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• It's untried, but will it be unsafe? NC agency wants to see what AI can do.

  By Lucas Thomae| Carolina Public Press Verified RALEIGH — In summer 1997, well before Brad Briner became state treasurer, he worked as an intern at the investment banking company Goldman Sachs. While he was there, Briner needed to acquire data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His supervisor offered him a plane ticket to the nation’s capital and told him to go down to the USDA building to comb through paper records and get the information he needed. But the late 1990s marked a new age in technology.

  By Lucas Thomae · Carolina Public Press

  Apr. 17, 2025

• Stein marks first 100 days with wins - so far. Tough tests are coming

  By Lucas Thomae| WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC) Verified When Gov. Josh Stein took office in January, he inherited the fallout from one of the worst natural disasters in the state’s history. The estimated $60 billion recovery from Hurricane Helene has been Stein’s “top priority as governor,” the Democrat told Carolina Public Press. His initial days in office have shown it.

  By Lucas Thomae · WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)

  Apr. 11, 2025

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Carolina Public Press

Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know. Our award-winning, breakthrough journalism dismantles barriers and shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing our state's 10.2 million residents.