WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, Congressman David Price (D-NC), Chairman of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) will soon be awarded $7 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Deve
by John Trump I’m tired. Tired of the lecturing from Gov. Roy Cooper and his cohorts. Tired of waiting for his edicts. Tired of his pedantic lecturing. I’ve written about that. All of it. I’ve written about it probably way too much, as a colleague mentioned to me this
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) participated in a Judiciary Committee Hearing mark-up of the Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act, legislation co-introduced by Senator Tillis that allows Americans to sue China in federal court for its role in causing the coronavirus pand
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA) Reauthorization Act of 2020 , legislation to extend the authorization of BRNHA through 2036. Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10) introduced similar in the U.
Tropical Storm Isaias was upgraded to a category one hurricane with 80 mph sustained winds overnight before weakening slightly this morning. Coastal North Carolina remains squarely within the forecast cone. At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Isaias was located by an Air
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 Task Force is holding a conference call Friday to continue response efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in North Carolina. What: Governor
RALEIGH, N.C. – The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, August 3, via WebEx to discuss public comments on hexavalent chromium and mammalian toxicology studies related to standard setting on GenX. WHAT : &
RALEIGH, N.C. -- N.C. Division of Motor Vehicle customers are reminded that expiration dates that start Aug. 1 are not eligible for the five-month extension that was signed into law in May. That law automatically extended expiration dates from March 1 through July 31. Those extra five months
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that an additional $150 million in federal funds provided for COVID-19 relief to counties has been disbursed this week. These funds are from the state-administered Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) that was passed by Congress. The funds represent the
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina has awarded nearly $30 million to replace 111 school buses and 16 transit buses and to install 33 zero emission vehicle (ZEV) fast charging stations across the state. The projects funded by Phase 1 of the Volkswagen Settlement Mitigation Plan will reduce 31.8 tons of
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently introduced the Protecting America from Spies Act , legislation that would allow the Department of State to deny visas to individuals who have committed acts of espionage or i
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has extended several existing emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The directives continue to allow increased use of technology and seek to limit foot traffic in courthouses. “The extension of these emergency directives help ensu
