Adam Wagner
Reporter at WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)
Reporter @wunc/NC Newsroom. Formerly @newsobserver, @starnewsonline. [email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
wunc.org | Adam Wagner
In a Friday morning event at the North Carolina Governor's Mansion, Gov. Josh Stein hosted a bipartisan group of lawmakers and Council of State members to sign three bills into law.
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2 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Adam Wagner
A N.C. House of Representatives committee moved Wednesday to advance a bill supporting a one percent sales tax that would fund billions of dollars of new transportation projects in Mecklenburg County. The House Transportation Committee voted in favor of House Bill 948, which would put a referendum on the ballot allowing voters to decide whether the new sales tax is necessary. If approved, it would bring total sales tax in the county to 8.25%.
Swannanoa residents call for help now, but Senate wants to tie Helene relief package to state budget
3 weeks ago |
wunc.org | Adam Wagner
When 20 acres of farmland became available near the Swannanoa River's western bank in 2007, Jeanne Sommer jumped at the opportunity. The then-Warren Wilson College religious studies professor spent all of her savings and secured loans to buy the property, turning it into a wedding venue and flower farm. By 2024, Hidden River Events was earning about $2.6 million in gross revenue and hosting about 85 weddings a year. Then Hurricane Helene hit.
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1 month ago |
wunc.org | Adam Wagner
Chemours may need to reimburse southeastern North Carolina utilities for hundreds of millions of dollars in filtration technology, under legislation the N.C. House of Representatives passed nearly unanimously Wednesday. House Bill 569 was a very late addition to Wednesday's House calendar, not appearing until shortly before 7 p.m. "No longer will the ratepayers be responsible for doing something that a polluter caused. It will be the polluter that's responsible," Rep.
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1 month ago |
wunc.org | Adam Wagner
Businesses would be able to seek restraining orders against protesters who are blocking entrances and exits to that establishment's premises or nearby roads. "Senate Bill 484 strikes a balance between those who want to protest with those who choose not to, but want to go to work (and) earn a living, as well as the employers who employ them," said Sen. Tim Moffitt, a Hendersonville Republican who was the bill's primary sponsor.
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