Image

Politics and Government

Green, Constitution Parties Ask NC For Time To Regain Recognition Before Voters Get Dropped

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government

Nick de la Canal, WFAE – The North Carolina Green Party and the Constitution Party of North Carolina are asking state election officials to temporarily hold off on labeling their …
Read More

N.C. lawmakers draft bill that would require people to seek work to receive unemployment

4 years ago  •  Statewide

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

Get ready for more gerrymandering suits in NC, former Obama AG Holder says in UNC speech

4 years ago  •  Statewide

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 …
Read More

Millions of dollars given to non-qualified Medicaid providers, NC state audit says

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Healthcare

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 …
Read More

Bill introduced in NC House to address growing litter problem along state roads

Jon Evans, WECT – After local leaders raised concerns regarding increasing amounts of litter along roads and highways across southeastern North Carolina, lawmakers from the region have signed on as …
Read More

Why NC has $4 billion to spare despite the pandemic, and where the money might go

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, News & Observer – North Carolina state lawmakers will start the budget process this spring with promising news amid a pandemic: $4.1 billion more revenue than they …
Read More

NC governor wants current COVID rules in place before schools require in-person classes

Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Adam Wagner, News & Observer – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday he wants to have more discussions with legislative leaders before deciding how to …
Read More

N.C. driver’s education bill would allow third-party groups to provide DMV road tests

Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal – A Republican-sponsored state Senate bill cleared Wednesday its first committee step toward allowing the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles to hire third-party contractors for providing …
Read More

Cooper picks Delli-Gatti as next NC environmental secretary

AP – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary. Cooper announced on Tuesday that Dionne Delli-Gatti will replace …
Read More

Charlotte City Council elections may be delayed until 2022

Joe Bruno, WSOC – The city of Charlotte appears poised to delay elections until 2022 due to a late release of data from the US Census Bureau. Last week, the …
Read More