RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper has declared August as North Carolina Preparedness Month, encouraging individuals, families, schools and businesses to review their emergency plans and update their emergency supply kits. “Facing a hurricane, a deadly tornado and an earthquake in the same
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is ordering significant additional actions by Chemours to prevent PFAS pollution from entering the Cape Fear River as the next phase of the ongoing cleanup of the contamination at the Fayetteville Works Site. These actions address mor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released a video with North Carolina native and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie discussing their work to improve the VA and help ensure veterans receive the benefits
RALEIGH – With the election 82 days away, the North Carolina electorate appears split between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden in the race for the White House. With 15 electoral votes, North Carolina is considered a key battleground state in the 2020 presi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) sent a bipartisan letter to Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama encouraging the Japanese government to act in good faith and resolve all remaining international parental abduction cases of American citizen ch
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, special agents with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s (SBI) Northern Piedmont District office arrested Harold Lester Mabe, 63, at his home in Stokes County at approximately 6:45 am. Mabe is a member of the Stokes County Board of Elect
by Joe Coletti President Trump signed a number of executive orders to circumvent a congressional impasse over another round of government relief and stimulus. Yuval Levin and Adam C. White provide a detailed critique of this return to Obama-era policymaking without regard to the co
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Dropped lawsuit: Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has dropped his lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper over the governor’s COVID-19 executive orders. Josh Stei
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper has appointed members to the North Carolina Board of Transportation: As new members: Melvin M. Mitchell of Rocky Mount as a representative of the fourth transportation division. Mitchell is the President and Proprietor of the Melvin Mitchel
MOREHEAD CITY – The Division of Marine Fisheries will issue North Carolina Saltwater Fishing Tournament citations for flounder catches that weigh 5 pounds or more during the recreational flounder season, which begins Sunday. Anglers who wish to apply for a flounder citation will need to use
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Businesses and nonprofit organizations in North Carolina that have experienced interruption due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic could qualify for up to $250,000 from a new state grant program, Governor Roy Cooper announced this week. The Department of Commerce is now accepting
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Families and caregivers in need of child care for children up to age 12 can call the child care hotline at 1-888-600-1685 to be connected directly to care options in their community that meet their families’ needs. "This hotline can help connect families with child care o
