Thursday, March 28, 2024

NC State Wire

Tax coffers swell by $2M first day, $7.6M first week via sports wagering

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Tax coffers swell by $2M first day, $7.6M first week via sports wagering

(The Center Square) – An estimated nearly $2 million the first day and more than $7.6 million in the first week is the unofficial gain in North Carolina tax revenue at the launch of legal wagering.

The North Carolina... Read more


Economic uncertainly prompts cancellation of incentive grants totaling $20M

Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Economic uncertainly prompts cancellation of incentive grants totaling $20M

(The Center Square) – Economic uncertainty was cited by two companies in the aftermath of incentive deals with North Carolina being canceled.

BioAgilytix Labs in Durham and Cognizant Technology Solutions in Charlotte had previously been awarded job-creation incentives of... Read more


Southwestern North Carolina mountains chosen over Huntsville and Atlanta

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
Southwestern North Carolina mountains chosen over Huntsville and Atlanta

(The Center Square) – The southwestern North Carolina mountains were chosen for industrial expansion of exisiting facilities fueled by financial incentives rather than Alabama and Georgia sites.

The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee, which operates under the Department of... Read more


Less than one-tenth of 1% from 1.8M have trouble with voting laws

Tue, 26 Mar 2024
Less than one-tenth of 1% from 1.8M have trouble with voting laws

(The Center Square) – Less than one-tenth of 1% of ballots in North Carolina’s Election Day Primary were not counted, the state Board of Elections said in a report Tuesday.

Five second primaries for May 14 were confirmed in... Read more


With recounts done, Pierce can prepare to join General Assembly

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
With recounts done, Pierce can prepare to join General Assembly

(The Center Square) – Rodney Pierce, the schoolteacher from Roanoke Rapids, is headed to the North Carolina General Assembly.

Pierce won the Democratic primary for District 27, first finishing atop the unofficial results on Primary Election Day and then... Read more


North Carolinians, like the nation, feeling it at the pump

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
North Carolinians, like the nation, feeling it at the pump

(The Center Square) – Mirroring the national rise in prices now at a fourth straight week, North Carolinians are paying 20 cents more than a month ago and about the same as a year ago at gas pumps.

Heading... Read more


School district says discplinary changes help even as crime rate rises

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
School district says discplinary changes help even as crime rate rises

(The Center Square) – Crime is at a higher rate than the previous year in a North Carolina school district after implementation of an updated disciplinary policy for which it paid a nonprofit more than $800,000 to help create.

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Biting spree by Biden’s dogs under investigation

Mon, 25 Mar 2024
Biting spree by Biden’s dogs under investigation

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's dogs have been on a biting spree, and now an investigation is under way.

The House Education and the Workforce Committee has launched an investigation into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration... Read more


Budd: Democrats would rather shut down government than do the right thing

Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Budd: Democrats would rather shut down government than do the right thing

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Budd said taxpayers’ $1.2 trillion spending bill passing into law early Saturday was fought over two principles, both involving the ongoing problems at the southern border.

“If an illegal alien harms a... Read more


March Madness, via gambling, delivering for most UNC System schools

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
March Madness, via gambling, delivering for most UNC System schools

(The Center Square) – Twelve-leg parlay not work on Friday? Couldn’t stay up to watch N.C. State make it six straight on Thursday?

March Madness is captivating the sports soul of America as it usually does, and Tobacco Road... Read more


House District 27 recount ongoing, should finish Monday

Fri, 22 Mar 2024
House District 27 recount ongoing, should finish Monday

(The Center Square) – Three county boards said no to formal protests from state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, and his next option against unofficial primary winner Rodney Pierce is unfolding in a recount.

The narrow defeat – 35 votes... Read more


Medicare Advantage plans of seniors could lose $30 to $50 in value

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Medicare Advantage plans of seniors could lose $30 to $50 in value

(The Center Square) – Seniors account for 51% of Medicare Advantage enrollment, and a fair number of them may soon lose $30 to $50 in value of supplemental benefits.

Reevaluation of the insurer reimbursement rate cut for 2025 is... Read more


Hudson's critical infrastructure protection proposal headed to full House

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Hudson's critical infrastructure protection proposal headed to full House

(The Center Square) – Strengthened penalties for damaging America’s critical infrastructure, such as what happened in North Carolina and at least five other states, is headed to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The proposal – Protecting... Read more


Electric vehicles: 'Economic revolution' or 'net job losers'

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Electric vehicles: 'Economic revolution' or 'net job losers'

(The Center Square) – North Carolina leads the nation in clean energy private-sector investments since passage of the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new report by a national nonpartisan, nonprofit group.

“I truly believe we are... Read more


March Madness? Congresswoman gives us North Carolina Madness

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
March Madness? Congresswoman gives us North Carolina Madness

(The Center Square) – In a tense election year and Beltway battles left and right, North Carolina Congresswoman Deborah Ross has dropped in a touch of levity.

March Madness, Tobacco Road style.

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North Carolina attorney general requests fentanyl aid at border

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
North Carolina attorney general requests fentanyl aid at border

(The Center Square) – Reflective of building momentum that all states have become border states, the Democratic attorney general from North Carolina wants help from Congress to stop the flow of fentanyl at the southern border.

Josh Stein, a... Read more


Recount begins for contested state House seat

Wed, 20 Mar 2024
Recount begins for contested state House seat

(The Center Square) – Three North Carolina county boards said no to formal protests from state Rep. Michael Wray, D-Northampton, and his next option is a recount.

The narrow defeat – 35 votes of 11,939 counted – in District... Read more


Proposal would halt taxpayer money to medical schools promoting racial bias

Tue, 19 Mar 2024
Proposal would halt taxpayer money to medical schools promoting racial bias

(The Center Square) – Educating from the podium and advocating for the inclusion of all, congressmen led by North Carolina's Dr. Greg Murphy and Ohio's Dr. Brad Wenstrup on Tuesday introduced legislation that would halt taxpayer money from going to medical schools promoting racial bias.

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State, local grants exceed $22M for new syringe plant

Mon, 18 Mar 2024
State, local grants exceed $22M for new syringe plant

(The Center Square) – More than $22 million in state and local grants are ticketed for SCHOTT Pharma's new $371 million syringe plant in North Carolina.

The state Department of Commerce, during Monday's meeting of the Economic Investment Committee,... Read more


Congressman: 'Day of reckoning' nears for Medicare Advantage

Mon, 18 Mar 2024
Congressman: 'Day of reckoning' nears for Medicare Advantage

(The Center Square) – Medicare Advantage is being cited as a reason for more hospital layoffs, and the practicing physician from North Carolina in Congress says it's another warning shot.

"There is a day of reckoning coming for Medicare... Read more