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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) conducted a change of command ceremony June 28 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
(The Center Square) — North Carolina’s legislative leaders are calling on Attorney General Josh Stein to take legal action to reinstate the state’s abortion restrictions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Jan. 28 that would have delayed North Carolina's primary election by three weeks as the state Supreme Court reviews the state's new legislative district maps.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging people to stay off the roads and be patient as it will take time to clear roads of the snow and ice.
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN – Ben Gregorie (right) and Kallynda Gipe cut the cake during a celebration in honor of the birthday of Pfc. Ralph Johnson, the ship’s namesake, aboard USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114).
(The Center Square) – The N.C. General Assembly voted Jan. 19 to delay the primary election by three weeks as the state Supreme Court reviews the state's new legislative district maps.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill into law that transitions the state to clean energy. Backers said the bill ensures the smallest burden on consumers to reach carbon emissions goals.
(The Center Square) – The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the national diaper shortage in North Carolina, according to diaper banks.
(The Center Square) – Taxes, fees and government charges on cellphone service in North Carolina are lower than most other states, a report released this week shows.
RALEIGH − The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions Program continues to rank No. 2 in the nation for number of households served and No. 6 for spending of federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop has introduced legislation to allow students to change schools if mask mandates or critical race theory curriculum are implemented.
(The Center Square) – A group of lawmakers has proposed a plan to legalize slot machines and other video gaming machines in North Carolina.
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s filmmaking industry is expected to spend a record-breaking $409 million this year, Gov. Roy Cooper said.
CLINTON – American Humane reunited Military Working Dog Chickel, a 9-year-old German Shepherd, with Staff Sergeant Kyle Johnson, an active duty dog handler with the U.S. Air Force stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 8 million pounds of litter from roadsides since Jan. 1 and are on pace to exceed the state’s record for litter collection – 10.5 million pounds – set in 2019.
(The Center Square) – North Carolina's transportation system has been bruised by the pandemic, but the General Assembly's infrastructure plan could be the fuel to reduce driver costs and create jobs.
(The Center Square) – A Winston-Salem woman is the first person to be awarded $1 million for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in North Carolina, state officials announced June 29.
(The Center Square) – Some municipal elections will be delayed this year after a bill that rescheduled the elections to 2022 automatically became law in North Carolina.
RALEIGH – It would be hard for North Carolina to end up closer to the average in a new ranking of the most patriotic states. WalletHub.com ranks the Tar Heel State No. 25. The new rankings arrive a couple of weeks before Independence Day.
RALEIGH – Twenty-five years ago this week, the Tar Heel State legalized the creation of public charter schools. School choice advocates came together in Raleigh on June 22 to celebrate the milestone and highlight the impact of charter schools on families and students during the last quarter-…
RALEIGH – State Senate leaders will propose spending $3 billion over the next two years on capital and infrastructure projects. That money is part of a larger 10-year, $12 billion “cash” plan tied to the Senate’s budget.
RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education voted 7-3 on Thursday, June 17, to approve guiding documents for controversial new social studies standards that place greater emphasis on race and gender in teaching U.S. history.
RALEIGH – Several bills to help N.C. distillers and to loosen alcohol regulation in the state are moving through the General Assembly. Some have progressed to the floor, of both or one of the bodies, while others are mired in committee.
RALEIGH – The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.
Can a Democrat win the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year?
RALEIGH – U.S. Rep. Ted Budd’s campaign team is highlighting new polling data showing the impact of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race.
RALEIGH – Jaden Ng, 13, and her family sat in the gallery June 10 to watch the N.C. Senate vote to ban abortions sought based on the likelihood of Down syndrome, the condition Jaden has had her entire life.
RALEIGH – Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued his first executive order of the pandemic in March 2020, at the time implementing a interminable state of emergency, a move that’s typically reserved for hurricanes and other natural disasters.
(The Center Square) – North Carolina will give away $4 million in cash and cover college tuition for people who get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Roy Cooper announced June 10.
RALEIGH – Sports betting legislation hasn’t seen much movement in North Carolina, although sponsors are hopeful to see action in June.
Yesterday, Gov. Roy Cooper released his plan for how to spend the $5.7 billion in federal funds coming to North Carolina as part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed spending $1.2 billion to expand internet access and issuing additional grants to North Carolina parents with the state's latest round of federal COVID-19 relief.
(The Center Square) – The N.C. House is considering a bill that would set aside $750 million in federal aid to expand internet access across the state.
RALEIGH – North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.
RALEIGH – This summer may not be filled with pools and part-time jobs for students across the state who’ve struggled with a year of mandated remote school. In March, the State Board of Education reported that in May 2020, after two months of remote school, test scores were at their lowest po…
MATTHEWS – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (N.C.-09) touched base with the Matthews Board of Commissioners during its May 10 meeting. His district stretches from Hoke and Robeson counties to Union and the bottom edge of Mecklenburg.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Board of Elections voted May 14 to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director. Board members Tommy Tucker and Stacey “Four” Eggers were the only dissenting votes.
RALEIGH – Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.
RALEIGH – Former N.C. State receiver Bo Hines has filed FEC paperwork to run in North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District.
RALEIGH – The N.C. Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.
RALEIGH — The state House wants Congress to reject proposals for packing the U.S. Supreme Court. The House voted 68-44 on May 6 to support a federal “Keep Nine” amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
RALEIGH – In a compelling community forum, a woman described her heartbreaking involvement with the criminal justice system before Democratic party activists across the state.
RALEIGH – The N.C. House committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control moved several bills May 5, including measures to expand growler sizes, to allow alcohol service on charter buses, and to set up “social districts.”
RALEIGH – Republican leadership in the General Assembly has introduced legislation to increase penalties for rioting across North Carolina.
(The Center Square) – A bill that would help increase the number of high quality charter schools is under consideration in the N.C. Senate.
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RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s Department of Revenue did not do enough to get “Extra Credit” grants to low-income families eligible for them, a new audit finds.
RALEIGH – This week Apple Inc. announced North Carolina will be the new home to a billion-dollar campus working in machine learning, artificial intelligence and software engineering. The move will create 3,000 jobs that pay an average of $187,000 annually.
RALEIGH – The N.C. House is not planning to move the Save Women’s Sports Act (H358) this session, according to North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore.
RALEIGH – North Carolina has grown large enough over the last decade to earn a 14th congressional seat, the U.S. Census Bureau announced April 27. That seat will be contested during next year’s 2022 congressional elections.
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