Today’s briefs include student safety, marine fisheries rulemaking and the state constitution’s 250th anniversary.
North Carolina unemployment rates rose in 39 counties in June, while 96 counties had lower rates than a year earlier.
NCDHHS says North Carolina has reported 718 cyclosporiasis cases and 24 hospitalizations since May 1.
The House Ethics Committee says there was substantial reason to believe Rep. Chuck Edwards violated House rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.
Since President Lincoln, the nation has held to a single charge: to care for those who have borne the battle. In North Carolina, part of keeping that promise has always been simple and free. When a veteran files a disability claim, an accredited service officer, trained and vetted under federal law, helps prepare it at no cost. That is not charity. It is the system Congress built precisely so that no one could stand between a veteran and the benefits they earned and charge a toll to pass.
Today’s briefs include State Board of Elections notices, campaign-finance rule comments and upcoming DEQ-related board and commission meetings.
NCDHHS has formed an advisory committee for a rural health initiative supported by more than $213 million in first-year federal funding.
A new State Auditor report says North Carolina’s 2025 municipal elections cost about $8.4 million to administer across 91 counties.
State retirement boards approved contribution-stabilization policies for pension funds serving firefighters, rescue squad workers and National Guard members.
The North Carolina House has scheduled a vetoed bill that would create drug-free homeless service zones and restrict local governments from allowing regular public camping or sleeping on public property.
