This episode is the sixth installment in our Main Street NC series from the WUNC Politics Podcast.
One of the state’s only cryptocurrency mining operations is located a few miles outside Murphy at North Carolina’s far-western tip – and it’s driving the neighbors crazy. Even at a house a mile away, the sound can make it seem like you're next to a busy freeway. It comes from massive computer servers that are running the complex computations needed to power cryptocurrency. The out-of-state companies were drawn here by cheap electricity and a lack of zoning restrictions, forcing the leaders of Cherokee County to balance their conservative love of unfettered property rights with the need to address a modern nuisance. To learn more about how Murphy and Cherokee County are charting a future that brings more tourists while keeping out noisy cryptomines, WUNC spoke with County Commissioner Ben Adams.
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Gun reform a longshot; Medicaid expansion possible
This Charlotte progressive wants more from the Party
Cawthorn and McCrory defeated, as the Primary turns General
Primary results: what happened, why, and where does it go next
The rise and fall of early voting; Cooper unveils another spending plan
Closing in on the primary
North Carolina readies for a post-Roe world, while Madison Cawthorn tries to brush off another attack
What a post-Roe world could look like in North Carolina
With early voting underway, Cawthorn's latest goof, and another Leandro twist
Remembering notorious campaign operative Leslie McCrae Dowless
An unprecedented confirmation, and Trump is back in NC
Popular non-profit TROSA faces questions about ethical treatment of its clients.
Cawthorn faces the GOP base, a major EV maker on the way
With college athletes earning money, questions about collectives arise
An apology from the Lt. Gov, changes on the bench
Political strategy with the primary weeks away
Safe Bus: An undertold story of NC history
Against the Odds: Political organizers hope to buck expectations in 2022
A VP visit, the latest Medicaid discussion, and an intriguing double-bunking
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