RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality seeks public comment on the Addendum to the Consent Order , which requires significant additional actions by Chemours to prevent PFAS pollution from entering the Cape Fear River via contaminated groundwater from the Fayetteville Wor
by John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina’s state government began its 2020-21 fiscal year with $1.5 billion in cash left over from last year plus another $1.8 billion in rainy-day funds and other earmarked reserves. Since then, the state has collected some $1.5 billion more in General F
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue. The legislature and the governor are fighting over control of the Rules Review Commis
RALEIGH – The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Thursday, Sept. 17 at 9:00 a.m., remotely, via teleconference. The public may listen to the meeting by phone. WHO:  
Based on the best available landings information, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, and roundscale spearfish 250-landings limit has been met and exceeded for 2020. Under applicable regulations, only catch-and-release fishing is permitted for these species for
RALEIGH — Last week, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of a Cornelius man who operated a debt collection business without being licensed in the state. Gordon Scott Engle, 56, of 16424 Green Dolphin Lane, Cornelius, was charged with 81 felony counts of fai
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback to ask the State Department to consider recommendations made by the United States Commissio
RALEIGH, N.C. — When the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) board meets Sept. 16 to award grants to local governments, non-profit conservation organizations and state agencies, it will be more than business as usual. The fund will also be celebrating a new name and logo that reflect
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
MOREHEAD CITY – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will host a virtual public meeting as part of the federal performance evaluation of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. The purpo
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, 2:30 p.m. WHERE: The meeting will be conducted via conference call. The call-in number is 984-204-1487. When prompted, enter the conference ID 465-701-980, followed by the # key. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Agricultural Development and Farmland Preserva
Hagan, Kay 010809-18418-rb 0014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr joined with Representatives David Price (NC-04) and Ted Budd (NC-13) to lead a bipartisan coalition of Senators and House members to introduce a bill to rename the air traffic control tow
