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Council of State meets with new state auditor, examines academic progress, and request to raise homeowners’ insurance rates
New and familiar faces attended the January North Carolina Council of State meeting in Raleigh.
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Candidate filings off to busy start in NC
A bustling crowd of candidate hopefuls stood in line at the Gov. James G. Martin Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh Monday as candidate filing got underway for the 2024 election cycle in North Carolina.
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NC wildfire updates at NC Council of State meeting
North Carolina's Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said that firefighters continue to battle wildfires in western North Carolina due to drought conditions. Since November 1, there have been 622 wildfires burning state and private land in the region.
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Strides being made in new businesses and education in NC
“North Carolina's entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well,” North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall told Council of State members at their monthly meeting on Tuesday.
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Former Wake GOP chair enters race for NC Secretary of State
The former chair of the Wake County GOP announced his candidacy for North Carolina Secretary of State on the Republican ticket.
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NC K-3 early-literacy skills exceed the rest of the country
Children in grades K-3 in North Carolina have surpassed the rest of the nation when it comes to their early literacy skills. That’s according to NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, who shared the news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
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Council of State update: wildfires, Ukraine, and learning loss recovery
April’s Council of State meeting got off to a late start Tuesday as Gov. Roy Cooper postponed it to take a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other governors across the country.
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NC saw another record year for business creation in 2022
More than 171,000 new businesses were created in the state last year, making it the second-best year on record, just under 2021’s record of 178,300. However, economists say it is largely growth from necessity, not opportunity.
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Charitable giving up 40% at NC based charities
Charitable giving is up at North Carolina-based charities. North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall shared the good news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
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New school accountability measure in the works for N.C. schools
Changes are on the way for the grading system that measures school quality and student success across North Carolina. N.C. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt spoke about the deficiencies of the current system at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting, held at the Department of Transportation, Raleigh.
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Phonics-based reading is helping kids catch up in post-pandemic classrooms
North Carolina comes out on top nationwide as the state catching up the fastest with early reading skills post-pandemic, according to N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt. She made the announcement Tuesday at the N.C. Council of State meeting.
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North Carolina sets record for new business creation
North Carolina set another record for new business creation in 2021. Roughly 178,300 new businesses were legally created across the state last year, up 40% from the year before — which was itself a record, according to the Secretary of State’s office. The figure is double the pace of new business filings from 2017. “The...
