Legislative leaders want state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls to step away from a high-profile case dealing with education funding in North Carolina. A motion filed Thursday requests Earls’ recusal from the case commonly labeled Leandro.
RALEIGH: Last week, Forbes announced that the state of North Carolina has been named a top-50 Best Employer for Veterans in the country, clocking in at No. 46. North Carolina was the only state government to receive recognition in the Best Employers for Veterans 2023 rankings, which consisted of 150 employers.
North Carolina’s governor and lieutenant governor had anything but a typical Monday as one attended an event marking a religious holiday in the state while the other traveled across the world near a war zone.
Democrats are puzzled and frustrated. Jobless rates are low, wages are rising, and growth in gross domestic product last quarter was sizzling. Why do voters remain so dissatisfied with the current economy? And why do most of them disapprove of the economic stewardship of President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party?
Attorney General Josh Stein announced that North Carolina’s price gouging law is now being extended to more western North Carolina counties after Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency.
Congresswomen Deborah Ross (NC-02) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) introduced the Understanding Student Parent Outcomes Act of 2023. This legislation will protect pregnant and parenting students by requiring the U.S. Department of Education to collect critical data on barriers to graduating college and find best practices for institutions of higher education to improve graduation rates among students who are parents or caregivers.
In recent decades, both churches and youth have faced significant challenges. Across the board, church attendance has seen a concerning decline, particularly among young people. Additionally, many teens who do attend church often drift away after graduation.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 274: Senior Care Options., Senate Bill 409: Various Changes to Criminal and Civil Laws.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and the FRA joined forces to reintroduce the bipartisan Veteran Heroin Overdose Prevention Act (H.R. 5938) that seeks to address and understand the veteran’s opioid crisis.