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Big Tech, Data Centers & AI on the Energy Grid

How Silicon Valley is reshaping North Carolina's power grid and political landscape

43 tech lobbyists. 59 energy lobbyists. 5 who bridge both worlds. Inside the fight over who powers — and who pays for — North Carolina's data center boom.

57 slidesApril 21, 2026

Local Governments Face the Property Tax Question

How NC's cities, counties, and statewide associations are mobilizing for a constitutional fight over local revenue

57 cities. 35 counties. 9 lobbyists for the League of Municipalities. 5 for the County Commissioners. Inside the local-government lobbying bloc preparing for a property tax constitutional amendment.

Inside North Carolina's Medicaid Lobby

Hospitals, insurers, MCOs, doctors, and pharma — the most crowded lobbying field in the state

BCBSNC: 12 lobbyists. Rex Hospital: 10. NC Medical Society: 9. Centene: 6. The full map of the constituencies competing inside the largest program in state government.

Commerce, JDIG, and the Megasite Race

How NC's lobbying field shapes the competition for billion-dollar economic development projects

JetZero. Toyota. Fujifilm. VinFast. Wolfspeed. Eli Lilly. Inside the lobbying field that turned North Carolina into a megasite winner — and the regions still waiting for a turn at the announcement.