WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Updated Heroes Act: “North Carolinians continue to struggle amidst the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. This continuing health and economic crisis requires urgent fe
Last week week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) brought up their bipartisan legislation to provide full forgiveness of PPP loans of $150,000 or less for small businesses for a vote on the Senate floor. Unfortunately, this commonsense reform for employers was blocked by Senat
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged North Carolinians to submit information to the IRS so they can receive their federal economic impact payments. An estimated 9 million Americans who do not usually file tax returns are eligible for payments, but they need to share information by Oct.
By Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor. The two candidates — Republican state Rep. Josh Dobson, R-McDowell, and Democratic county commissioner Jessica Holmes — w
Triple Aught Design, a US-based adventure gear company, will create 70 new jobs in McDowell County. The manufacturer will invest $1 million to build and operate a cutting-edge apparel and gear production facility and experience center in Old Fort. “Today, the second largest industry in our sta
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended essential flexibilities for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children ( WIC ) to ensure participants continue to receive the food and health support they need throughout the COVID-19 national public
Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, the leading pet care company in the United States, plans to establish significant new manufacturing and distribution operations in Rockingham County that will become operational in 2022 and create up to 300 new jobs by 2024, Governor Roy Cooper announced last week. The
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the State Board of Elections’ attempt to rewrite N.C. elections law. The board had tried to use a state-level lawsuit settlement to change absentee ballot rules. U.S. District Court Judge James Dever issued a temporary restraining order on Saturday, Oct.
by John Hood When Democrat Jen Mangrum and Republican Catherine Truitt first filed to run for state superintendent of public instruction, neither could have expected that the central issue of the 2020 race would be whether to allow public schools to provide in-person instruction to N
CHARLOTTE, N.C . - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement Friday evening: "Over the last few months, I’ve been routinely tested for COVID-19, including testing negative last Saturday, but tonight my rapid antigen test came back positive. I will be following the recomme
Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Growers who are certified or recertified between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 202
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Strategic Acquisition & Floodplain Efficiency Reform (SAFER) Act, legislation that would accelerate pre-disaster mitigation activities, including so called “buyouts” of flood prone homes. Since 2015, North Carolina has experienced
