RALEIGH — North Carolina officials have launched a pilot program aimed at reducing prison staffing vacancies as state leaders continue to debate correctional officer pay and public safety spending.
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order restricting state employees from participating in prediction markets when the activity involves nonpublic information, state resources or matters connected to their official duties.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina political developments this week include possible House action on vetoed bills, a state lawsuit over the VinFast manufacturing site, a western North Carolina manufacturing expansion, a legal challenge involving health care workforce loans and continued calls to replace the state’s aging election management system.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A state elections modernization commission is urging North Carolina lawmakers to provide sustained funding to replace the Statewide Elections Information Management System, the central system used by the State Board of Elections.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has sued the U.S. Department of Education over a federal rule he says would reduce loan access for students pursuing several health care professions.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina House is scheduled to return Thursday with five vetoed bills on its calendar, keeping alive possible override votes on measures dealing with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, concealed carry and immigration enforcement.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina agencies and state election officials issued updates in recent days involving school technology security, summer safety, campaign finance system modernization and worsening drought conditions across much of the state.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force met Tuesday in Raleigh for a public meeting focused on prevention, intervention, enforcement coordination and community-based approaches to reducing gang activity.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in April, but state labor data showed mixed movement beneath the headline number.
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — A preliminary federal court decision has paused South Atlantic red snapper exempted fishing permits for North Carolina and three other southeastern states, leaving recreational harvest of the species closed for now.
