New population estimates show that U.S. growth in metro areas slowed sharply as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.

The N.C. Criminal Justice Analysis Center released the report, “Firearm Violence Across North Carolina,” this month. It shows trends in rural, urban and suburban communities to help officials improve safety policies.

Guilford and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school systems have listed increased exceptional children funding and positions as legislative priorities.

Greensboro will receive funding to expand LEAD programs, which divert people from jail into addiction treatment.

State regulators held a hearing Tuesday night at the Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury. Several residents attended, carrying anti–data center signs.

The program provides incentives to those who invest in economically distressed areas.

Superintendent Don Phipps estimates 80 positions, likely already vacant, will be eliminated in the upcoming budget.

The recount involved ballots from three precincts across the district. Berger needed to gain two votes to trigger a full recount. He did not.

North Carolina’s government is on track for a 1%, $370 million revenue surplus this year, but the state will soon hit tax cut triggers that will result in decreasing annual revenue.

City leaders are considering a transit plan aimed at improving access to jobs by shifting service from lower-ridership lines to other routes.