North Carolina state regulators now declare a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay over $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger amount in a Friday letter […]
The North Carolina General Assembly convened in late April for its short session with more than 300 votes on legislation. The primary work of the short session closed at the end of June with the General Assembly overriding three of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes but no new state budget. Legislators departed the capital for election […]
Graham businessman Chuck Talley, who is the husband of Graham mayor Jennifer Talley, has been charged with misdemeanor destruction of real property: namely four metal bolts that had been used to secure a plastic bollard erected in the middle of an alleyway in the downtown business district. Chuck Talley (whose full name is William Gordon […]
Congressman Don Davis, who represents North Carolina’s 1st District, was one of six Democrats to vote for a Republican resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. The symbolic measure criticizes Harris’ role in the Biden Administration’s handling of issues on the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico. Every Republican member of Congress voted […]
Charlotte housing supply is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. Why it matters: Housing supply has a big impact on affordability. Zoom in: The Charlotte market still isn’t quite balanced, but house hunters have more options now, especially compared to the pandemic-era housing boom when supply hovered between one and two months. The big picture: The […]
What a difference a week can make, at least in a state suffering from extreme and severe drought conditions. With much of the state seeing two to three inches of rain over the past week, the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council is reporting that North Carolina is free of extreme drought conditions and has seen […]
The state Democratic Party is seeking an injunction to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his We the People Party from North Carolina’s election ballot this fall. Documents filed in Wake County Superior Court seek a court order by Aug. 16. The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 4-1 on July 16 to give […]
North Carolina is among the recipients of an $86 million multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Indivior. State Attorney General Josh Stein announced the settlement on Friday. North Carolina state and local governments are expected to receive approximately $2.5 million from the settlement. According to the state attorney general’s office, Indivior produced buprenorphine-based products […]
According to an AAPI outreach group, Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as likely Democratic presidential nominee has energized the Asian-American voting bloc in North Carolina. Harris’ mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, was a native of India. For Asian-American voters, the vice president’s candidacy gives them a chance to see someone who looks like them on the […]
As the nation moves forward in an historic election year, some North Carolina county boards of elections are fighting the spread of misinformation from among voters. “I don’t know exactly how many groups are working towards this effort, but I know that we’ve seen an increase here in Pasquotank, a rapid increase in voter registration […]
A cheer tore through the sea of attendees in bedazzled “Trump 2024” denim jackets and red MAGA hats as Donald Trump came on stage at Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum Wednesday night. Some sported T-shirts with Christian imagery. Other shirts stated,“I’m voting for the felon.” The venue reached full capacity as more supporters spilled out into the […]
A new online program at Wake Tech is part of a statewide effort to help teachers who don’t have a bachelor’s degree in education earn a North Carolina teaching license. When she was an elementary student in Wake County Schools, Jordyn Johnson would often come home and reteach the lessons she had learned to her […]
A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers supports a bill that would reduce the cost of medicines made from blood plasma. Plasma medications treat rare, autoimmune diseases. They’re also expensive — running anywhere from $500 to $3,000. A bill in Congress called the PLASMA Act would require manufacturers to pay more of the cost for […]
When people who actually care about free and fair elections called the wave of election law changes in North Carolina voter suppression, conservatives and election deniers clutched their proverbial pearls and cried that they were being unfairly attacked. They said making same day registration more difficult, requiring an ID to cast a ballot, complicating mail-in […]
“We have a crisis on our hands. A global health crisis.” That’s what Fonda Bryant, mental health/suicide prevention advocate and founder/CEO of Wellness Action Recovery, Inc., told Carolina Journal in a recent phone interview about the suicide rate among law enforcement across the country, including here in North Carolina. Since 2022, she has been offering […]
