Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed Judge Ned W. Mangum to serve as chief district court judge for Judicial District 10 (Wake County), and Judge Victoria Roemer to serve as chief district court judge for Judicial District 21 (Forsyth County). The appointments become effective August 1, 2021.
Gov. Roy Cooper appointed Stephen Horton of Oxford to serve as the commissioner of the North Carolina State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, effective June 17.
Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed July Adolescent Immunization Awareness Month to highlight the importance of immunizations for North Carolina’s preteens and teens. As teachers, parents and students are preparing for the start of the 2021-22 school year, public health officials remind parents and guardians to ensure their teens and preteens are current on all their vaccinations and encourage health care providers to take steps to ensure their young patients are up to date.
Rowan County Chief District Court Judge Charlie Brown has been reappointed as chairman of the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission by Chief Justice Paul Newby.
N.C. Appeals Court Judge Lucy Inman is aggressively campaigning for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Inman announced her intentions shortly after being defeated by fellow Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr. in 2020 for an open seat on the state's highest court. Berger defeated Inman 51% to 49%, a margin of 71,517 votes.
The N.C. State Board of Education has approved the final round of “unpacking documents” for new controversial social studies standards for K-12 public schools.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed seven bills into law. Click the article to read more.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded grants totaling almost $288,000 to support three innovative youth workforce development projects, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced his plans to retire from state service on August 1. Governor Roy Cooper appointed Hooks on January 5, 2017, to serve as Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and as the State Homeland Security Advisor.
By Maritzelena (Ritzy) ChirinosI’m living the American Dream. I grew up in the beautiful state of North Carolina, graduated debt-free from Meredith College, worked in my community to help my neighbors, and now have a career I enjoy that allows me to serve others. I value the freedoms we have that allow us to succeed when we contribute to society. My dream could turn into a nightmare if our representatives in Congress do not act to protect immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, like me.
North Carolinians disagree about a great deal. But here’s a proposition virtually all of us endorse: the future of our state is closely tied to the amount and quality of education our people receive.
A new report from the Fordham Institute argues that North Carolina’s controversial social studies standards flunk the test on history and civics, ranking worst in the Southeast.
