The North Carolina Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that critics warn “fundamentally transforms” state law regarding lawsuits filed against businesses.
A Rhode Island-based company is asking North Carolina’s highest court to block a lower court ruling that “fundamentally transforms” state law regarding lawsuits filed against businesses.
On Monday, Gov. Josh Stein said the General Assembly returned to session with the wrong priorities, including not passing a full budget, redrawing the state’s congressional map, and not increasing public safety and mental health funding.
Tuesday, federal and state officials marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage, issuing statements in remembrance of the tragedy.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson celebrated the release of $400 million taxpayer dollars, despite that AmeriCorps failed eight consecutive audits.
Tourism spending in North Carolina exceeded $36 billion, up from the previous year's record.
On Monday, a Superior Court judge ruled that a company must immediately halt what is described by state officials as an illegal mining operation in Mitchell County. The operation was uncovered by officials from the Department of Labor who saw irregularities when they showed up to provide safety training to miners.
The US Department of Education is releasing $6.8 billion in education funding that it had originally frozen on June 30, including over $165 million for North Carolina.
On Monday, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 24 other mainly Democrat run states in suing the federal government to prevent it from freezing funds for NC’s schools and educators.
North Carolina could soon have new state animals and an extended recreational fishing season.
More than $36.7 billion was spent on tourism in NC in 2024, a record, and up from $35.6 billion in 2023, according to a press release issued by Gov. Josh Stein this week, which is also being recognized as National Travel and Tourism Week.
