More than two hours into a long-anticipated meeting, audible moans swept the packed room where the State Board of Elections authorized several voting technologies for the 2020 election — including an updated version of controversial touch-screen devices.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tuition freezes are gaining popularity across the country. Earlier this year, university systems in Virginia and Pennsylvania announced tuition would not rise in the next academic year, saving students and parents millions.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 12:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There’s a loneliness epidemic among youth today. That’s the growing consensus among researchers, with implications for school culture. One reason: Lonely, depressed kids are more likely to bully or be bullied.
Published: Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced late Friday, Aug. 23, that he vetoed Senate Bill 438, the Excellent Public School Act of 2019.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 9:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jussie Smollett's PR team is now claiming that "every iota" of the disgraced actor's story about being a victim of a hate crime at the hands of MAGA Trump supporters is true despite overwhelming evidence alleging the contrary.
Published: Saturday, September 7th, 2019 @ 7:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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When State Treasurer Dale Folwell took office in early 2017, he found North Carolina’s State Health Plan to be in even worse shape than he originally thought.
Published: Thursday, September 5th, 2019 @ 11:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Certificate of need reform was one of the bills sacrificed as scrap material for the piecemeal budget.
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 @ 7:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Advanced-practice nurses, federal officials say regulation limits access to health care and increases costs
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 2:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jones County residents are still feeling the effects of recent hurricanes. At least one of the county’s three towns remains flooded, and two of its six schools were condemned.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 1:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Joint Commission made its report on UNC Hospitals public Wednesday, Aug. 28, citing a laundry list of 44 performance issues that cost UNC its clean status of accreditation.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 11:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A nearly $300,000 grant will allow a team of researchers from East Carolina University to look at sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 6:53 am
By: ECU News Services
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Congressional District 3 2nd General Daily Vote Totals for August 30
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 11:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Famed gameshow host Alex Trebek may no longer be in jeopardy after finishing chemotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 6:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 1:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A nosy neighbor called the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) on a teenager’s hot dog stand. Thankfully, health inspectors didn’t shut the stand down
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence received a briefing on hurricane Dorian, a potentially life threatening and extremely dangerous storm
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 1:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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After an eventful weekend at home, the ECU soccer team will have its first road matches of the season when the Pirates head north to take on Virginia and Radford.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 1:11 am
By: ECU Sports
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Officials and business leaders across the country are emphasizing the necessity of adopting the USMCA to fuel the economy and support the manufacturing and agricultural industries.
Published: Sunday, September 1st, 2019 @ 9:09 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. House on Wednesday, Aug. 28, unanimously passed pay raises for state employees.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 6:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Trump at Event Establishing the U.S. Space Command
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, the Secretary of Defense established the United States Space Command to ensure space superiority.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 5:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today marks 53 days since Governor Cooper and Democratic leaders presented a detailed budget compromise.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 5:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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American workers under 35 report being happier with their paychecks than people over 55 for the first time since at least 2011, according to a new report from the Conference Board, a business-research organization that polls U.S. employees about workplace satisfaction.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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County Home Road. The name is sort of self-explanatory. Somewhere along this stretch of highway south of Greenville was a building or buildings where some people lived.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 2:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Two cameras that were located outside convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell in New York, where he was awaiting trial in his sex trafficking case, reportedly "malfunctioned" and have been sent to the FBI for examination.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 2:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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While the budget stalemate continues, lawmakers are working to pass pieces of the General Fund budget bill with measures that include pay raises for some state employees.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Jim Carroll released the following statement after Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams issued an advisory emphasizing the importance of protecting youth and pregnant women from the health risks of marijuana use.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 11:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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