WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed landmark legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that fundamentally reforms and improves how veterans exposed to toxic substances receive health care and benefits from the Department of Veter
NCDOI Header 2.png For Immediate Release September 25, 2020 Contact: Marla Sink 919-807-6017 Door-to-door insurance scams on the rise RALEIGH -- North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey warns residents to be on alert for insurance scams. In the last few days, NCDOI has had repor
RALEIGH — As North Carolina’s key metrics continue to remain stable and strong infection prevention and control requirements remain in place, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today issued a Secretarial Order updating visitation guidelines for nursing homes to allow indoor v
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued the owner of B&L Farms a civil penalty assessment totaling more than $87,000. This is in response to the June 12 animal waste lagoon breach, which released an estimated three million gallons of an
MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing scheduled for Pender County shellfish lease proposals MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28. Cape Fear Oyster Company, LLC, (Wil
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun distributing nearly $132.7 million in State Street Aid to Municipalities, also known as Powell Bill funds, to 508 municipalities across the state. The initial allocation, half of the overall total, is going out today. The other half wil
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide rural communities that are under significant financial strain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency assistance to repair, modernize and renovate fail
GREENSBORO, N.C. – U.S. Representative Mark Walker (R-N.C.) honored Brittany Giordano as the Sixth District Community Hero of the Month for September 2020. Each month, Walker awards a constituent, business, or organization for displaying extraordinary acts of service and
RALEIGH – The N.C. Education Lottery delivered an extra $27 million to the state last week, boosting the amount of money available to help build new schools. The extra money comes from higher than expected earnings by the Education Lottery in fiscal year 2020. The lottery raised $729 million
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Last week, Governor Roy Cooper appointed two new District Court Judges to serve Guilford and Wake counties. “I am confident these leaders will preside with honor as they continue to serve their communities. I admire their dedication and willingness to serve on the bench,” said
by John Hood The post of lieutenant governor is a constitutional office in North Carolina, and the only one empowered to exercise both legislative and executive powers. Those powers are rather limited, however — casting a vote in the state senate when there is a tie, “presiding” over
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the “Stop Blocking Hospitals Act,” a bill making it a federal crime to obstruct any ambulance, fire department vehicle, law enforcement vehicle, or other emergency vehicles or personnel from responding to an emergency. Penalt
