Of the 10 executive offices that make up North Carolina’s Council of State, half will be open seats in the 2024 elections. That is, there’ll be no incumbents. The politicians currently in those offices are leaving, either to retire or to run for something else. Catherine Truitt, the current state superintendent of public instruction, isn’t...
This story was updated at 3pm on December 31, 2021. As we close the books on 2021, the year leaves stories for the future: an awakening from the pandemic, renewed attention to public school classrooms, and indications that the 2022 elections could bring a Republican wave. While we look toward the future, we acknowledge some...
North Carolina’s prisons will begin releasing some inmates in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. Erik Hooks, secretary of the N.C. Department of Public Safety, made the announcement during a news conference Monday, April 13, with Gov. Roy Cooper and members of his COVID-19 taskforce. “The department has been reviewing all options to...
I’m all for setting higher standards in political discourse. My only objection is that I don’t think nastiness is a recent invention, either in national politics or right here in North Carolina.
If anyone has engaged in dirty politics, it’s the crowd who rushed the 75-year lease for the Dix property through state government as Gov. Bev Perdue was heading out the door.
If anyone has engaged in dirty dealing linked to the 300 acres of prime Raleigh real estate, it's the crowd that rushed a 75-year lease through state government as Beverly Perdue exited the governor's mansion.
If anyone has engaged in dirty dealing linked to the 300 acres of prime Raleigh real estate, it's the crowd that rushed a 75-year lease through state government as Beverly Perdue exited the governor's mansion.
If anyone has engaged in dirty dealing linked to the 300 acres of prime Raleigh real estate, it’s the crowd that rushed a 75-year lease through state government as Beverly Perdue exited the governor’s mansion.
RALEIGH — Most of the topics discussed Tuesday at a meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services revolved around finding solutions to “critical shortages” in areas such as psychiatric inpatient beds, the number of practicing psychiatrists and psychologists, and treatment options for veterans.
RALEIGH — The director of state facilities for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled said that while efforts are made to notify the guardians of patients and residents of facilities run by the state about voting activities, a patient’s right to vote takes priority over any objections from guardians.
RALEIGH — Voter registration efforts targeting the mentally ill and developmentally disabled include not only patients at state-run facilities but also residents of privately managed group homes, Carolina Journal has learned.
