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Hospitals Can’t Win Every Policy Battle
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hospital sector employs one of the most effective teams of strategists, lobbyists, and marketers in the state. Still, under present circumstances, I’d be…
Two All-Way Stops Coming To Sampson County
SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. – To improve safety, two Sampson County intersections will be converted to all-way stops this week. On April 16, the N.C. Department of Transportation will install stop…
Convenience Store Operator Pleads Guilty To State Tax Charges
RALEIGH, N.C. – Mecklenburg County businessman Prakash Mehta, 72, of Waxhaw, NC, pleaded guilty April 13 in Wake County Superior Court to three counts of Embezzlement of State Property. Mehta…
Hospitals Should Battle In The Marketplace, Not The Courtroom
By David Larson Carolina Journal Two weeks ago, there was a nice groundbreaking ceremony with a lot of smiling faces. Gov. Josh Stein traveled all the way out to the…
Ribbon-Cutting Held For New Halifax Historic Site Visitor Center
(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein joined the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to celebrate the opening of a new visitor center at Halifax Historic Site. The opening comes as…
Governor Stein Announces 2,000 New Jobs As Japan’s SMBC Group Selects Charlotte For Bank Operations Expansion
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation will invest $50.5 million for major expansion in Mecklenburg County CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Governor Josh Stein announced Tuesday that SMBC Group, one of Japan’s largest financial…
Pavement Improvements Coming To U.S. 264 In Wilson County
WILSON, N.C. – About 4.5 miles of U.S. 264 from the Nash-Wilson county line to the Interstate 95 interchange will undergo pavement rehabilitation. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently approved…
Miss Johnston County 2024 And Former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett Dies After Cancer Battle
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — The community is mourning the loss of Carrie Everett, Miss Johnston County 2024 and former Miss North Carolina, who passed away Sunday after a courageous battle…
Single Audit: 19 Findings, $342,093 In Questioned Costs
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor (OSA) has released its 2025 Statewide Single Audit, an annual report that examined $28 billion in federal grants spent by North Carolina…
You Decide: Is The Economy Headed For A Nosedive?
By Mike Walden At the beginning of 2026, most economists, including me, were predicting a reasonably decent year for both businesses and households. We expected growth, a jobless rate between…
More Than Half Of NC Public School Graduates Passed College-Level Courses While In High School
54% of 2025 graduates earned college-level credit while in high school, the highest percentage ever recorded. RALEIGH, N.C. – Historic percentages of North Carolina public school students are enrolling and…
New Bridge Opens In Place Of Former Wake County Tunnel
RALEIGH – A new bridge over Interstate 440 opened Thursday in West Raleigh, replacing a former tunnel that passed underneath the Beltline. The new Ligon Street bridge replaces the narrow,…
