Governor Roy Cooper announced the approval of 10 grants requests to local governments that are aimed at strengthening rural communities. According to the governor’s office, these grants include a commitment to create a total of 316 jobs and will attract approximately $40.8 million in private investment.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is taking part in a federal antitrust lawsuit that is targeting the NCAA over its transfer eligibility rule, arguing that it illegally restrains college athletes’ ability to switch to another school and immediately start playing, The News & Observer reported.
The 2023 college football regular season has come to an end. The post season is upon us and there is much to talk about. If you have been under a rock lately you will know that Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama will play for a chance to be crowned national champions. Alabama was the final team making the top four after an impressive victory over defending national champions Georgia. Undefeated Florida State of the ACC was left out of the playoff with a 13-0 record but given their best play Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury, the committee did not think they were one of the four best teams in the nation.
Just days before North Carolina expanded Medicaid to 600,000 more North Carolinians, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump took to social media and threatened to take away health care from millions of Americans, should he beat President Joe Biden next November, WXII reported.
More new jobs are coming to North Carolina, as Davidson County was selected for a new lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility, providing 352 jobs to the area.
Across the country, both renter and homeowner costs have been increasing in the last decade, even after adjustment for inflation.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abruptly reversed its approval of Chemours’ plan to ship GenX-laced wastewater to its North Carolina plant for recycling, citing inaccurate information provided by the chemical giant.
Multiple new laws and sections of laws took effect in North Carolina on Dec. 1 and they will impact how we live our lives, including what we are allowed to talk about at work, how we make our voices heard at protests, who gets to vote in our elections and when, and where people will be allowed to carry firearms.
An extensive investigation, conducted by local news stations, exposed a North Carolina landlord’s exuberant charges and questionable practices towards former tenants; catching the eyes of both the state Department of Justice and Attorney General’s office.
Gov. Roy Cooper was recently handed a temporary win in court by a majority-Republican three-judge panel over his request to block a new elections law, SB 749, before voters head to the polls in 2024, WRAL reported.