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Gov. Josh Stein will not appeal a three-judge panel's unanimous ruling against him in a dispute over appointment of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol commander.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2025 @ 10:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Tuesday rebranding the secretary of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board as the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Spotlighting the Work to Restore, Connect and Conserve 30 Percent of Lands and Waters by 2030
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 3:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Deep Decarbonization Pathways Analysis highlights significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deploy clean energy solutions across the state
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Order will accelerate economic development and job creation in the quickly growing zero-emission vehicle sector, expand access to cleaner and more affordable vehicles and advance the state’s climate and environmental justice goals
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 26 – 30, 2022 as North Carolina Clean Energy Week to highlight the work the state is doing to advance clean energy.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 2:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Todd Ishee to lead the newly created Department of Adult Correction. The Department was formed as a stand alone Cabinet Agency in the 2021-2023 budget that was passed by the legislature and signed into law by the Governor in November of last year.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 12:09 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order that encourages eligible state employees to get their COVID-19 booster shot and rewards them with a day of vacation leave.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 5:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In a little-discussed executive order issued Jan. 7, Gov. Cooper imposed unrealistic electric vehicle sales quotas on the state’s auto industry, among other draconian diktats.
Published: Sunday, February 6th, 2022 @ 3:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Order establishes new emissions reduction goals and directs the state to identify pathways to achieve carbon neutrality, prioritize environmental justice, and develop clean energy transportation options
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 11:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. prison system, comprising 55 facilities and employing roughly 16,000 staff, is one of the largest agencies in the state. That might surprise some, as prisons, from the real estate they occupy, to the critical role they play in governance, are not foremost in our minds when it comes to polic
Published: Monday, November 1st, 2021 @ 5:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — August 6
Published: Monday, August 23rd, 2021 @ 8:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — July 30
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 4:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As the controversy over vaccine mandates grows, public officials’ animus for the unvaccinated is resonating among social justice activists.
Published: Saturday, August 14th, 2021 @ 10:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The new guidance comes amid recent spikes in cases of the Delta Variant, spurring new federal guidance on masks and vaccine mandates for federal employees.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 3:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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July 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the North Carolina Department of Administration’s (NC DOA) Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses’ (HUB) Statewide Uniform Certification (SWUC) program and kicks off a celebration of several key milestones for minority- and women-owned businesses
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Hometown Strong announced six initial partnerships with counties across North Carolina. Initial partnerships announced today include Burke, Edgecombe, Lenoir, Madison, Pasquotank, and Robeson Counties
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 4:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order Number 5 to facilitate better employee access to state-owned facilities and cabinet agency leaders, encouraging engagement in the direction of state government
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2017 @ 12:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Cooper administration may have lost a key ally in its attempt to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Cabinet agency that controls Medicaid
Published: Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 @ 9:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One snake making headlines recently in North Carolina is the infamous 12th Congressional District, which winds its way from Greensboro to Charlotte, traveling a path that looks remarkably similar to Interstate 85
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 5:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory's proposal to establish a new state government department for information technology makes sense. But lawmakers should revisit a similar proposal for a department targeting veterans affairs. Those are two key findings from a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2015 @ 4:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Governor McCrory's Recommended Budget for the 2015-17 biennium, he suggested the creation of a cabinet-level department, the Department of Information Technology (IT). Whenever the government suggests creating a new department or agency, it must weigh the cost of creating the department...
Published: Friday, April 10th, 2015 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Reports are out that our senior US senator has joined fellow Republicans McCain of Arizona, Flake of Arizona, and Coburn of Oklahoma in sponsoring a bill to make significant changes to the way business is conducted at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 12:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Governor's Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 2:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following At-Large appointments to the Governor's Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs today.
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 7:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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