Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 41 of North Carolina’s counties in August 2023, decreased in 28, and remained unchanged in 31. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.2 percent while Swain County had the lowest at 2.7 percent.
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Picture this: You are a resident of the state of Montana, your state has experienced a massive crisis in the form of major fires that have burned nearly ninety percent of the state and show no signs of stopping. These fires didn’t start in Montana, they have already burned down from Canada and are devastating every state from Oregon to North Dakota.
North Carolina’s Medicaid program will expand on December 1 to offer fully subsidized health plans to virtually every legal resident whose household income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty line.
Under the state's new abortion law, doctors are not allowed to prescribe abortion pills before a patient's embryo is visible on an ultrasound, which happens at about five or six weeks.
Voters told legislators Wednesday they are sick of gerrymandering because deeply partisan election districts erode democracy and make lawmakers unresponsive to residents' needs and opinions.
On Thursday, Senate Bill 189, "Fentanyl Drug Offenses and Related Changes," was signed into law.
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Sen. Warren Daniel (R-Burke) released the following statement in response to Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 749, "No Partisan Advantage in Elections":
Decades ago, when I moved back to North Carolina from the nation’s capital, my rent dropped by half — for a new apartment that was larger and better furnished than the one I rented just outside Washington, D.C.
Protecting the people of North Carolina must be job one for the people who serve our state. It certainly is for the men and women in law enforcement who keep our communities safe each day. But law enforcement agencies across the state are facing significant staff shortages, and they’re struggling to hire and retain officers.
