RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen were joined today by education and health leaders to announce health and safety plans for K-12 public schools for the new school year. Schools will open for in-person i
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 226: Delay Certain ABC Permit Renewal Payments.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced community testing events in Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Johnston, Northampton, Sampson and Wake counties as part of the initiative to increase access to free COVID-19 testing for historically marginal
RALEIGH, N.C. -- ecoEXPLORE, an initiative of The North Carolina Arboretum that encourages kids to connect with the outdoors and engage in citizen science online, is partnering with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in a new badge challenge for kids centered on hydrology and
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The COVID-19 shutdowns have ravaged rural health care. Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration froze elective surgeries to prepare for an onslaught of coronavirus patients and at the same time destroyed a major revenue source for hospit
RALEIGH , N.C. – 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 issues a news release each Friday publishing the weekly “NCDOT Cash Watch Numbers” report, which is a snapshot of NCDOT expenditures. The n
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Friday Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 232: Repeal Death Invest Conf/Masks/Health&Safety. Governor Cooper shared the following statement on SB 232: "The overwhelming support for this legis
RALEIGH, N.C. – Hundreds of face masks bearing counterfeit trademark logos were among the items seized by the North Carolina Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force over the past three weeks. Enforcement actions led by NC Secretary of State Trademark Enforcement Agents uncovered knock-off face masks
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 2,462 reported. It is the highest one-day increase to date. Hospitalizations are also at a record high with 1,093 people c
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a draft discharge permit for a water treatment system at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site to remove PFAS contamination. Chemours is required under the terms of paragraph 12(e) of the Consent Order to redu
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Thursday Governor Roy Cooper announced the members of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice , co-chaired by Justice Anita Earls and Attorney General Josh Stein. The Task Force will meet at 10:00 am on Friday, July 10, 2020. The meeting can viewed vi
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A state initiative is matching North Carolina college students in need of work experience with local governments and nonprofits seeking additional help to support COVID-19 response efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many North Carolina students to lose summer jobs and inter
