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Commerce Department provides more resources for rural economic development
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Walmart announced the closure of four stores in Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday due to poor performance at the locations, a move that also occurs as the city sees worsening crime rates.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 10:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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$19.7 million from federal American Rescue Plan awarded for rural economic development
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2022 @ 4:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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ECU health sciences prepare its graduates to lead the rural workforce
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 4:29 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Left’s latest pro-union resurgence discredits workers
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Commerce Department fund provides resources for rural economic development
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 6:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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From preparing garden beds for spring planting to delivering food to people in need, East Carolina University students on spring break last week learned about food insecurity close to home.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 10:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can now purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer, Publix Super Markets Inc.
Published: Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 @ 9:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer, BJ’s Wholesale Club.
Published: Saturday, March 13th, 2021 @ 10:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Starting today, North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) participants can purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards through Instacart.com or the Instacart mobile app
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 12:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Starting today, North Carolina Food and Nutrition Services participants will be able to purchase groceries online using their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards at an additional authorized online EBT retailer, ALDI.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 9:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2020 @ 5:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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For years, NC legislators have been trying to insert taxpayer funding into the budget to make “healthy foods” available in small retailers in so-called food deserts
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 3:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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DHHS Releases Interactive Map Showing Social Determinants of Health Indicators Across North CarolinaThe North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' State Center for Health Statistics has created an interactive map with a series of overlays showing social determinants of health indicators in North Carolina, including the economic, social and neighborhood, and housing and transportation
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 9:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new state grant program seeks to make fresh produce available in underserved communities, but research suggests the government's tactics won't make people healthier
Published: Monday, July 31st, 2017 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House approved early Friday morning its proposed budget, which totals $22.9 billion in General Fund spending
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 4:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Retailers could apply for grants to buy refrigeration units, though research shows programs have little effect on eating behavior...
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Legislative Research Commission's Committee on Booze Desert Zones recently concluded that nearly 28.3 percent of North Carolinians lack adequate access to hard liquor.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 11:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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AFP-NC’s Donald Bryson has labeled the House’s action on the budget as “reverse Robin Hood.”-
Published: Sunday, May 24th, 2015 @ 8:48 am
By: Brant Clifton
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There's an old saying that says "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." The phrase is used to emphasize the fact that simply making something easy to do does not guarantee anybody will do it.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We’ve all seen those weepy commercials about “food deserts” — geographic areas where folks apparently can’t get access to the kind of stuff you find in Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, or The Fresh Market.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 3:14 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Stores that stock little if any healthy foods could be a contributor to obesity in urban and rural communities, but such stores could also be a catalyst for healthier eating.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Summer’s longer days and warmer temperatures offer more opportunities to eat fresh fruits and vegetables but not everyone knows how or where to get healthy foods.
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 2:16 pm
By: ECU News Services
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When Arthur Gordon came across an abandoned, dilapidated house on two acres of overgrown land three miles from his popular downtown Raleigh
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 @ 1:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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