless concealed carry bill. (Photo: Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline) A bill allowing people to carry concealed handguns without permits is dangerous, Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead said Tuesday, as it would increase gun violence and make the jobs of law enforcement

Democratic lawmakers denounced provisions targeting undocumented immigrants but ultimately joined Republicans to pass the funding. By:Brandon Kingdollar-April 28, 20267:21 pm The NC House approved the measure 112-3. North Carolina lawmakers approved final passage of $319 million in Medicaid funding to keep the state program afloat after months of uncertainty. It now heads to Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s desk for his signature. The funding bill passed nearly unanimously in the

IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL POLITICS ​ Local politics isn’t a smaller, softer version of state politics—it’s the foundation everything else is built on. What happens at the county commission, school board, or city council level doesn’t stay there. It shapes who rises, what policies get tested, and what values get normalized across an entire state. ​ At the most basic level, local governments are where future state leaders are made. Many state legislators, governors, and policy influe

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