The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved eight grant requests to local governments totaling $1,465,000, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The requests include commitments to create a total of 270 jobs, 150 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attract more than $365.6 million in private investment.
U.S. Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Wiley Nickel (NC-13) announced $12 million in federal funding awarded to the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the FY 2024 Airport Terminal Program, which was created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Governor Roy Cooper hosted a veterans roundtable discussion focused on supporting North Carolina’s veterans during the transition to civilian life and beyond.
Governor Roy Cooper appointed Ricardo Jensen to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 5, comprised of New Hanover and Pender Counties. Jensen will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Phyllis Gorham.
Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced the hiring of Clark J. Chapin as the new director of the Senate majority staff of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 95 of North Carolina’s counties in December 2023, increased in three, and remained unchanged in two. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.9 percent while Buncombe County had the lowest at 2.4 percent.
NC House Republicans held a press conference to address the US border crisis and its impact on North Carolina. House Republicans also shared a letter signed by all 72 NC House Republicans, urging Governor Cooper to take more significant action on behalf of our state.
Republicans in the North Carolina Senate sent a letter to President Biden regarding his obstruction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's ability to guard the southern border. See the full letter below:
Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. led his colleagues in urging North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey to reject the proposed increase in homeowner insurance rates recommended by the North Carolina Rate Bureau.
The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2023 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.
