A hearing got underway Monday to determine whether a requested average 42.2% rate increase in homeowners’ insurance rates by the North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) will be granted later this year.
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring awareness of such fraud at a press conference Wednesday at the NC Secretary of State’s office.
An Oct. 7 court hearing date has been set for the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s (NCRB) request to massively raise homeowners’ insurance premiums after North Carolina
Comments on the North Carolina Rate Bureau’s request for an average increase of 42% in homeowners’ insurance rates were heard Monday during a public comment forum both in person at the NC Department of Insurance and online.
The SAVE Act, (House Bill 218/Senate Bill 175) filed in the state legislature would allow nurses to practice up to their level of certification, with “full practice authority.” More than 25 other states have already passed similar legislation.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued his first executive order of the pandemic in March 2020, at the time implementing a interminable state of emergency, a move that’s typically reserved for hurricanes and other natural disasters. On Friday, June 11, Cooper issued yet another order in the long series. His latest move extends the mask mandate...
Taxes and employee benefits are at the center of the race for N.C. treasurer. Republican incumbent Dale Folwell and Democrat Ronnie Chatterji are clashing over the future of the state’s finances, including its $108 billion pension fund and health plan. The candidates met recently as part of the 2020 Hometown Debate Series with Spectrum News...
Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor. The two candidates — Republican state Rep. Josh Dobson, R-McDowell, and Democratic county commissioner Jessica Holmes — would take drastically different approaches to that, and labor issues generally. Dobson supports North Carolina’s right-to-work laws, deregulation, and economic...
Reopening schools is the top priority of Catherine Truitt, the Republican candidate for state superintendent. Truitt also wants to defend the Opportunity Scholarship program, but her Democratic opponent, Jen Mangrum, argues learning must take a back seat to teacher safety. Opportunity Scholarships provide low-income students up to $4,200 per year to help pay tuition at...
“I don’t consider myself to be a black leader. I consider myself to be a leader in N.C. who just happens to be black.” That’s how Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Mark Robinson introduced himself at a debate hosted by the N.C. Institute of Political Leadership and Spectrum News. The two candidates running to become...
State Attorney General Josh Stein, already a leader of the national investigation involving the Equifax security breach, on Monday announced a probe of a widescale Uber data breach. Stein, a Democrat, made the announcement at a joint press conference with state Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln. Saine said he plans to introduce a bill in the...
