NCDHHS Adds New Clusters Report to COVID-19 Dashboard; Releases Guidance for Private Gatherings In the past two weeks, North Carolina has seen an increase in COVID-19 clusters from social events and other gatherings such as parties, family gatherings, weddings and funerals according
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Reminder: Public Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Removal of Swamp Classification in the Lower Cape Fear River
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct an online public hearing on October 20, 2020 to discuss the proposed removal of the supplemental Swamp (Sw) classification and a portion of a water quality management plan, for an area of the Cape Fear R
NCDA&CS announces specialty crop block grant recipients
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the recipients of over $1.25 million in funding from the USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The funding will be used for projects that enhance the quality of specialty crops grown in North Carolina. “North Carolina is one
Public Hearing on Draft Permit for Align Energy to be held October 20
RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public hearing on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 on a draft permit for a biogas processing facility for Align RNG, LLC. Members of the public are invited to attend online or by phone and provide their comm
DEQ Statement on Court Approval of Addendum to Consent Order
On October 12, Bladen County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sasser approved the Addendum to the Consent Order requiring Chemours to take significant additional actions to reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River. The judge entered the Addendum in its entirety, which will mean expanded relief for dow
GOP says state’s top law officer flouting public records law
By Kari Travis and Rick Henderson , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is hiding something, say Senate Republicans challenging a back-room, Democrat-led deal to rewrite state election laws. Stein — a Democrat who’s running for re-election
Tillis Applauds President Trump for Granting North Carolina’s Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Isaias
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded President Trump for granting a disaster declaration for North Carolina and ordering federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Isaias. Federal funding is available to state and eligible loca
North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice Convenes Third Public Comment Session
Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls, co-chairs of the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, today encouraged participation in the Task Force’s third public comment session to hear from members of the public in North Carolina. The pub
Prisons Implements Staff COVID-19 Testing Pilot Project
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice - Prisons will test all staff at three prisons in a pilot project aimed at improving staff health and safety, as well as reducing the potential for spread of COVID-19 at the facilities. “This is another strategy to curb the introduction of
Democratic candidate rented houses to convicted drug dealer
By Don Carrington , Carolina Journal News Service Democratic state Senate candidate J.D. Wooten rented two Greensboro houses he owns to a convicted drug dealer, according to news reports. Last week, Triad television station WXII reported Wooten’s connection to Aqib Khan M
Tillis Gets Medical Clearance to Resume In-Person Activities, Will Participate in Antibody Studies to Help Defeat COVID
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a letter from his personal physician giving him clearance to end his quarantine and resume in-person activities per CDC guidelines. Additionally, Senator Tillis has enrolled in an antibody study through a pa
Butterfield Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Require Study on Coverage for Amputee Services
Today, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) with Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced a bill to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study coverage for services related to the amputation of a limb. The bill directs the GAO to identify barriers to care, gaps in assessments a