WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of 26 Senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer urging enforcement of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. https://youtu.be/mE7ONQWkmzI Sans Souci Ferry Service Resumes The Sans Souci ferry, one of only three remaining inland cable ferries in North Carolina, is in service again
RALEIGH – On Thursday, August 27, 2020, Special Agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Northwestern District arrested Ashe County Commissioner Larry Dix, 69, of Grassy Creek. The SBI began its investigation on July 3, 2020, at the request of District At
by John Trump Agonizing. These lockdowns, mandates, and suppressions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Logically inconsistent, clumsy in their application, and impossible to enforce. We’ve become prisoners of this virus, without imminent hope of reprieve. Potential tr
WASHINGTON D.C. – House Education and Labor Committee Member Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) recently joined Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC), along with 23 other Republican Members from the Education and Labor Committee and the Agriculture Committee, to send a letter to U.S. Department o
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has added new data to the COVID-19 Data Dashboard – average turnaround time for COVID-19 testing. Located on the Testing page, the graph shows the average daily turnaround time based on data from all laboratories that
by Lindsay Marchello North Carolina’s public schools and universities are asking the General Assembly for millions more to deal with COVID-19 challenges. The House Select Committee on COVID-19 education working group met for the first time in months to hear updates on how the
RALEIGH - The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet via Webex on Friday, Aug. 28. Created as part of the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act within S.L. 2017-57, the JJAC is tasked with developing an implementation plan for raising the age of juvenile jurisdiction, monitoring im
by Julie Havlak , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — On August 26, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a $25 billion General Fund budget to expand Medicaid, increase unemployment benefits, give teachers higher bonuses, and cut funding to Opportunity Scholarships. Republ
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Wednesday Governor Roy Cooper today released his recommended budget, dubbed Support for a Determined North Carolina . "Today I am sharing a recommended budget that offers Support for a Determined North Carolina," said Governor Cooper. "The budget I propose
“These emergency directives are crucial to ensuring that our court system continues to administer justice while protecting the health and safety of court officials, court personnel, and the public,” said Chief Justice Beasley. A brief summary of the extended emergency directives are
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has appointed District Court Judge Debra S. Sasser as chief district court judge for the Tenth Judicial District (Wake County). Judge Sasser will succeed Chief District Court Judge Robert B. Rader upon his retirement on August 31, 2020.