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Higher education isn't quite what it once was. While college may have been, at one time, somewhere to spend tens of thousands of dollars for a once-in-a-lifetime experience and the educational growth needed to launch a successful career in adult life, it's now…something else.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The Golden LEAF Foundation supports workforce projects that help close the skills gap and increase the pool of highly qualified individuals with skills aligned to North Carolina businesses’ current and future needs.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:08 pm
By: ENC NOW
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September marks National Recovery Month, an opportunity to celebrate any changes towards wellness and a healthier, happier life. It specifically highlights people in recovery from substance use and mental health conditions
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: ENC NOW
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Suicide is a statewide and national public health crisis impacting people of all ages across all socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Suicide awareness is key to saving lives, and with September recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 8:14 am
By: ENC NOW
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Since June 1, at least 18,000 people have lost health care coverage who likely would have been able to keep it under Medicaid Expansion
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2023 @ 11:23 am
By: Governor's Office
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An estimated 9,000 people will lose health care each month until Medicaid Expansion starts
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 9:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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Recent closure of Martin General Hospital Has Significantly Impacted Delivery of Care in Martin County
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 10:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Series of roundtables will take place in rural areas where hospital closures have impacted delivery of health care
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper toured Ashe Developmental Day School in Ashe County to highlight the need to invest in child care and early childhood education.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 12:32 pm
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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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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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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A high school volleyball star who suffered gruesome injuries when a boy posing as a girl violently spiked the ball in her face told North Carolina state lawmakers Wednesday the state needs legislation barring biological males from competing against girls.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 12:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Visits Huntingtowne Farms Elementary in Charlotte to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education from Extreme Legislation
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 12:02 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Visits Washington Elementary in Raleigh to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education from Extreme Legislation
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 3:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Onslow County incident highlights the need for reforms at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Three members of North Carolina's congressional delegation voted to grant voting rights to noncitizens
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years we have been warning about the dangers of replacing readily available, highly efficient, working power plants with highly expensive, extremely unreliable “renewable” sources — solar and wind — that can produce power only when conditions allow and without respect for the needs of people.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In this episode of The John Woodard Show, John Woodard Interviews Sandy Smith. Sandy is a successful business executive who has started businesses, created jobs, and worked her way up the hard way. The high energy, can-do attitude Sandy brings is exactly what's needed in D.C. to drain the swamp...
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Woodard
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says American people will just have to adjust to high prices
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 8:56 am
By: John Steed
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According to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), more than 1,400 short-term, occupational skill training courses are offered across the state to train, retrain, and upgrade workers for current or future job skill requirements or certifications.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Pitt Community College is growing its career and technical education (CTE) programs by working with Pitt County Schools high school students to help fill local employer needs.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 9:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Meadow's case highlights the need for North Carolina to join interstate voter data sharing compact
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 2:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the need for a highly skilled workforce increases, North Carolina community colleges are at the forefront of providing the training needed to fill this demand.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2022 @ 1:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Onslow, Jones, and Duplin counties are coming together to help solve their workforce needs by creating a pipeline from high school to career. This region is helping to address the needs specific to their local employers by unifying high school skills training programs under one roof.
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2022 @ 10:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Good morning, In case you missed it, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee Tommy Hicks penned an op-ed in the North State Journal denouncing President Biden’s economic failure and how Biden’s “Build Back Broke” agenda is crippling our economic recovery
Published: Monday, November 15th, 2021 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At least one judge considering the latest certificate-of-need case at the N.C. Court of Appeals sees a key problem with the state’s CON law.
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina lags in rankings for health care and inclusion, highlighting the need to close the coverage gap
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 9:51 pm
By: Governor's Office
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From Medicaid changes to increased resources for behavioral health, to higher monetary thresholds for requiring Certificate of Need, the budget bill touches on key healthcare policy issues.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 3:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Adam Thierer and Trace Mitchell write at Real Clear Policy that the Trump administration has highlighted the need for occupational licensing reform.
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2020 @ 7:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rural patients could get more access to dental care, as dental hygienists can now treat patients in high-need areas without direct supervision, the N.C. Rules Review Commission decided Thursday, Jan. 16.
Published: Monday, January 20th, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The rule change will allow dental hygienists to further practice to the full extent of their licensure by providing preventive services such as sealants and fluoride treatments in high-need settings without a dentist’s prior exam.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2020 @ 9:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A state law that’s supposed to promote N.C. health care could block Wake County residents from accessing superior medical technology.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 4:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill allowing retired teachers to return to the classroom unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 8.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 2:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Tillis and his colleagues David Perdue, Doug Jones, Johnny Isakson and Rick Scott will hold a bipartisan press conference to highlight the critical need for Congress to pass disaster relief for states impacted by recent hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 5:37 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Senate Bill 399, “Rehire High-Need Teachers,” would let educators who are at least six months into retirement take jobs at schools that receive D or F grades under the state’s school performance rankings.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently received a five-year, $10-million federal grant to improve the health and well-being of adults and children with challenging mental health issues who live in high need communities
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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