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OPINION: Let’s Try Building Back Faster
By John Hood RALEIGH — It’s an often-repeated tale, I admit, but I’m going to repeat it, again: the world’s largest low-rise office building, the Pentagon, was built in 16…
NCDMV Making It Easier To Process Liens, Abandoned Vehicles
RALEIGH – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau is making it easier and more efficient for people to process mechanic liens on unclaimed or abandoned vehicles.…
Guilford County High School English Teacher Wins NC’s Top Honors For 2022
CARY – Leah Carper, an English teacher at Northern Guilford High School, was named the 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year during an awards luncheon today…
Governor Cooper Urges Congress To Pass Supplemental Funding For COVID-19 Response
Letter to NC Congressional Delegation Outlines Supplemental Funding Package Needed to Invest in COVID-19 Testing, Treatment and Vaccines RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to the North Carolina…
Poll: NCGOP Voters Failing To Focus On Critical Primary Races
New Poll: Judiciary Primary Picks Largely Undecided, Budd Leading Senate Race RALEIGH – The North Carolina Values Coalition released its first Republican primary tracking survey of the 2022 election showing…
We Need More Housing Options
By John Hood RALEIGH — As post-COVID shifts in work arrangements and living preferences continue to motivate many Americans to relocate, North Carolina will continue to be a popular destination.…
Rouzer Announces Bipartisan Disaster Resiliency Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) and Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) announced Thursday the introduction of H.R. 7178, the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act in the…
Temporary Rule To Address Shortage Of Ductwork Signed Into Law
RALEIGH – On March 17, Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 243, “Budget Technical Corrections,” into law. The law allows the N.C. Building Code Council to adopt temporary rules relaxing…
NC Jobs and GDP Economy Fully Recovered To Pre-Pandemic Levels In 2021
Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue RALEIGH – North Carolina’s economy fully returned to the employment level it enjoyed before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into an economic…
NCDOT Contractor Found To Be In Breach Of Contract
Breach affects bridge projects in Edgecombe, Halifax counties WILSON – A company has been found in default of state transportation contracts to replace three bridges in Edgecombe and Halifax counties.…
Updated Legislative Electoral Maps Pass General Assembly
By Donna King Carolina Journal The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times. The House…
CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for People Who Are Immunocompromised
RALEIGH – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. Emerging data suggest some people…
