N.C. Senate Passes $1,500 Bonus To Get Unemployed Back Into Workforce
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Unemployed people who get a job would receive a one-time bonus of $1,500 under...
NC County Pushes Back Against Corporate ‘Wokeness,’ Bans Coke Machines
By Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Surry County commissioners are pushing back against major corporations for what they describe as a “bigoted, left-wing...
Legislative Overhaul Of High School Sports Organization All But Certain
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — In its latest hearing into the N.C. High School Athletic Association, the private nonprofit that governs and...
Cooper Signs Bill To Shorten Driver Permit Period
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A bill temporarily shortening the length of time required for a driving learner’s permit was...
Audit Finds Inaccuracies With NCDOT Advance Construction Report
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The state auditor said in an examination released Wednesday, May 26, that the N.C. Department...
Republicans Propose $2.1 Billion In Cuts On State Income Taxes
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Personal income tax rates would be slashed and the corporate tax rate entirely eliminated by...
House And Senate Narrow Budget Differences, But Gap Remains
By Donna King Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — With one month to go before the end of the fiscal year, at the General...
Democrats Propose Plan To Fund Leandro Without Republican Backing
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A bill sponsored by Democrats in the N.C. House would pump billions of additional dollars into public...
Democrats, Unions Fighting Legislative Move To Open Disciplinary Records
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A bill that would open disciplinary records of government employees is crawling through the Senate, and employee...
Unemployment News Isn’t So Rosy
By John Hood
The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since...
