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Hundreds of millions of dollars unaccounted for, department hasn't filed report of funds on time since 2017
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2025 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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I recently attended a forum discussing the future of elections in North Carolina. During a break, someone commented on my rants about legislative shenanigans, asking my assessment of the current General Assembly. I rambled a bit, but do remember mentioning the terms “historic,” and “power grab.”
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The chief of staff for Gov. Roy Cooper and his lead attorney are being called to testify before a legislative oversight committee next week over allegations that they attempted to intimidate the head of the North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed state Capitol Police Chief R.E. “Chip” Hawley to serve as the director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Hawley will fill the vacancy left when Director Robert Schurmeier’s term ends on June 30, 2023.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House leaders have called a Health Committee meeting for first thing Thursday morning, June 23, 2022, to vote on a bill that would direct the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop a Medicaid Modernization Plan by December 15, 2022
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 5:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A state House judiciary committee has approved new civilian traffic crash investigators for Greenville.
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2022 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Senate passes Medicaid Expansion Bill 44-2 on Wednesday. H.B. 149 also includes the SAVE Act, which would address needs in rural areas and giving nurses more independence, and partial repeal of some Certificate of Need Laws
Published: Wednesday, June 8th, 2022 @ 1:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday the N.C. General Assembly’s Senate leadership announced a health care proposal that includes Medicaid expansion under the federal entitlement program, the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 1005 would strengthen penalties associated with organized retail theft.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2022 @ 10:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new statewide poll out Thursday shows that a majority of Republican primary voters oppose expanding North Carolina’s Medicaid entitlement program.
Published: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 @ 7:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2021 session of the General Assembly began in January, as the world was entering its second year of the pandemic. The hope was the COVID fog would lift, allowing a return to normalcy, at least in a relative sense, and that lawmakers could go about business as usual.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — March 12
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — February 19
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In yet another sign of turmoil at the N.C. Division of Employment Security, officials announced this week the division overpaid more than $69 million in unemployment benefits last year.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2021 @ 1:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly a month after COVID-19 vaccines made it to North Carolina, the state has administered only a quarter of the doses it has on hand — one of the slowest roll-outs in the country.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 1:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 4:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper says the state Division of Employment Security is buried under a “mountain of claims,” receiving more than 20,000 requests for Unemployment Insurance benefits Sunday, March 29.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 10:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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There’s a short shelf life for much of what government officials say in the early days of a public health scare.
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 6:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislators are looking at a controversial reform to lower patients’ medical bills for surgery in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 7:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Money is tight at N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than a thousand jobs and a massive reform are at stake now that the budget stalemate has thrown Medicaid transformation into chaos.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 4:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 20, investigators hired by the North Carolina General Assembly testified Gov. Roy Cooper had “improperly used the authority and influence of his office” to pressure Duke Energy for concessions as it sought permits for a natural-gas pipeline.
Published: Thursday, November 28th, 2019 @ 4:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor disputes Duke executives' accounts of meetings over $57.8-million discretionary fund
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 4:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat others, including those whom they hold political or professional power over.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Senate Bill 290, originally filed as the Distillery Regulatory Reform Bill, will soon become law.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 @ 1:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill N.C. lawmakers passed in late June aims to help 2 million residents get a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 9:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper continues pushing for Medicaid expansion. State Rep. Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth, said he and three co-sponsors plan to reintroduce Carolina Cares, proposed legislation to open Medicaid rolls to more people. Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, said forget about it. It's not going to happen.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 @ 8:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission appears to operate with little, if any, oversight, aside from a board chairman and two - now one - commissioners, who are appointed by the governor
Published: Saturday, August 25th, 2018 @ 1:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Here’s a simple illustration of the urban/rural population divide in North Carolina: The state’s two most-populous counties — Wake and Mecklenburg — are home to about as many people as the total number of residents in the 18 smallest counties
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2018 @ 12:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbent Andy Wells was unopposed in his two previous Senate District 42 primaries, and was uncontested in the 2016 general election. But three challengers are seeking the seat in the May 8 GOP primary
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbents Dan Barrett and Joyce Krawiec headline the May 8 Republican primary in a reconfigured state Senate District 31
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 9:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Jacksonville financial planner is running in the House District 14 Republican primary against the incumbent who has held the seat since 2004
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbents Shirley Randleman of North Wilkesboro and Deanna Ballard of Blowing Rock are vying for the newly drawn Senate District 45 seat
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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