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Opinion: ‘Centering Equity’ Poisons NC Opioid Plan
By David Larson Carolina Journal Attorney General Josh Stein announced that North Carolina would be receiving another $1 billion from opioid settlements, this time from Walgreens and CVS. This is in addition…
Lame-Duck N.C. Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, State Senate Election Map
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal Two weeks before they’re set to lose their majority, N.C. Supreme Court Democrats issued rulings Friday, Dec. 16 striking down the state’s photo voter identification…
State Says $677 Million From Leandro Order Remains Unfunded
By Carolina Journal Staff More than $677 million of a court-ordered state education plan remains unfunded, according to new documents from state lawyers. The documents filed Monday respond to the N.C. Supreme…
NCDOT Earns Grant to Expand Access To On-Demand Transit In Johnston County
RALEIGH – State transportation officials say a new federal grant award of $10.4 million will help expand on-demand transit services for up to 11 North Carolina communities, including Johnston County,…
Governor Cooper Commutes Sentences And Issues Pardons Of Forgiveness
RALEIGH: Governor Cooper today commuted the sentences of six people in North Carolina prisons and granted pardons of forgiveness to four others. These commutations and pardons follow an intensive review…
Duke Energy Progress Requests 16% Rate Increase Over 3 Year Period
Average Power Bill Would Increase $14.72 Per Month In Oct. 2023, If Rate Increase Is Approved Duke Energy Progress has asked North Carolina regulators to review its rates as the…
NC Recognized As One Of The Best For Income-Tax Reduction
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal North Carolinians are just weeks away from receiving more money in their paychecks, as a new income-tax reduction is set to go in effect. The action…
NC Values Coalition Announces Plans To Expand Influence In School Board Races
NC Values Coalition announced after success of training, equipping and endorsing school board candidates across the state for the first time, it will be expanding its reach into other counties…
Pikeville Regains Fiscal Autonomy
RALEIGH – Pikeville Mayor Garrett Johnston is the first to admit his small town of 720 residents was in financial disarray and operational dysfunction when the Local Government Commission (LGC)…
Opinion: Most Pundits Miss Key Points Of N.C. Redistricting Dispute
By Mitch Kokai John Locke Foundation Lawyers and pundits have written tens of thousands of words about the Moore v. Harper case at the U.S. Supreme Court. Surprisingly few of those words…
Workforce Development Grants Awarded
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded 20 special grants to 11 local workforce development boards, totaling $8.45 million, Governor Roy Cooper announced. Boards will use the…
State Board Certifies 2022 Election Results
By Donna King Carolina Journal The State Board of Elections on Tuesday unanimously certified the results of the 2022 general election in North Carolina. The certification means that the board members…
