Goldsboro getting state flood mitigation money
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Month: April 2022
AIPAC spending even more on Davis, Foushee in primaries
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Ad Watch: ‘Husband in training’
I’ve spotlighted a lot of attack ads in this space, but it’s not all doom and gloom on the TV airwaves this year. Several candidates are trying a more positive approach.
State employees with autism to get career coaching
Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new program Wednesday to help state employees with autism spectrum disorder advance in their careers.
New School of Business building at UNC Pembroke
You know a new state facility is a big deal when Gov. Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger all show up to the ribbon cutting. On Wednesday, the trio came together to celebrate the opening of the new $38 million Thomas School of Business building.
More local governments missing required audits
The Local Government Commission’s naughty list for financially challenged municipalities and counties just got longer. The official name for the designation is the “distressed” list, and local governments get on it when they fail to submit required financial audits for at least two years.
Boles blasts slow school panic alarm program
It’s been years since the legislature allocated $1.5 million to install “panic alarms” in schools as a safety measure, but the state agencies overseeing the project haven’t yet spent any of the money to install alarm systems.
New Cabinet agency requests more funding
The N.C. Department of Public Safety is asking the legislature for $500,000 in the short session to finish moving the prison system to a separate Cabinet-level agency called the Department of Adult Correction.
Legislative committee talks telehealth, won’t issue recommendations for months
Most everyone agrees that telehealth is a fantastic improvement in how we access medical professionals. But the question is: How much should it cost, and how much should insurance be required to pay?
An N.C. alternative to healthcare.gov?
In addition to telehealth, legislators heard Tuesday about the potential for North Carolina to set up its own health care marketplace under the Affordable Care Act instead of using healthcare.gov.
Ad Watch: McCrory PAC hits back
While Club For Growth’s support for U.S. Rep. Ted Budd has so far dominated the outside spending flowing into the U.S. Senate race, a PAC backing former Gov. Pat McCrory is now dropping about $330,000 for a TV ad hitting Budd back.
House committee talks partnerships in Carteret
Speaking of committees charting the future of education, the House Select Committee on An Education System for North Carolina’s Future wrapped up a four-stop series of public hearings across the state on Monday evening in Morehead County.
Bipartisan commission releases education report
North Carolina has had a lot of blue-ribbon panels looking to chart the future of education in our state. And the downside of bringing together a lot of diverse viewpoints is that often the final recommendations end up full of vague platitudes in an effort to avoid areas of disagreement.
Are Senate Democrats just hoping to ‘stop a GOP supermajority’?
Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake and one of the top Democrats in the Senate, is holding a fundraiser Wednesday with Gov. Roy Cooper, and a Facebook ad promoting the event caught my eye.
Rural infrastructure grants net hundreds of jobs
Chowan and Davidson counties are the biggest winners in the latest round of Rural Infrastructure Authority’s Building Reuse Program grants.