Washington County hospital shows new life
In two short years, the tiny hospital serving Washington County, about two hours east of Raleigh, has gone from the brink of closure to expansion mode.
Month: January 2022
Cone Health starts innovative grocery for female patients
Last spring, a Cone Health outpatient facility, the MedCenter for Women, opened on Third Street in East Greensboro.
Frequent COVID child care closures exacerbate NC’s labor shortage
Lynette Mitchell’s small Chapel Hill child care center had reopened from Christmas break for just a few hours when she got the call: One of the kids there had tested positive for COVID-19.
Cybersecurity training, jobs show rapid gains
Cybersecurity is a big and growing deal. Every week, there are stories about some hackers breaking in and stealing data, or extorting money from companies with ransomware attacks. This struck close to home last spring when a cyberattack led to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, and we ran short …
Late budget delays tax return processing
If you’re an early bird who likes to file your tax returns as soon as possible, your state refund might take a little longer this year.
Cooper promotes cybersecurity careers
Governor Roy Cooper is again encouraging high school students in North Carolina to explore careers in cybersecurity by participating in CyberStart America, a free online cybersecurity competition sponsored by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation and SANS Institute.
Legislators hand out big checks
No, they’re not from Publishers Clearing House – but state legislators are making the rounds this month with oversized fake checks. The checks are being used for ceremonial events highlighting multi-million-dollar funding for local communities in the recently passed state budget.
Jeff Jackson and the decline of retail politics
State Sen. Jeff Jackson’s recent decision to drop out of the U.S. Senate race made me wonder: Have we seen the last of old-school retail politicking in North Carolina?
Documents detail failed budget negotiations between Cooper, legislature
Late last month, Gov. Roy Cooper gave Republican legislators a choice: Agree to Medicaid expansion and Democrats would support major tax cuts; or they could decline to expand Medicaid and pass a budget without any income tax rate cuts.
Esports gets millions in new NC budget
Rep. Jason Saine took his family to Queens, N.Y., a few years ago because his son wanted to see the world championship for the popular video game Fornite. He says it made for a fun vacation, but he kept wondering why the event couldn’t be held in North Carolina instead.
Cooper picks attorney for Board of Review
Gov. Roy Cooper is trying once again to fill a vacant seat on the Division of Employment Security’s Board of Review, after the legislature didn’t take action to confirm his previous pick, former House Democratic Leader and former Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs Larry Hall.