North Carolina Lt. Gov. and Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, had tough words for the Biden Administration after an armed known terror watchlist suspect was arrested after a four-hour-long standoff last week in Eure, Gates County.
North Carolina’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, earning it the moniker of “The Best State to do Business” two years in a row (2022 & 2023) by CNBC, among other accolades. But, with recent GOP primary election winners, Michelle Morrow for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction and Luke Farley for NC Commissioner of Labor, the North Carolina Chamber fears that the state’s crown may be tarnished if they and others win in the General Election.
It is official. Sports betting is now legal in North Carolina. Anyone 21 or older holding an account with a licensed operator can use their phone or electronic device to place sports wagers starting at noon. The first wagers will be made on mobile devices, as no operator has been approved for in-person wagering at this time.
As the days grow closer to the opening of a Cherokee Indian-planned marijuana superstore in western North Carolina, the state’s Republican U.S. senators have questions about how communities in the state will be kept safe.
Reports this week of a fourth-year medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s impending graduation drew questions not only about why she was being allowed to graduate but also about how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is affecting those going into the medical field and the patients they will ultimately serve.
The United States, including North Carolina, is facing a growing number of serious issues due to the millions of illegal immigrants that have come into the country since President Joe Biden took office, and experts say the problems are likely to get a lot worse.
The North Carolina Republican Party Central Committee, the key governing committee of the state party met for several hours on Saturday in a regularly scheduled meeting.
Agriculture and agribusiness remain the number one industry in North Carolina, reaching a milestone of $103.2 billion in economic impact, according to a June 2023 NC State report. Some stakeholders are launching an initiative to keep the industry thriving and flourishing well into the future.
The White House announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would soon have to cut back operations at the southern border due to the Senate’s failure to pass a border bill, which also included billions in aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and that has many including U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC and Congressman Dan Bishop, R, NC-08 crying foul.
Election integrity has taken on more importance since the 2020 election, both across the U.S. and in North Carolina. The subject was discussed at the recently held John Locke Foundation’s Carolina Liberty Conference.
With a rematch of former president Donald Trump and President Joe Biden in the November 2024 General Election almost a certainty, the Republican National Committee is reportedly looking to declare him the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
