RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina businesses needing help in choosing the best global markets for their products can sign up now for virtual consultations with any of the state
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a recent survey by Gallup, just under half of U.S. adults (47%) say the issue of abortion will be just one of many important factors in their vote for a candidate for a major office, while 25% do not consider it a major issue. At the same time, the 24% of U.S. adults
by Emma Schambach, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Incoming University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has accepted a $400,000 base salary — significantly less than the earnings of some peers and predecessors. But the pay, outlined in a five-year contract, is accompanie
RALEIGH, N.C. -- N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has been chosen to receive the Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. Public Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association. She is the 15th recipient of the award. Marshall has served as the N.C. Secretary of State since 1997. When sh
RICHMOND, Va. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“ACP”) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty which threaten the economic viability of the project. Thomas F. Farrell, II, D
by Julie Havlak , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday signed a Medicaid transformation bill that ends years of wrangling with legislators over the issue. Transformation privatizes the management of the state’s Medicaid program. The state will pay five m
According to a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports, a super-majority of voters still rally around Mount Rushmore and historic statues around the country that may be out of line with modern-day sentiments. Overall levels of support were down compared to 2017, and there is growing support among those und
ELON, N.C. -- A new survey by the Elon University Poll has found broad support for the statewide mandate that masks be worn in public spaces to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus 2019, with 74 percent of the state’s residents supporting the measure recently imposed by Gov. Roy Cooper.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a July 3 post on Gallup.com, The Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index -- an indicator of U.S. investors
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 2,099 cases reported. Hospitalizations are also at a record high with 951 people currently hospitalize
OCRACOKE, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume passenger ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke on July 3 after the final approval of Senate Bill 750. The bill includes up to $1.14 million to lease and operate the Ocracoke Express passenger ferry thr