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As western North Carolina continues to recover more than a year later from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein’s office has released several announcements in recent days detailing funding for infrastructure repairs.
Published: Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals has denied Gov. Josh Stein's motion to delay a case involving a dispute over appointments to judicial seats and the state Utilities Commission.
Published: Sunday, September 7th, 2025 @ 6:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state’s electricity infrastructure and energy affordability as demand increases.
Published: Thursday, August 28th, 2025 @ 7:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management announced nearly $6 million in Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP) grants, with nearly $1.2 million of that going to support communities in District 3.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2025 @ 6:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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A unanimous three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, and against the Department of Environmental Quality, in a dispute over animal-waste permits.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 5:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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I recently wrote about “How the Budget Stops California from Setting North Carolina’s Transportation Policy.”
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Department of Administration (NCDOA) has released a new policy that updates design and construction requirements for new state government and university buildings in flood-prone areas for the first time in over thirty years.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:42 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane Response and Recovery will meet Tuesday, January 23 at 10 a.m.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:09 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH: Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rescinded its approval for imports of waste material containing GenX from a Chemours facility in the Netherlands to the Chemours Fayetteville Works Plant in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 10:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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They also show why the General Assembly was wise to put the least-cost and reliable guardrails into law
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s no-more-stringent law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing stricter environmental regulations than required by the federal government
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 12:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel of the NC Court of Appeals will decide whether state environmental regulators followed the proper procedure when adding conditions to state animal waste permits.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 3:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH - Public sector employees from state agencies and public institutions will be recognized today for completing the rigorous North Carolina Certified Public Manager® Program (CPM) during the program’s commencement ceremony.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 12:02 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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State Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan's final opinion day featured a 183-page opinion defending a death penalty verdict, a dissent in a castle doctrine case, and a vote with Republican colleagues to fight back environnentalists' challenge of a mining quarry's state permit.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 2:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 292 directing bold action to advance environmental justice.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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Attention North Carolinians: If you want to treat yourself to some fresh, wild-caught flounder this season, you better start saving your pennies.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 6:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Democrat North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper credited for leading an army of clean-energy companies coming to the state, is being criticized for polluting waterways near its $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Chatham County.
Published: Saturday, November 4th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has released new guidance about consuming certain types of fish from parts of the lower Cape Fear River.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The second highest ranking official in Texas says he will call on the governor to announce a special legislative session to address Colony Ridge, a massive housing development north of Houston that has become a hub for illegal immigrants.
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2023 @ 5:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH: Chick-fil-A Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and distribution service provider of the chain’s restaurants, will create more than 85 jobs in Rowan County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2023 @ 11:44 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Recruiters to connect with job seekers at the free event on Oct. 4 near downtown Raleigh.
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 @ 8:19 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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After months of delays, a barrier wall at the Chemours Fayetteville Works Site in Bladen County is complete, according to The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ).
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 9:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has invested $2.8 billion in water and wastewater infrastructure across the state
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 9:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: North Carolina continues to lead the way addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. Last week, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) took key steps to develop state surface water and groundwater standards for PFAS compounds.
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Governor's Office
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today applauded President Biden’s designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, which protects three historic sites in Illinois and Mississippi that will help tell a more complete story of our country’s history.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 12:05 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is recommending limits on consumption of certain freshwater fish from the middle and lower Cape Fear River based on concerns about exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) found in fish sampled from that area.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:41 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Girls will explore state government STEM careers this summer
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 8:07 am
By: Kevin Smith
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The N.C. Farm Bureau Federation has filed a new document detailing the "sue-and-settle" scheme it believes has influenced disputed state animal waste rules.
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A former powerful N.C. House Rules Committee chairman urges the N.C. Court of Appeals to allow him to pursue a political discrimination claim against the state agency that fired him last year.
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2023 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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