WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 34 of his colleagues sent a letter to Senate Leadership urging funding for the international response to COVID-19 be included in the next emergency supplemental package. “The global outbreak of COVID-19 has demonstrated that thre
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Price announced Friday that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a $270,875 Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) competitive grant to the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. This VGF grant will support efforts
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The COVID-19 shutdowns have ravaged rural health care. Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration froze elective surgeries to prepare for an onslaught of coronavirus patients and at the same time destroyed a major revenue source for hospit
by Ken Raymond Last month, I posted a description of my personal encounters with law enforcement while driving the streets, roads, and highways throughout this country for the past 35 years. And just a little about me: I’m a 56-year old, 300-plus pound black man that has driven unarmed
RALEIGH , N.C. – 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 issues a news release each Friday publishing the weekly “NCDOT Cash Watch Numbers” report, which is a snapshot of NCDOT expenditures. The n
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Mazars : “The President was rightfully vindicated today in the Supreme Court after House Democrats’ efforts to unfairly subpoena his financial record
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, Congresswoman Alma Adams sent a letter to President Trump asking for answers about his Executive Order on Delegating Authority Under the Defense Production Act (DPA) with Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of CO
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Friday Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 232: Repeal Death Invest Conf/Masks/Health&Safety. Governor Cooper shared the following statement on SB 232: "The overwhelming support for this legis
by Donnie Harrison Some fifty-five years ago I took a solemn oath, which in part, stated that I would “be alert and vigilant to enforce the criminal laws of this State.” Now, decades later, North Carolina law enforcement officers take the same oath, an oath, which in effect, obligates us to
RALEIGH, N.C. – Hundreds of face masks bearing counterfeit trademark logos were among the items seized by the North Carolina Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force over the past three weeks. Enforcement actions led by NC Secretary of State Trademark Enforcement Agents uncovered knock-off face masks
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 2,462 reported. It is the highest one-day increase to date. Hospitalizations are also at a record high with 1,093 people c
