In North Carolina, student loan forgiveness will be taxed as income under state law, the N.C. Department of Revenue announced Aug. 31. Loan forgiveness will not be taxed as income on the federal level, according to the Biden administration. Gov. Roy Cooper urged Republican legislators — who hold the majority in the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate — to exempt these loans from taxation in a Sept. 14 press release.
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The Town of Chapel Hill has started to look for sponsorships to help with the development and implementation of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S BRT) system in order to provide faster bus services for residents.
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Rainy days may be ahead for North Carolinians, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted this hurricane season will bring above-average hurricane activity in an August press release.
Read More »Solarize Chapel Hill is one of the 11 communities within the Triangle area, including Carrboro, in the Solarize the Triangle initiative. The initiative is led by Triangle J Council of Governments through the Triangle Sustainability Partnership and Solar Crowdsource — a group of local governments, advocates and nonprofits. Solarize Chapel Hill's goal is to encourage residents to adopt clean energy by promoting education and optimizing the solar panel installation process.
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Vivienne Benesch, currently in her sixth season as producing artistic director for the PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, directed "Birthday Candles," written by Noah Haidle.
Read More »From March 16-20, the North Carolina Museum of Art hosted its eighth Art in Bloom festival, where local artists created floral arrangements around the museum. "Anything that we can do that can lift up the level of excellence for the state and statewide makes it, makes the state, shine,” said Laura Finan, director of stewardship and special initiatives at NCMA.
Read More »Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population but account for close to 30 percent of disciplinary incidents.
Read More »Starting at midnight on Sunday, the agency will switch from its typical chlorine and ammonia, or chloramine, treatment mixture to chlorine only. Throughout the treatment process, all water will remain safe and drinkable.
Read More »Since the program's launch, nearly $336 million of the total $805 million has been distributed to 3,961 child care centers across North Carolina. With the funding, employers aim to bring in new staff and provide better opportunities for those currently employed.
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