Reid Wilson, secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, says there’s another side to the environmental justice issue beyond pollution problems that we don’t often think about.
By most metrics, North Carolina’s 13th district congressional race (Republican Bo Hines versus Democratic N.C. Sen. Wiley Nickel) is considered more competitive than the 1st district congressional race, where Republican Sandy Smith faces Democratic N.C. Sen. Don Davis.
Republicans have fallen short for several cycles in their efforts to win more legislative districts around Wilson and Rocky Mount. They’re hoping the political environment this year could mean vulnerable Democratic incumbents in this area.
Speaking of debates, Friday’s event may have been one of only two televised debates in North Carolina this year. In the 11th congressional district, N.C. Sen. Chuck Edwards debated Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara on Monday night, but I’m not aware of any others.
I’ve got a confession to make: I didn’t watch Friday’s U.S. Senate debate live. I was out to dinner with my family at 8 p.m. on Friday, kicking off the weekend – and I suspect I wasn’t the only North Carolinian doing something else.
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday that they didn’t have “legislative authority” to delay the scheduled launch of the next phase of the “Medicaid Transformation” program.
Here’s an additional wrinkle to the timing of the legislature’s (potential) decision to expand Medicaid.
Speaking of staff-related challenges, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services also heard Tuesday about a “fiscal cliff” that could affect child care centers next year.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services has seen its staff vacancy rate doubled since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The latest High Point University poll took a unique approach to polling voters on the key issues in this year’s election: They named a series of topics and asked whether Democrats or Republicans in North Carolina would do a better job handling that issue.
The State Board of Elections is still worried about potential problems at polling places involving partisan observers and others who might be disruptive to the process.
Tonight is debate night – and the only debate night scheduled – in the U.S. Senate race. Most of the folks that take time on a Friday evening to tune in will be politically active types who already know who they’re voting for.
State Auditor Beth Wood is faulting N.C. A&T State University for failing to get competing bids for a facility painting contract. Wood’s office got involved after receiving a tip about the university’s relationship with G.S. Painting and Home Improvement.
As labor shortages continue, lawmakers got an update Wednesday on a $12 million infusion of funds to the state’s apprenticeship program included in last year’s budget.
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