New board members chosen to lead in governing UNC System
The General Assembly is set to add new members to the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors.
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General Assembly advances bill to rein in governor’s emergency powers
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law.
Governor Cooper announces North America’s largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility coming to N.C. as FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies selects Wake County
FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A. Inc., a world leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), will create 725 jobs and expressed its intent to invest $2 billion in Wake County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will build North America’s largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, confirming the central role of North Carolina’s Research Triangle region for the next generation of biotech medicines.
Trends continue to stabilize as COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opens for some members of group 4
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. gave an update on the state’s current data, trends and vaccination progress. Today also marks the opening of vaccine eligibility for people who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk for severe illness or who live in certain congregate settings.
Higher risk people in group 4 now eligible for COVID vaccine
Beginning today (March 17), people in Group 4 who have a medical condition that puts them at higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness and those who live in certain congregate settings will be eligible for vaccination.
Lt. governor announces task force on academic bias in public schools
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced on March 16 the creation of a task force dedicated to giving “students, parents, and school faculty a voice to speak out about cases of bias, inappropriate materials, or indoctrination they see or experience in public schools.”
Liquor business should be private
North Carolina governments shouldn’t be in the liquor business. Two recent stories illustrate this story well.
Republican senator’s bill would expand controversial N.C. film grants
Wilmington’s Republican senator has teamed up with a Winston-Salem Democrat to push a bill that would expand North Carolina’s film grant program — a program critics say is actually a money loser for the state.
Austin appointed to Lead Far Western Highway Division Burch promoted to western deputy chief engineer
For the second time in its history, a woman will lead a highway division for the N.C. Department of Transportation.
NCDHHS Awards 14 Facilities with Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health today announced 14 medical facilities have been awarded the North Carolina Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation. The designation is based on the World Health Organization’s Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding which support initiation, exclusivity and continuation of breastfeeding.
Governor Cooper announces two judicial appointments
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments, one for North Carolina Superior Court Judge and one for North Carolina District Attorney.
Severe Weather expected across NC Thursday
Governor Roy Cooper reminds North Carolinians to make sure their families are prepared for the severe weather threatening a large portion of the state over the next 24 hours.