October 10, 2026 8:04 pm
(The Center Square) – Polling deficit, disapproval of the president, and recent shifts in campaign strategy by super PACs are evolving a dynamic that further favors Democrat Roy Cooper over Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina’s election for a seat in the U.S. Senate. However, Whatley’s campaign tells The Center Square any raising of a white flag, as one left-leaning ...
(The Center Square) – North Carolinians and others filling up at the state’s pumps for gasoline and diesel fuel are getting a break on the 41 cents per gallon tax. Effective immediately through Nov. 30, Relief at the Pump (House Bill 3 of first extra session) was signed into law on Friday by first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. Only one ...
(The Center Square) – Expanded access to the tax-exempt, red-dyed diesel fuel on the federal and North Carolina level has drawn praise for even the smallest of savings and criticism for barely easing diesel fuel prices that have climbed 72.1% in the state and 71.1% nationally in the last year. Last week, first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein suspended enforcement of ...
(The Center Square) – Money in the pockets of voters, no matter how phrased, remains the prevailing issue of importance for North Carolina voters, a poll released Thursday confirms. Inflation and rising prices, the phrasing used by the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service at Catawba College, was chosen by 78% as “very important” among issues. The economy ...
