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State Auditor Jessica Holmes, Democrats push back on criticism
State Auditor Jessica Holmes is punching back at critics, saying she was deserving of her appointment to the position and that she is the most qualified candidate to win the general election in November. In an interview with WRAL and in a series of news conferences this week, the Democrat...
New program lets students apply to dozens of NC colleges with one application
Several colleges, including those in the UNC System, are hosting a new program making it easier for prospective students to apply to schools.The process is simple: the College Foundation of North Carolina is enabling any high school senior with a GPA of 2.8 or above to submit a streamlined application to community colleges and UNC schools.Fayetteville State University is one of those schools."We may be exposed to prospective students who hadn't considered us previously so this is another layer for us to provide that access and allow them to see a closer glimpse of Fayetteville State University as an institution,"...
Long wait times create DMV headaches; state officials say they need more employees
Headaches continue for Triangle drivers looking for an appointment at the DMV.Walk-ins are still seeing hours-long wait times at locations in Raleigh and Durham -- with most appointments booked up for months. Per the DMV website, the earliest available appointment in Wake, Durham or Orange County is currently in early December."It's just extremely frustrating. I mean, it takes so much time," said Chris Haines, a Clayton resident who tried walking in to the West Raleigh DMV on Avent Ferry Road on Friday.Haines said he waited for hours in Clayton on Thursday in an attempt to get his license renewed,. He's...
North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they have agreed with each other on a supplemental spending proposal that includes hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate the state’s waitlist for private school vouchers. The new proposal includes funding for Medicaid, broadband access and the implementation of a law that forces sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents. Both chambers are scheduled to reconvene next week for a vote that will likely send the bill to Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, whose expected veto can be overridden by the legislature’s GOP supermajorities. The proposal sets aside an additional $463 million for this school year and next for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program largely to clear its waitlist, as a surge in applications occurred after the General Assembly eliminated income caps to qualify last year. Not enough money was initially earmarked to cover everyone, leaving about 55,000 children on the waitlist and many parents frustrated. Lawmakers had failed to agree on a budget adjustment deal that included voucher funding before the legislative session ended in June.
IRS encourages North Carolina taxpayers to do an end-of-summer tax checkup to avoid surprises next year
CHARLOTTE — The Internal Revenue Service encourages North Carolina taxpayers to consider using the end of the summer to make tax withholding or payment updates to avoid a potential surprise next year at tax time. While most taxpayers get a refund after filing their taxes, many also find they unexpectedly owe taxes. This can be due to a life or job change for which they did not make the necessary tax adjustment during the year. ...
‘So happy’: North Carolina woman plans to buy house with $1 million win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — Arely Mayorga Martinez, of Charlotte, plans to buy a house after winning a $1 million lottery prize, according to an NC Education Lottery news release. “We are so happy,” she said. Martinez said her husband bought the winning $10 Multiplier Mania ticket at Shopton Commons BP on Steele Creek Road in […]
Harris honeymoon fading in North Carolina
(The Center Square) – The honeymoon with voters in battleground North Carolina is fading, according to polling for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. As former President Donald Trump rolled into Charlotte on Friday to address the National Fraternal Order of Police, the most recent polling releases did not show him trailing even modestly. The last time was a Morning Consult poll sponsored by Bloomberg conducted the weekend after the Democratic National Convention. ...
Prescription for crisis: Rural pharmacies struggle to stay open
People in rural communities depend on local pharmacies for more than just prescription medicines. Many rural pharmacies offer immunizations, blood pressure testing and other services that can be difficult to get in remote places where traditional health care providers are few and far between. In some areas, a rural pharmacist “may be the only trained health professional in town,” according to Professor Delesha Carpenter of the Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC Chapel Hill.
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