NEW — hearing some whipping problems with North Carolina republicans on the OBBB. the provider tax is a problem for rural hospitals. We reported this am that GREG MURPHY was in talks with admin yesterday.

"It's not something I'm pursuing." (R) Rep. Tim Moore says he is not interested in running for the open Senate seat in North Carolina. (Interview shot by my colleague Annemarie Bonner) #ncpol

Having covered a decade of budget negotiations at the #ncga, I can't imagine any scenario where the state Senate passes a budget bill and then the House just passes the Senate version without making changes

Childhood in the summer time vibes ❤️ Happy 4th 🤍💙

A picture says 1,000 words. The Hurricane Fran sign on the Eno River is under water. Photo: Ken Wynne - Durham

Can confirm.

NEW TONIGHT: @IRS says that churches can now endorse candidates from the pulpit, carving out an exemption to a decades-old ban on politicking by tax-exempt nonprofits. nytimes.com/2025/07/07/us/…

Add former Canes President & U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Jim Cain to the list of possible GOP candidates for U.S. Senate #ncpol axios.com/local/raleigh/…

Too many em dashes? What’s next? too much love? too much joy?

BREAKING: In a new lawsuit, state Rep. John Bell’s former hemp-business partners say he threatened to use his “power and influence” to jail them if they didn’t pay his company $1.6 million they owed. By Jeffrey Billman & Lucille Sherman. #ncpol theassemblync.com/business/john-…

Article about hemp drugs in North Carolina by Lucille Sherman. #cannabis #marijuana

Great story by Lucille Sherman covering the saga of Bret and Jeff Worley and the recent developments in North Carolina with ties to a top legislator. It’s a must read! What a Lawsuit Involving a Top Legislator Reveals About the Hemp Industry theassemblync.com/business/john-… $MSOS

Breaking: Digital firm says candidates need to spend more on digital

In the U.S., some parents habitually tamp down on wild, free play—which could be holding children back. But “providing kids with more freedom doesn’t require a lot of money,” Henry Abbott writes. “Mostly, it just requires a little creativity.” theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Tillis, who sits on Judiciary and shepherded Kash Patel’s confirmation, says on Epstein: “Release the damn files” says sometimes people embellish. “You can't do the whole ‘we got to protect witnesses.’ That’s what they call ‘redaction.’” #NCPol

Charlotte NPR station WFAE says it's cutting 6 staff members. This comes after Congress voted early this morning to cut $1.1 Billion from public broadcasting. #ncpol wfae.org/inside-wfae/20…

Between work & having a son who is a voracious reader, these days I pretty much spend all of my waking moments reading

I’m a big Big Bird fan. Mr. Snuffleupagus*, too. But my biggest concern w/ the public media cuts is not about either, but rather what the cuts may mean for statehouse reporting— &, by extension, our knowledge of state government. (1/8 🧵)