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37 Stores Pay Fines For Price Scanning Errors In 22 Counties
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Standards Division has collected fines from 37 stores in 22 counties because of excessive price-scanner errors. “Our Standards Division closely…
Rep. Nickel Launches Carolina Hurricanes Playoff Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Wiley Nickel (NC-13) launched a Carolina Hurricanes playoff challenge ahead of the Hurricanes first round playoff series against the New York Islanders. Representative Nickel,…
NC By Train Continues Record Breaking Ridership Trend
RALEIGH – After reporting record breaking ridership in 2022, NC By Train, North Carolina’s intercity passenger rail service, achieved record ridership for the first quarter of 2023. January, February and March…
Insurance Commissioner Sets Hearing Date For Proposed 28.4% Auto Insurance Rate Increase
RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set Oct. 16 as the hearing date for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s proposed 28.4 percent auto insurance rate increase. “We…
Follow the Money: The SAVE Act
By Donna King Carolina Journal Stephanie Brinson is an advanced practice registered nurse seeing thousands of patients a year, along with five other APRNs, in a Garner practice open seven…
NC House Passes Budget With Support For School Choice
By David Bass Carolina Journal School choice would continue its growth trajectory in North Carolina under a budget passed by the House April 6 in a bipartisan vote of 78…
NC Bill Would Require High School Sports Teams To Be Single Sex Or Co-Ed
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal A North Carolina Senate bill was introduced Thursday that would prevent biologically female high school athletes from being forced to compete against biological males in…
NC Democrats Messed With The ‘Wrong Chick.’ Now She’s Joining The Republicans.
Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal On Wednesday morning, Republican leaders announced that Rep. Tricia Cotham, a longtime Democrat from Mecklenburg County, is joining the North Carolina Republican Party. Cotham, who was…
What Cotham’s Switch To The GOP Means For NC Democrats
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal The news of Rep. Tricia Cotham, Mecklenburg County, changing her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican has sent shockwaves throughout the North Carolina politics, even making national headlines.…
NC Senate Wants More Say In Appointment Power
By Alex Baltzegar Carolina Journal A bill before the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday would “bring much-needed balance and accountability to unelected boards and commissions,” according to a…
School Governance Structure Bill Becomes Law Without Cooper’s Signature
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal A bill that would change the governance structure for three state schools for the deaf and the blind became law on Monday without Democrat Gov.…
Opinion: Cooper’s Tax Hikes Hide Beneath The Surface
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal Roy Cooper’s latest budget proposal wouldn’t raise tax rates. But his plan still calls for tax hikes. Reconciling those two apparently contradictory statements requires a brief review…
