LOVE this very important story from @VirginiaBridges and David Raynor. I use eCourts every single day & couldn't do the reporting I needed to for 2 days last week because it was down. It is wild how many glitches this website still has.
Free link below:
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Got some scoopy budget news here:
New spending bill in NC coming today as major budget battle continues among GOP
#ncpol#ncga
Read more at: https://t.co/pPi2NsaVIb
Life update: I’m headed to Charlotte! I’ll join McClatchy’s NC investigative team Sept. 29th
@theobserver & @newsobserver have a reputation for high-impact reporting—both were 2025 Pulitzer finalists. I’m thrilled to join them (+ experience fall on the East Coast again) 🍂
Congratulations to @newsobserver for winning a Scripps Howard Journalism Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps, for "Power & Secrecy.” #SHJAwards https://t.co/8VuA5Tu0GF
A DNA analyst was found manipulating tests inside Charlotte's crime lab, setting off court delays and retests. The lab tests evidence for local, state and federal agencies. Authorities won't say how many cases have been affected. @theobserver https://t.co/hp741Xz2tr
To cover $150-170m shortfall for Hurricane Matthew, Florence @rebuild_nc tried to siphon off $111m from the Housing Finance Agency, which helps folks w affordable housing needs. Tried to get at COVID $$ as well. @nc_governor@insideclimate#ncpol#ncga
https://t.co/wR81R0I2zH
Friday night lights in Waynesville for the first time since Helene. Pisgah High is playing at a local middle school, its home stadium flooded out; its small downtown, Canton, in ruins. The community is still reeling from the closing of its mill last year.
But it has tonight.
One of my journalism heroes Donald L. Barlett, one-half of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning team Barlett& Steele, has died at 88. I'll never forget early in my career that he and Jim Steele sat down for a half at an IRE conference to talk to me. https://t.co/VQg3ZdHXlu
Highly recommend this outstanding reporting and storytelling by @alexzietlow05 and @theobserver. Alex is developing into one of the best young sports reporters in newspapers with his push to find special stories like this.
https://t.co/gUT6pZuE7f