Local law enforcement agencies, state lawmakers, the Department of Justice, and State Crime Lab have been focused on the backlog that dates back to when Gov. Roy Cooper was attorney general for 16 years. Now, 11,841 kits have been tested leading to DNA matches and more than 100 arrests.
This week on the Debrief, Vice President Kamala Harris is back in North Carolina, for the second time in two weeks, and there will be s a new name on your November presidential ballot. What is a “benefits cliff?” We’ll explain how a raise can be a net loss for those on entitlement programs, plus...
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell gave more insight Tuesday as to why the State Health Plan decided to end coverage of popular weight loss drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, as of April 1. During the Council of State meeting, he said the drugs had the potential of costing the SHP $170 million this year for 22,000 people. He said it would be the same cost as a 4% bonus to 253,000 employees and would double the individual premium for everyone else on the state health plan from $25 to $50.
During last week’s North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) board meeting, NCSBE’s Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell raised concerns about county election director vacancies across the state.
North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday heard from experts on the so-called “One Door” welfare reform policy implemented by Utah, a policy that advocates say helped to streamline the system and get more welfare recipients back into the labor force.
Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced Thursday that he will resign his position in the North Carolina House, telling Carolina Journal that he would not rule out a return to public service at some point in the future, but for now he will be working in the private sector.
Rep. Greg Murphy, R-NC, a physician, has introduced a bill in Congress that would ban -race-based mandates in medical schools.
Online sports betting proved to be big business the first week it became legal in North Carolina. According to a Sports Betting Report released Wednesday by the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, over $198 million was wagered by North Carolinians, while payouts amounted to $141.5 million.
The North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC) ended yet another Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) on Tuesday after a Durham firm said it couldn’t create the 878 jobs promised under the agreement.
As expected, the North Carolina Republican Party’s executive committee selected current Executive Director Jason Simmons as the new chair in Selma on Tuesday.
At a Feb. 14 board meeting, directors of NC Innovation (NCI), the private nonprofit written into the biennial state budget last fall to the tune of $500 million in taxpayer funds, labored over the interpretation of financial statements and statutory definitions.
