Prison closure, community college leadership and workforce funding lead state government briefs
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is scheduled to consider campaign finance and political party fund rules at a meeting Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Board of Elections is taking public comments on proposed rules covering absentee voting, voter photo ID, recounts and voting sites.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Senate committee is scheduled to consider two proposed constitutional amendments Monday that would place farming rights and right-to-work protections in the North Carolina Constitution.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A proposed constitutional amendment that would affect North Carolina income tax policy remains in the Senate Finance Committee after being listed for committee review this week.
Walk into almost any gas station in North Carolina and you’ll find gummies and vapes in bright, candy-colored packaging with names designed to appeal to children. They look harmless, but they aren’t. These are hemp-derived THC products, and right now, North Carolina has no age restrictions on their sale, meaning children can legally buy them.
Several recent state government and legislative items touch on coastal conservation, environmental permitting, fisheries policy, law enforcement recognition, state tax enforcement, workforce training and possible upcoming action on the state budget and constitutional amendments.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Josh Stein’s Council on Workforce and Apprenticeships is launching an effort to engage 50,000 employers as partners in North Carolina’s workforce development system.
BURGAW, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Four County Electric Membership Corporation have broken ground on a $6.3 million electric grid resilience project intended to strengthen service in eastern North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A House committee is scheduled to consider a bill next week that would create a $50 million loan program for infrastructure tied to affordable housing development.
