WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the department to continue providing flexibilities to schools and sponsoring organizations for school meals and child nutrition. “As
by Lindsay Marchello 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. Education team-up: Three N.C. families are joining the Institute for Justice , intervening in a lawsuit threat
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved 18 grant requests to local governments totaling $4,847,243. The requests include commitments to create a total of 590 jobs, 296 of which were previously announced. The public investment in these projects will attra
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The U.S. Small Business Administration granted Gov. Roy Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration for small businesses and homeowners facing damage from a tornado that struck as Hurricane Isaias passed through the state on Aug. 4. “With a tornado on top of a pandemic, this
RALEIGH, N.C. -- State Representative David R. Lewis (R-Harnett) has resigned from the N.C. House, effective immediately, according to multiple media reports. North State Journal reported that Lewis is expected to plead guilty to two federal charges in federal court.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of 24 Senators sent a letter to Senate leadership, renewing the push for inclusion of aid for charitable nonprofits in upcoming coronavirus relief legislation. Charitable nonprofits have been essential partners in the fig
by Brenée Goforth History repeats itself, but with slight variations. The high-rise jeans of today’s Tik Tok teens hit different than the stiff acid-washed denim from the 1980s, but they elicit déjà vu nonetheless. Likewise, the global pandemic of today is a somewhat different monste
MOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is seeking public comment on the draft N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program. The second of two free interactive webinars to solicit feedback is scheduled for Aug. 25. The opportunity for open written comment continues unt
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — North Carolina has safeguards for voting by mail that other states lack. But the state also must anticipate explosive growth in mail voting, potential delays with the postal service, and a system designed for a much lower volume of mai
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina on Wednesday. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board: Florence Stein of
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced its selection of an additional vendor — StarMed Urgent and Family Care, P.A. — based in North Carolina, to continue surging COVID-19 testing capacity in the state. These new community testing sites build on North Ca
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Gov. Roy Cooper today signed and submitted a request to the U.S. Small Business Administration to grant a disaster declaration for Bertie and surrounding counties to provide low-interest disaster loans to residents and businesses who suffered losses from a tornado that struck as Hur
