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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. ...
TCOM again makes semifinal round of 'Coolest Thing Made in NC' contest
For the second year in a row, TCOM LP's lighter-than-air aerostats have made to the second round of the N.C. Chamber of Commerce's "Coolest Thing Made in NC" online contest. The NC Chamber announced Thursday that TCOM's aerostats were among the 16 products selected as semifinalists after the first round of voting in the "Coolest" contest's medium-to-large business category. Another 15 products were selected "Coolest" in the small business category. ...
Animal shelters across the Carolinas packed with homeless dogs, cats
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Every animal shelter in the area is at capacity, bursting with adoptable dogs and cats or all ages, sizes and breeds. WCNC Charlotte is making an impact in the community by helping animals find their forever home through NBC's Clear the Shelters campaign. In Union...
Elaine Marshall: With success came bigger dreams, North Carolina history
(The Center Square) – Growing up on a small rural farm, Elaine Marshall didn’t expect to play such a role in North Carolina history. After 28 years as secretary of state, she's running this year to serve her eighth term. A win would put her in service with a sixth different governor. “It’s historic, and it’s also astonishing to me because I didn’t grow up dreaming that I would be...
Grand Opening of North Carolina’s First-Ever Recreational Marijuana Store is Tomorrow at 10am
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Tomorrow at 10am, North Carolina’s first-ever recreational marijuana store will open its doors to everyone 21 and older. Although the Great Smoky Cannabis Company is located in Cherokee, on the tribal land of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (three hours from Charlotte and 4.5 hours from Raleigh), anyone who’s at least 21 years old can … Continue reading The post Grand Opening of North Carolina’s First-Ever Recreational Marijuana Store is Tomorrow at 10am appeared first on The Marijuana Herald.
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.
Indian Tech Giant in North Carolina Announces Layoffs: Implications for Local Economy
HCL America, a subsidiary of the Indian tech giant HCL Technologies Ltd., is laying off at least 57 employees in Cary, North Carolina, as part of a restructuring. The layoffs are expected to occur between November 1 and January 6, according to a notice filed with state commerce officials under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
99 hospitals support state's medical debt relief plan: Governor
A new program overseen by the state’s health department will help eliminate medical debt for those struggling to pay their hospital bills in North Carolina and now has uniform support from hospitals. Gov. Roy Cooper recently announced that all of the state’s 99 acute care hospitals will participate in an innovative new medical debt forgiveness program for low- and middle-income patients. “We are excited to announce all of North Carolina’s...
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