by John Trump, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The Pour House Music Hall and Record Shop is eerily quiet. Dusty. Empty. It’s as though the music hall is still under construction, or in some stage of renovation. A cordless drill and some sound equipm
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper will move North Carolina into Phase 2.5 on Friday, Sept. 4, when gyms and bowling alleys will be able to operate at 30% capacity. But Cooper’s reopening plan will bring little relief to gyms and bo
RALEIGH – To be open and transparent and to comply with Session Law 2019-251 of the N.C. General Assembly, the N.C. Department of Transportation will issue a news release each Friday publishing the weekly “ NCDOT Cash Watch Numbers” report , which is a snapshot of NCDOT expenditures.
GREENSBORO, NC -- Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Piedmont Triad International Airport nearly $2 million in grant funding for “noise mitigation measures for residences” near the airport. The grant notice can be viewed HERE .
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of 26 Senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer urging enforcement of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
RALEIGH – On Thursday, August 27, 2020, Special Agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Northwestern District arrested Ashe County Commissioner Larry Dix, 69, of Grassy Creek. The SBI began its investigation on July 3, 2020, at the request of District At
WASHINGTON D.C. – House Education and Labor Committee Member Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) recently joined Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with 23 other Republican Members from the Education and Labor Committee and the Agriculture Committee, to send a letter to U.S. Department o
by Lindsay Marchello North Carolina’s public schools and universities are asking the General Assembly for millions more to deal with COVID-19 challenges. The House Select Committee on COVID-19 education working group met for the first time in months to hear updates on how the
WASHINGTON, DC (August 25, 2020) – Following news that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would record a video for the Republican National Committee during official government travel to Jerusalem, Congressman David Price (NC-04) released the following statement calling for
WASHINGTON, DC (August 24, 2020) -- Representatives David Price (NC-04), Barbara Lee (CA-13) Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), John Yarmuth (KY-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Peter Welch (VT-At Large), Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), and Earl Blumenauer (OR-3) &
RALEIGH, N.C. — From Nina Simone and Julius Chambers to Ella Baker and the Greensboro Four, North Carolina voices have swelled in the national struggle for equality. With the launch of the N.C. Civil Rights Trail, the epic journey will be preserved and amplified from places where leaders and followe
Washington, D.C. – On August 25, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Congressman Jim Banks (IN-3) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2020 by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR).
