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Gov. Josh Stein is calling on the General Assembly to pass what he calls a “$1.4 million critical needs budget,” as members of the Council of State from both major parties said in their last meeting they are reaching a breaking point.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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sharing the spoils of their looting with their enablers
Published: Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 @ 8:58 am
By: John Steed
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“We need to fix that, and we need to fix that not tomorrow, we need to fix that yesterday,” Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, on fixing the issues with the NCDMV.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2025 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County Community College nursing students Madison Hall and Gabriella Jordon received the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation People Helping People Scholarship, a $5,000 award distributed across two years.
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 @ 3:21 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner announced on Thursday that his office has found $170 million in unspent and unallocated funds.
Published: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 @ 12:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Elizabeth McGowan Moye passed peacefully on August 13 surrounded by her family at her home beside the Pamlico River in Washington, NC.
Published: Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 @ 7:25 am
By: Announcements
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Sallie Baxter Cowell Sawyer, age 63, a resident of Raleigh and former resident of Washington, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening, August 3, 2025, at UNC Medical Center Chapel Hill.
Published: Wednesday, August 6th, 2025 @ 7:01 am
By: Announcements
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Monday, June 30 marks the last day of the fiscal year, and state lawmakers have yet to pass a new budget.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bureaucracy is the enemy of conservatism
Published: Thursday, June 26th, 2025 @ 8:46 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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Lawmakers in the North Carolina House and Senate remain at a standstill over the state budget
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 @ 10:59 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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"Crossover" is a critical legislative deadline
Published: Sunday, May 11th, 2025 @ 7:18 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Mona M. Keech passed away Thursday February 28, 2025.
Published: Monday, March 3rd, 2025 @ 7:33 am
By: Announcements
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to overturn a lower court order that would force the school system to pay into a retirement fund for campus police.
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2025 @ 4:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Teri Levon Andrews, age 63, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at ECU Health Medical Center.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 @ 7:01 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2024 @ 5:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I’ve put off writing about the 2024 elections as long as I can, but with the “Super Tuesday” Primary election in 14 states a month away, we need to check in.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 12:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Each Year NC Ranks Among the Top States in the Nation for Human Trafficking
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) has named State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation a recipient of its 2023 Corporate Philanthropy Award.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The state Supreme will not issue an order blocking its own March 2022 decision in a legal fight over government retiree health benefits. That decision allowed retirees to pursue a lawsuit to restore a discarded premium-free health care option.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 4:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The state Court of Appeals will allow two lawsuits to move forward involving school buses that caused damage while delivering meals to students during the COVID pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A set of 23 new laws went into effect on Oct. 1 in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state retirement system and top legislative leaders are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the Wilson County school board's appeal in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 5:16 pm
By: Governor's Office
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will no longer have a dual role as the state’s fire marshal come Jan. 1.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 3:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is excited to announce that its second annual statewide Toy Drive is officially underway.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 10:25 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The wait is finally over. North Carolina has a solidified new state budget, and it includes a major victory for families across the state.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 1:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recently passed NC state budget contains a provision that would not allow local governments and municipalities to establish minimum wage and other employment-related requirements for private employers.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 12:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Folwell most electable of three GOP primary candidates
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 @ 6:34 am
By: John Steed
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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According to a Dec. 21 press release from state Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. and its parent company Unilever PLC have been added to a list of companies that the Treasurer’s Office restricts investments and contracts with due to their anti-Israel activity.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson County school board is asking the state Supreme Court to review a $400,000 penalty linked to the state's law against pension spiking.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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