By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service Two lawsuits challenging the N.C. State Board of Elections’ plans for handling absentee ballots this fall head before a federal judge Thursday, Oct. 8, in Greensboro. A hearing on both suits is scheduled less than one day after the same
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at an ocean-side site in Carteret County. Subsequent sampling of the site shows that bacteria levels have dropped below the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s standards set for swimming and water
More than 100,000 people have downloaded SlowCOVIDNC , the official exposure notification app of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. SlowCOVIDNC alerts users when they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 . The app re
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has filed a response opposing Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s Motion to Intervene in the State’s enforcement case against Chemours. DEQ supports CFPUA and all the downstream drinking water utilities’ efforts to be made whole for any damag
By JOHN HOOD Carolina Journal RALEIGH — In this seemingly endless year of disease, destruction, dissension, and despair, what’s an optimist to do? This is no hypothetical question for me. I’m a naturally optimistic person. As one of my favorite songs goes, “Grab your coat and get
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) will launch its new electronic system to streamline the process for creating death records with a staggered rollout beginning on October 19 in eight counties (Buncombe, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Johnston, Mecklenburg, Orange and Wa
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Virtual learning is taking a toll on Chloe Dixon’s children. Dixon took her eldest daughter out of public school because of mental health issues. She was able to send the girl to private school, but her two o
U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced the Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act, legislation that would give the President the authority to sanction foreign nations that threaten public health and natio
After reviewing public comments, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has filed the proposed Addendum to the Consent Order for entry by the Bladen County Superior Court. The motions hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, October 12 in Elizabethtown. The Addendum requires signi
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission Nominating Committee will meet Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m. by webinar. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by phone or listen and view presentations in real-time by joining online. Directions for calling in by phone or joining the webinar onli
Yesterday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) with Congressman Billy Long (R-MO) and Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2020. The 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act applied an inflation penalty originally designed for branded drugs to generic
Road safety in North Carolina took a turn for the better in 2019. North Carolina’s traffic deaths decreased by 4.4 percent in 2019, according to data recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This decrease is nearly twice the
