On Monday, the Division of Broadband and Digital Equity announced $67 million in Completing Access to Broadband (CAB) program awards to connect 15,835 households and businesses in 15 counties to high-speed internet.
Coastal Recreational Fishing License fees will increase July 1. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC), which administers the recreational fishing license sales system for the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), announced last week that it will increase hunting, fishing, trapping and activity licenses, permits, stamps and certifications
On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper visited The Early Learning Center Preschool in Charlotte and visited several classrooms to see strong child care in action as well as learning and growing through engaging activities. The Governor was joined by President and CEO of Child Care Resources Inc. Janet Singerman and local officials as he highlighted the urgent funding need for early childhood education and child care. The Early Learning Center Preschool is a 5-star licensed child care center and NC Pre-K program provider.
Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bill:
Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general in reaching a landmark $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed the safety and purity of its baby and body powder products containing talc.
Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling that reaffirms the right to access abortion medication across the country.
Mark Maye and I made an excellent team back in the day. That “day,” I should add, was actually a few weeks in 1977. I was eleven. Mark was a bit older. He and I played together on a basketball team in Charlotte. We won every game. To be more precise, we dominated every game. There’s a reason my dresser subsequently featured a shiny basketball trophy.
Governor Roy Cooper announced Boards and Commissions appointments.
This new campaign finance legislation has never been seen before, but Republicans have attached it to an unrelated conference report that cannot be amended.
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the launch of DOJ Delivers, an online tool and resource that allows all North Carolinians to see the work of the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) in their communities. North Carolinians invest their tax dollars in the Department of Justice; this tool is a way to illustrate the return on that investment.
RALEIGH — Donald Trump will likely win North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes this year. Our state is a political battleground, no question about it, but in presidential races the Democratic Party always runs a bit uphill here.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law
