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
Yesterday, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) joined Congressman George Holding (NC-02) in introducing legislation allowing full-time nonprofit firefighters and emergency medical service workers to join a state or local retirement system. "Here in the Tenth District our full-time volunt
Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the creative community to take action to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery in streamed movies and programs. Such imagery increases the chances that young people will begin using e-cigarette products, which carry serious health risks and are fueling a
U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) announced a $234,000 grant has been approved for the city of Greensboro to fund a plan to provide free broadband Internet access in low-income areas using transit and transportation infrastructure. “ I am proud to see Greensboro has received much-needed
Since the COVID-19 crisis, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have experienced an unprecedented rise in the number of cybertips via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC, pro
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated its COVID-19 guidance for places of worship and shared a toolkit to support faith leaders in slowing the spread of the virus. The updated guidance recommends that places of wors
North Carolina has distributed over $2.6 billion in coronavirus relief funds as of September 21 and continues to work to administer remaining funds in coordination with federal requirements. “North Carolina families, businesses and communities have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis and we’r
Former U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre has joined the firm. Mike will serve as the Senior Advisor for Government Relations and Economic Development. "Mike has a proven track record of fighting for North Carolina residents," stated Brad Evans , Ward and Smith
