Nuvotronics to add 150 new jobs in Durham County Nuvotronics, an advanced technology manufacturer of microelectronics components and subsystems, will create 150 jobs in Durham County, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced recently. The company will invest $50 million over
The N.C. Department of Transportation has received a $2.1 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration to improve transportation safety and efficiency. Using the grant, NCDOT will partner with N.C. State University and Raleigh on a pilot program to evaluate the impact of connected veh
Special Agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) have arrested a former deputy with the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office. When the SBI investigation began in November of 2019, William Mitchell Edge, 47, of Lillington, was a deputy with the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office an
The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will select up to 20 municipal and county governments throughout the 20 coastal counties of North Carolina to receive no-cost direct technical assistance services to complete Phases 1 and 2 of the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP). T
Legislative Republicans fought back an anticipated “blue wave” on Tuesday, maintaining control of both houses of the N.C. General Assembly. In the State Senate, Republicans appear to have won a 28-22 majority, while their counterparts in the N.C. House appear to have won at least 67 seats according
Procedural victory allows case to continue Attorney General Josh Stein recently announced that Durham County Superior Court Senior Resident Judge Orlando Hudson denied Juul’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. That means Attorney General Stein’s lawsuit against Juul for designing, marketin
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Time is running out for North Carolina’s State Health Plan. But a solution may exist, and N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell — up for re-election Nov. 3 — is ready to help. North Carolina’s taxpayers are on the hook for $35 billion
By Mitch Kokai , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A federal judge noted his “serious concerns” about the N.C. state elections board in an order issued Friday, Oct. 30. But the judge denied legislative leaders’ request to take action against the board. The new
On Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched an online portal for primary care providers to request reimbursement for COVID-19 related costs for individuals without insurance. Providers can go to the NCTracks secure portal to acc
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service Trouble is coming, downtown Raleigh business owners say. It’s a certainty. Those businesses are preparing for the worst case scenario after the election. One way or another. Nov. 3, Election Day, is already conte
By Kari Travis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — North Carolina is breaking voting records already, experts say, with a stunning early turnout far exceeding 2016’s voter record. The reasons vary, says Michael Bitzer, a political science professor at Cata
On Tuesday, Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), David E. Price (NC-04), and Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph. D. (NC-12) sent a letter to Facebook’s Head of Global Policy Management, Monika Bickert, regarding recent reports that the company is allowing political groups, including Super PACs, to
