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Work-Life Imbalance: 46% of North Carolina Workers Exceed Unpaid Contractual Hours
Are you finding yourself working unpaid overtime? If so, you're not alone. In today's connected world, it's increasingly common for work to spill over into personal time, blurring the lines between the two.
North Carolina asks for forever chemicals to be designated hazardous air pollutants
North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality, along with the environmental departments for New Jersey and New Mexico, pushed the Environmental Protection Agency to add four PFAS – known as "forever chemicals" – to the Clean Air Act list of hazardous air pollutants. In a petition obtained by WCNC...
Many families still struggling, report shows
New data from a nonprofit shows how North Carolina children and families are faring on such issues as infant health, educational attainment, economic security, safety, and health and wellness. Statewide, the data shows that median household income in North Carolina increased by more than $5,600 in 2022, rising to $66,186, and that the number of children living in poor or […] The post Many families still struggling, report shows first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Experts: Mosquito scourge to persist; more disease likely
North Carolina had three recorded cases of West Nile virus this month, and state experts said the numbers will likely increase in the coming weeks as the post-Debby mosquito population continues to boom. Several suspected cases of West Nile virus are under investigation by the N.C. Division of Public Health’s Communicable Diseases Branch, Dr. Carl Williams, public health veterinarian with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, said last week. Those results should be known in the next week or two. ...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson meeting with voters in Davidson County on Tuesday
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. and Republican North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson will be meeting with voters in Davidson County on Tuesday morning. The meetings will be a part of five stops that Robinson will be making throughout the Tar Heel State. Robinson’s first stop will be at the Village Grill […]
GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina has a history of inflammatory words. It could cost Trump
COLFAX — North Carolina conservatives who gathered recently over coffee and pancakes at the Olympic Family Restaurant to support Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson knew about some of the controversial things he has said previously, but they were inclined to be forgiving. “He’s a good speaker. He made some mistakes in his past,” said Allan Jones, a 59-year-old truck driver, at the campaign event near his home in Colfax, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Raleigh. “Haven’t we all? Did we learn from them?...
Three Rivers Land Trust celebrates 50,000 acres conserved
In 1995 at a small office in Badin, the LandTrust for Central North Carolina (the future Three Rivers Land Trust) was born. Its mission was to conserve the natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms and historic places in the central Piedmont of North Carolina. At the time land trusts were a relatively new concept to […] The post Three Rivers Land Trust celebrates 50,000 acres conserved appeared first on The Stanly News & Press.
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