by Beacon Media | Jun 9, 2026 | Affordability, Duke Energy, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics
Conflict of interest rules for the judiciary should have prevented N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby from ruling on Duke Energy’s rate hike, the author writes. By Billy Corriher Beacon Media Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash In late May,...
by Dalton George | Apr 1, 2025 | Affordability, Dalton George, Housing, Local Politics, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Reclaiming Rural, Western North Carolina
A young renter — who is also a member of the Boone Town Council — reflects on his and North Carolina’s affordable housing crisis. By Dalton George Beacon Media Downtown Boone, North Carolina in the summer of 2023. Photo by Amanda Underwood. It took a...
