Governor Cooper proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth Day
Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Day in North Carolina, honoring the oldest known commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the United States.
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Governor Cooper signs five bills into law
Governor Roy Cooper signed five bills into a law. Read the Bills in the article.
Bill to penalize tardy payments to charter schools moves forward
The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.
Government shouldn’t set prices
I once found a $20 bill on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C. I picked it up, thus ruining the punchline of an old joke.
State tax collections spike, opening door for tax-relief measure
North Carolina has collected more than $6 billion in state taxes than was originally forecast in May 2020 by state economists. That’s the finding of a report presented to members of the Joint Full Chairs Appropriations Finance Committee by the nonpartisan Fiscal Research Division at the General Assembly and the Office of State Budget and Management.
Governor Cooper grants pardon of innocence
Today, Governor Roy Cooper granted a Pardon of Innocence for Charles Ray Finch of Wilson, who was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Finch’s pardon application was thoroughly reviewed by the Office of Executive Clemency, the Office of the General Counsel and the Governor.
As COVID-19 variant of concern spreads rapidly, health officials urge North Carolinians to get vaccinated
There is increasing urgency for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as the more dangerous new Delta variant is rapidly spreading in the United States, including in North Carolina. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified the Delta variant as a ‘variant of concern’ because it spreads faster than current COVID-19 variants.
NCDHHS announces COVID-19 screening testing program to increase K-12 school health staffing and capacity
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is launching an expanded COVID-19 screening testing program to support public, charter and private K-12 schools in protecting students and staff from the spread of COVID-19. The program will launch in fall 2021 and schools can register to participate beginning in early July.
New revenue forecast projects additional $6.5 billion surplus by 2023
Economists in the Office of State Budget and Management and the General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division released an updated consensus revenue forecast today anticipating an additional $6.5 billion in state revenues through the next biennium.
Commissioner Causey to honor first responders, family member who helped revive Raleigh man who’d collapsed while cutting lawn
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Wednesday will honor first responders and a family member who teamed up to save a Raleigh man’s life after he collapsed while mowing his yard.
German industrial automation company to build U.S. headquarters in Gaston County with $7.8 Million Investment
KNOLL America Inc., a supplier of conveyor and filtration systems, will create 31 new jobs in Gaston County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $7.8 million to locate a new U.S. headquarters operations and manufacturing facility in Gaston County’s Apple Creek Corporate Park.
Governor Cooper signs two bills into law
"Organ donation brings life and hope from tragedy, and this legislation helps reduce the waiting list of people waiting for life saving transplants."