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Raleigh ENT Doctor Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Adulterating Surgical Devices, Defrauding Medicare, Stealing Patient Identities
RALEIGH – Anita Louise Jackson, 62, was sentenced to 300 months in prison for adulterating surgical devices used in more than 1400 nasal surgeries performed on Medicare patients between 2011…
Opinion: State Ranks Poorly On Remote Taxes
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolinians are by now accustomed to seeing our state score well on national rankings of economic performance, cost of living, quality of life, and…
Senator Sawrey Co-Sponsors Election Reform Legislation
RALEIGH – Senate Republicans released a pair of bills streamlining elections law and adding more transparency and accountability. Senate Bill 747, “Election Law Changes,” requires all absentee ballots to be…
Congressman Wiley Nickel Joins The Blue Dog Coalition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) joined the Blue Dog Coalition. The Blue Dog Coalition, co-chaired by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02), Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03),…
Nash County Man Barred From Sweepstakes Scheme Targeting Senior Citizens
NEW BERN, N.C. – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina permanently enjoined Alpheus Brewer of Nashville, North Carolina, from further participation in a fraud…
Bill Addressing Primary Care Shortage And Hospital Safety Clears Key NC Senate Committee
RALEIGH – Legislation to address persistent concerns in health care cleared the North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee today (Thursday). Sen. Benton Sawrey (R-Johnston) introduced the new version of House…
21 School Districts Receive $1.3 Million In Grant Funding To Advance Digital-Age Teaching And Learning
Johnston County Schools awarded $50,000 grant The State Board of Education today (Thursday) approved 18 proposals through a competitive grant-program under the state’s Digital Learning Initiative. The state-funded grants support…
Lucama Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Child Porn Offenses
RALEIGH – A Lucama, N.C. man was sentenced Tuesday to 144 months in prison for the receipt and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) between April 2020 and August 2021.…
Johnston Co Native Wins Inaugural NC Friends Of Farmland Award
RALEIGH – The Farmland Preservation Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced new initiatives to celebrate farmland preservation efforts across the state. NC Forever Farms…
Treasurer Folwell Opposes Federal Policy Hammering Homebuyers With New Fees
Says Consumers Who Built Up Good Credit Scores Will Be Punished RALEIGH – New junk fees imposed on homebuyers by the Biden administration poison longstanding mortgage and consumer credit policies…
No. 14 Campbell Wins Second Straight Big South Title
HIGH POINT, N.C. – No. 14 Campbell secured its seventh Big South Tournament Championship in program history, and fourth in the past five seasons, beating USC Upstate 3-2 Saturday afternoon.…
Tillis, Budd Urge EPA To Withdraw Recent Vehicle Emissions Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ted Budd (R-NC) joined 25 colleagues in writing a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging him to…
