This week, absent Governor Cooper's signature, the NC General Assembly's 2023-24/2024-25 biennium budget recommendations became law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:48 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Holmes’ work as Deputy Industrial Commissioner, Wake County Commission Chair, lawyer brings oversight experience, public service to the post
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 9:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina was selected as a partner in the EVeryone Charging Forward™ program, a $30-million, 10-year initiative of the Siemens Foundation.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 2:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:27 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Southwestern Child Development announced it will be closing seven child care centers in North Carolina’s westernmost counties effective Oct. 31, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Watching your own kids is hard, and childcare is so expensive. That's why you should just let the government take care of them!
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the President of the BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation Dr. John Lumpkin via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 9:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) will host college representatives from over 40 colleges on campus on Tuesday, October 17 from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. in the Boyette Conference Center in Building 10
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2023 @ 5:11 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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A new report showcases how North Carolina supported and invested in its child care programs so they could remain open during the COVID-19 pandemic, preserving the state’s early childhood education infrastructure and setting it apart from other states.
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 9:16 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Two bills involving child care were among eleven signed into law Monday by Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 3:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCDHHS Has Distributed $932 million through Child Care Stabilization Grants to Over 4,400 Child Care Centers But Funding Will Soon Run Out
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Major Business and Education Leaders Joined Governor Cooper at Central Piedmont Community College to Celebrate North Carolina’s Top Spot Ranking and World-Class Workforce
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 3:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Brandi Keehnle is living her life. The human services technology student traded her role as a stay-at-home grandmother for a college student after seeing a great deal of need for counseling and support for people with substance use issues.
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 1:50 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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Roughly a third of Americans with student loans spent money they would not have normally spent because they were “confident” it would be forgiven under President Joe Biden, according to a new poll.
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2023 @ 5:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid a visit to Fort Liberty, the former Fort Bragg, Friday afternoon to announce and sign an executive order that will boost job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose jobs are sometimes disrupted by their partners’ deployments.
Published: Friday, July 28th, 2023 @ 1:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, for the first time, a North Carolina House committee heard a bill (S.B. 3) to legalize marijuana use for certain medical reasons. The House Health Committee did not hold a vote on S.B. 3 but discussed the bill for about 30 minutes.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: On May 23, Governor Roy Cooper sent a letter to all state legislators in the House and Senate urging them to make meaningful investments in North Carolina’s public schools, students and teachers and stop their plans to dismantle public education
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 12:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Visits College Road Early Childhood Center and Greene Central High School to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 12:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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“Summertime… and the living is easy. Fish are jumping and the cotton is high.” Anticipation of summer parties, cookouts and pool parties. Beach trips and lake trips, and our favorite, the Neuse River.
Published: Thursday, June 22nd, 2023 @ 3:01 am
By: Lib Campbell
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This week on The Debrief:
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Visits Weaverville Primary School to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Watch the entire debate with public comment here. The joint legislative Rules Committee spent two hours debating legislation that among other measures would ban abortion after the first trimester of pregnancy with some exceptions
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 12:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Visits Haw River Elementary to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education from Extreme Legislation
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: Governor's Office
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She watches news and reads broadly. She is particularly interested, and increasingly curious, about all the anti-abortion activity that is making so much noise around her.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 7:54 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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The N.C. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would ban abortion after the first trimester, with some exceptions, and extends the window to 24 weeks for abortion due to “life-limiting” fetal anomalies.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2023 @ 12:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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57% of North Carolinians support legislation to prohibit abortions after the first trimester, with exceptions.
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 12:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republicans voted to override Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban, using their supermajority to put the pro-life measure into law.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 8:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Swing district GOP members face unprecedented pressure campaign to change their votes
Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 @ 11:01 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Chemistry doctoral student wins sixth annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge
Published: Sunday, April 30th, 2023 @ 1:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers recently announced in a press conference that addressing early childhood education policy would be a priority this legislative session.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled what he called his “First in Opportunity” budget at a press conference Wednesday, proposing to spend $32.95 billion in the first year of the biennium and $34.23 billion in the second year.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 7:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis knows her Hope Florida program isn’t going to be the sexiest story in the news cycle. She knows it won’t drive social media clicks or spark heated debate on cable news panels.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2023 @ 11:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured Dawnsha’s Loving Childcare #2 in Greenville and highlighted his recommended budget investments in child care to support children, families and businesses.
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2023 @ 4:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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Republican lawmakers denounced the fiscal year 2024 budget proposal released by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Daily Wire
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