Washington, D.C. – On August 25, 2020, Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) and Congressman Jim Banks (IN-3) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on August 6, 2020 by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR).
by John Hood Whether Democrat Yvonne Holley or Republican Mark Robinson wins the 2020 race for lieutenant governor, North Carolinians will be electing the first African-American candidate to that post. But the victor won’t be the first black North Carolinian elected to a Counci
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Judicial Branch celebrates Women’s Equality Day on August 26 which was the date selected to commemorate the anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This year’s celebration is of particular importance because it is the centennia
RALEIGH – The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has reappointed NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall as the NASS representative to the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of its Securities Committee. “It’s an honor to be reappointed to these leadersh
by Jordan Roberts The COVID-19 response in America has focused on several fronts. The main goals are stopping the spread of the virus, mitigating economic damages, and creating a vaccine or discovering therapeutics. A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hig
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria urging the agency to withdraw a market refinance fee of 0.5 percent recently announced by Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Fannie Mae and Fr
by Joe Coletti On August 12 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced it had made “corrections to the state’s daily and cumulated completed COVID-19 test counts after discovering a discrepancy in testing data that had been submitted by LabCorp.” The discrepa
by Dr. Terry Stoops According to survey results released by EdChoice, homeschooling is riding a wave of approval from families and the public. Both homeschool and non-homeschool families were more likely to be in favor of homeschooling now than they were in February. In
by Julie Havlak About a dozen protesters stood in the rain on an Asheville sidewalk at Mission Health on Friday, Aug. 21. Some held umbrellas or “Vote No” signs. A white banner draped over the medical center’s logo urged nurses, “don’t give your voice away.” Passing drivers occasionally honk
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated guidance for institutions of higher education , further emphasizing that colleges and universities must work to reduce risk of viral spread of COVID-19 both on and off campus. In compliance with existing
RALEIGH – To be open and transparent and to comply with Session Law 2019-251 of the N.C. General Assembly, the N.C. Department of Transportation will issue a news release each Friday publishing the weekly “ NCDOT Cash Watch Numbers” report , which is a snapshot of NCDOT expenditures.
RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. https://youtu.be/tqNiEROfQFc New Section of Fayetteville Outer Loop Complete This week, drivers began using a new, 2.7-mile segment of the Fayetteville Outer Loop , which is Int
