Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Feb. 17, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Emily Vespa. Soon, when you step into an elevator in North Carolina, a new face will greet you: Labor Commissioner Luke Farley. The head ...

North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley has also brought back elevator photos.

BUTTE, Mont. — Montana’s oldest active labor temple is one of the most recognizable sites in Uptown Butte and it’s about to become accessible for everyone. The Carpenters Union Hall, built in 1906, ...

Luke Farley says when he took office last year one out of every five elevators in the state was not inspected each year.