Senator Thom Tillis has released a statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, saying that while far from perfect, the bill is the best deal conservatives could have hoped for given the reality that Democrats control the White House and Senate. Tillis went on to say...
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement Thursday regarding H.R. 3746, the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,” saying that throughout the process, he has said that the debt ceiling should only be raised if Washington’s spending addiction is fixed. Budd emphasized...
Atrium Health broke ground Wednesday for its newest hospital, Atrium Health Lake Norman. The 170,000 square-foot facility located on much of the old Cooke family farm between I-77 and Hwy 21, means greater access to health care in North Mecklenburg. The new hospital...
An armed and dangerous Concord man wanted for the robberies of First Horizon Bank in Statesville, as well as a series of Charlotte area banks was captured Thursday in Black Mountain, according to the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force. Kelvin...
The Carolina Journal is reporting that two distinct Senate bills, SB 636 and SB 574, if passed, could nullify a recent policy change to let high school students enter into “name, image, likeness,” or NIL, contracts before the new policy goes into effect July...
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) decreased in 98 of North Carolina’s counties in April 2023 and increased in two. Scotland County had the highest unemployment rate at 6.8 percent while Buncombe County had the lowest at 2.4 percent. All fifteen of the...
