Board freezes tuition at UNC System schools for in-state students. But fees will rise.
Kate Murphy , News & Observer – For the fifth straight year, tuition is frozen for North Carolina students looking to attend UNC System universities. The Board of Governors voted …
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N.C. lawmakers draft bill that would require people to seek work to receive unemployment
Sophie Kasakove, News & Observer – Republican legislators have drafted a bill that would reinstate the requirement that jobless people actively seek work in order to receive unemployment benefits.
https://greensboro.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/n-c-lawmakers-draft-bill-that-would-require-people-to-seek-work-to-receive-unemployment/article_c53fdd56-732f-11eb-a146-a3ac6faba61a.html
Seven Triad, Northwest N.C. government entities gain federal COVID-19 grant funding
Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – Seven municipal and county governments in the Triad and Northwest North Carolina have been awarded federal economic grants related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor’s …
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Congressman Murphy reintroduces legislation to crack down on foreign spying at universities
Sharon Johnson, WITN – Congressman Greg Murphy (NC-03) first introduced legislation cracking down on foreign spying at colleges and universities last July. Then on Thursday, Murphy reintroduced the Intelligence on …
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Get ready for more gerrymandering suits in NC, former Obama AG Holder says in UNC speech
Will Doran, Charlotte Observer – Unless Republican lawmakers surprise him by embracing legal reforms, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says, he will likely be back in North Carolina courts …
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Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
Mary Clare Jalonick, AP – When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty,” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former …
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Bipartisan bill on prescriptions introduced to combat rising NC opioid overdoses, death
Brittany Whitehead, WLOS – This week, North Carolina Representatives from both sides of the aisle introduced a bill in an effort to combat opioid drug overdoses in the state.
https://wlos.com/news/local/nc-reps-introduce-bipartisan-bill-on-prescriptions-to-combat-rising-nc-opioid-overdoses-death-house-bill-93
Logistics of lawmakers’ proposed summer school quickly changing
Laura Leslie, WRAL – Days after legislation was filed to require school districts across North Carolina to provide an extended summer school to help students who struggled with online classes during the …
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UNC System board names a former member as new leader of Fayetteville State University
Kate Murphy, News & Observer – A former member of the UNC System Board of Governors was named Thursday as the 12th chancellor of historically Black Fayetteville State University. Darrell …
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Millions of dollars given to non-qualified Medicaid providers, NC state audit says
Steve Sbraccia, WNCN CBS 17 – Scores of Medicaid patients are at risk and millions of dollars were given to non-qualified providers– that’s the conclusion of a scathing report by …
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