Old North News

Swoboda: North Carolina taking part in new system to make 'elections more transparent'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 21, 2022

The Voter Reference Foundation has launched a portal that freely allows the public to monitor sent and returned absentee ballots with North Carolina being one of the first three states to be added to the new portal.

NC DOT provides universities with transportation research grants

By Glenn Minnis | Jan 2, 2020

A trio of public universities in North Carolina are slated to receive $1 million grants from the Department of Transportation to study future challenges the state might incur in that area and to improve safety and mobility across the region.