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N.C. Senate Passes Medicaid Expansion 44-2
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal The effort to expand Medicaid in North Carolina passed a hurdle Wednesday afternoon as the N.C. Senate voted 44 to 2 to pass H.B. 149 Expanding…
NCDOT’s Chief Engineer Retires
Ronnie Keeter served NCDOT for almost 30 years RALEIGH – The state Transportation Department’s top engineer has retired after a career with the agency spanning almost three decades. Ronnie Keeter’s last…
Johnston County Native Named ECPPS School Superintendent
ELIZABETH CITY – The Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Board of Education announced the selection and election of Dr. Keith Parker as the next superintendent of the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS). Dr.…
N.C. Senate Bill Looks To Help Hemp Growers, Change How Farm Equipment Is Repaired
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal Hemp growers and retailers in North Carolina may be helped by a provision in a Senate bill that was discussed in Senate’s Agriculture, Energy, and…
Most Construction Halting For Memorial Day Weekend
RALEIGH – This holiday weekend is the unofficial start to summer, and many people will kick it off with a road trip. AAA predicts nearly 1.2 million North Carolinians will…
Piping Manufacturer To Create 168 New Jobs In Middlesex
MIDDLESEX – COSMOIND Co., Ltd., a polyethylene infrastructure piping manufacturer, will create 168 new jobs in Nash County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $12.8…
NCAE Endorses Slate Of Congressional Candidates
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the state’s largest education advocacy organization for public school employees, has unveiled its initial list of Congressional endorsements for the 2022…
OPINION: New Senate Ad Misleads Voters
By John Hood Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican lieutenant governor, has just endorsed U.S. Rep. Ted Budd over former Gov. Pat McCrory in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. In…
Clayton Man Among 5 State Employees Honored For 45 Years Of Public Service
RALEIGH – Five state employees with 45 years of public service have been honored with the 2022 Richard Caswell Award. The recipients, who work at four state agencies, are commended by…
Poll: GOP Candidates Favored Heading Into NC’s Midterms
By David Bass Carolina Journal A new Civitas poll shows that Republican candidates running for U.S. Congress and the state legislature in North Carolina are in good shape heading into…
Gmail More Likely To Flag Republican Fundraising Emails As Spam, NC State Study Finds
By David Bass Carolina Journal A study from researchers at N.C. State University finds that Gmail marked 59% more Republican fundraising emails as spam than Democratic ones during the 2020…
Wilson Man Sentenced To More Than 9 Years In Prison
RALEIGH – A Wilson man was sentenced Wednesday to 110 months in prison after stealing a firearm, robbing a man at gunpoint, and shooting at another man all on one…
