North Carolina
N.C. DEQ to hold public hearings on Transco and Fuquay-Varina's Interbasin Transfer request
Fuquay-Varina's current water supply is projected to fall short of future demands by 2030
Virginia governor's race
Spanberger to become Virginia’s first woman governor
Many across the country still awaiting SNAP benefits
SNAP lapse
States react to SNAP decision; Parents accuse Bonnabel High (in Jefferson Parish, La.) employees of hitting, humiliating special education student
No progress for poor areas despite years of NC tier system designed to spark growth; Family awaits results of independent autopsy on Delta State student Trey Reed
State and Local Government
Spartanburg, S.C. City Council to meet Monday, Oct. 27
N.C.'s DEQ accepting public comments on modified air quality permit for Domtar Paper in Martin County
North Carolina
Durham tenants get extra tool to aid in fixing dangerous rentals; Asheville's Mission Hospital in immediate jeopardy for 2nd straight year
Arizona sues over House Speaker’s refusal to seat Adelita Grijalva; New Orleans officials still unable to say why voter education on redistricting was lacking
State and Local Government
Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week
NC DEQ schedules public hearings in Lexington and Mooresville in November to consider air permit modifications for Transco’s proposed pipeline expansion
UNC Greensboro
Altercation involving UNC Greensboro police drawing strong reactions
Cops on Ketamine? Largely Unregulated Mental Health Treatment Faces Hurdles, Mississippi prison chief reopens homicide cases following news investigation
South Carolina
South Carolina has 12 measles cases tied to Upstate outbreak
Spartanburg and Greenville counties are located on Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Atlanta
Mental Health
Students at Miss. college supporting each other through grief
Threat of ICE raids shadows every shift in Chicago’s food warehouses; Good night for incumbents in 18 NC counties that had elections; Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia
Helene
Difficulties in getting FEMA housing assistance after Helene
Tech giants Open AI, Oracle behind $165 billion data center campus near El Paso; New Orleanians are being priced out of the city; NY MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January.
Local Government
BRIEFS: Local governments in the Carolinas to meet next week
Down Ballot Staff Reports Durham City Council will meet Monday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and one of the agenda items deal with the second amendment to the building services agreement between the city and The Carolina Theatre. Public hearing items include designating The Chicken Hut as a local
North Carolina
DEQ releases revised Martin Marietta permit for public notice
The site is in Craven County, near New Bern