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From educator protests to debates in the legislature, North Carolina's plan to phase out the corporate income tax rate by 2030 is a hot topic. For this edition of Carolina Curious, Nathan Goldman, an accounting professor at NCSU, explains the rationale behind the cuts and what drives businesses to certain states.

A surprise proposal to shorten the terms of Forsyth County commissioners and school board members caught local leaders off guard this week. Now, lawmakers have delayed a vote on the measure.

Districts are limited to five remote learning days by state law, but most exhausted them over the last couple of weeks before plows could clear students’ snow-covered roads.

For this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz spoke with one of the legislators who helped change the state’s teacher leave policy.

Twenty state legislators will likely win another term after no one filed to run against them in next year's election. All but one of the lawmakers running unopposed for re-election are Democrats who represent left-leaning districts.

Customs and Border Patrol agents arrived in Charlotte over the weekend. Democrats in the N.C. General Assembly blasted their actions during a Monday press conference.

The Guilford County Democratic Party has selected former public school teacher Amanda Cook to fill the remainder of Brockman's term.

Speaker of the House Destin Hall and Senate Leader Phil Berger told Stein the special session is unconstitutional and unnecessary.

GOP lawmakers approved a redistricting plan, which led to Republican gains. The Board of Commissioners went from a Democratic majority to entirely Republican.

A North Carolina state lawmaker accused by authorities of sex-related crimes involving a 15-year-old resigned his legislative seat on Friday. His departure came just after the House speaker announced a committee to investigate his alleged misconduct.