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NC economy suffers from lack of labor policies, report shows
North Carolina’s economy is missing out on billions of dollars in economic activity each year due to inaction from lawmakers, according to a North Carolina Justice Center report released Thursday. Entitled “The Cost of Inaction — 2024 State of Working North Carolina,” the report attributes the losses to the failure of state lawmakers’ to ensure […]
2023 Visitor Impact for Catawba County
HICKORY, N.C. — Domestic and international visitors to and within Catawba County spent $348.22 million in 2023, an increase of 5.1 percent from 2022. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by VisitNC, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. “It was another record-breaking year...
Board of Elections vote means RFK Jr.'s name will remain the NC ballot: 'It's impractical'
In a 3-2 vote, the State Board of Elections voted on Thursday to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name on the North Carolina November ballot, citing it is too late for the We The People Party to remove its nominee."It takes a lot of chutzpah to request the extraordinary relief of reprinting ballots," Democrat board member Siobhan Millen said. "The statutory deadline of September 6th can't be ignored just because of the capricious behavior of one party's candidate."The board's three democratic members rejected the We The People Party's request to remove RFK Jr.'s name after he suspended his campaign last...
Funding for parks in Wake Forest, Rolesville among $17.9M statewide for park projects, accessibility improvements
Park projects in Wake Forest and Rolesville are among the recipients of $17.9 million in grants to fund 46 local parks and recreation projects across the state through the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund that Gov. Roy Cooper announced this week.Wake Forest was awarded $500,000 for the Wake Forest Skate Park and Rolesville was awarded $202,162 for Mill Bridge Nature […] The post Funding for parks in Wake Forest, Rolesville among $17.9M statewide for park projects, accessibility improvements first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
$25k reward offered for info leading to arrest in 2022 Gaston County killing
BESSEMER CITY, N.C. — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday the state is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest in a 2022 Gaston County homicide. On March 22, 2022, law enforcement officers responded to a reported shooting on Interstate 85 near...
NC Attorney General's office: HCA's annual report conflicts with court statements
ASHEVILLE - HCA Healthcare, the owner of Mission Health, made statements in its annual report that contradict what it has told a court about its trouble with federal regulators, the North Carolina Attorney General's Office has said. Assistant Attorney General Llogan R. Walters said in an Aug. 28 letter that HCA either failed to explain in its annual report how it violated Medicare and Medicaid rules − or it "misstated its position" to N.C. Business Court. ...
North Carolina family terrified after children’s book starts fire under car seat
Pictures of a child’s car seat, melted and mangled, tell a terrifying story for a North Carolina family after investigators say a button battery, made of lithium, inside a children’s book caught fire underneath the car seat.
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