The governor signed a proclamation honoring the 106 North Carolinians killed by the storm and met with local residents who lost their loved ones.

State Budget Director Kristin Walker’s team of economists have run the numbers of various revenue scenarios – and she says all of them lead to a “fiscal cliff" where the state sees a major budget shortfall in the coming years.

North Carolina’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green was in the Charlotte region this week, visiting a school in Concord for a listening session with parents, students, teachers and others.

Hundreds of advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities visited the North Carolina legislature this week to lobby lawmakers to provide more funding for a program that has a years-long waiting list.

Mecklenburg County is set to receive $73 million over 18 years to address the opioid crisis. As part of those efforts, the county held a meeting Thursday to explain how the funds are being spent.

For 15 years, businesses, education institutions and federal government agencies have hired author Michael Fosberg to conduct interactive training sessions on diversity, equity and inclusion. Fosberg was in Charlotte this week. He spoke with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn about his work and the revelation of a family secret that helped shape his perspective on DEI.