Two Republican state Board of Elections members resigned in September over what they claimed was "bullying and deceitful tactics" from other board members staffers, governor and the state attorney general — all Democrats.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will furlough employees to help manage a budget shortfall while the state auditor's report said the agency overspent its funding by almost $750 million.
Triangle health care workers were short on masks, gloves and other personal protective materials, but when community members learned about the need, donations started piling up at the hospitals.