NC business, agriculture leaders react to trade deals with UK, China
The US recently reached trade deals with the United Kingdom and China, bringing some welcome news to those who want to see a return to more open trade among nations. Last week, a trade deal was...
View ArticleTrump administration celebrates National Charter Schools Week
The Trump administration issued a proclamation May 12 celebrating National Charter Schools Week during the week of May 11-17. The move comes on the heels of several recent actions by the administration...
View ArticlePharmaceutical company to build manufacturing facility in NC
Last week, it was announced that Genentech, a founding company in the biotech industry, plans to build a $700 million, 700,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, a city in the...
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Democrats mourn loss of dead bills in press conference ‘funeral’
North Carolina Democrats gathered on Tuesday to mourn the loss of over 700 bills that “died” in committee this year following last week’s crossover deadline. The crossover deadline, which was last...
View ArticleJudge rules for Jacksonville food truck owners challenging city signage...
An Onslow County judge has granted food truck owners a preliminary injunction as they continue to fight Jacksonville’s restrictions on their businesses. The injunction Monday means that the city cannot...
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Durham man sentenced for burning American flag
Last Friday, Michael Durham Snow Jr, a 25-year-old of Durham, was sentenced in the US District Court for the District of Columbia for burning an American flag (destruction of government property)...
View ArticleLawmakers seek dismissal of Democracy NC’s same-day voter registration suit
Top North Carolina legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to dismiss a left-of-center activist group’s 2023 lawsuit linked to same-day voter registration. Lawmakers argued in a court filing...
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Report: Pre-K teachers twice as stressed as other working adults
Pre-K teachers experience nearly double the level of frequent job-related stress compared to other working adults, according to the findings of the RAND American Pre-K Teacher Survey results. The...
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Got to Be NC Festival this weekend
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is hosting its Got to Be NC festival this weekend at the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, May 16-18. The Got to Be NC...
View ArticleLawmakers explore oxygen therapy as game-changer for PTSD and TBI
Legislators on the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee were briefed on the benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for treating PTSD and other traumatic brain injuries during a meeting...
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