by WSIC News | Mar 28, 2023 | WSIC State News
With NC State Treasurer Dale Folwell announcing plans to run for governor, NC Rep. John Bradford of Cornelius has expressed an interest in running for state treasurer. Bradford says that currently he has to focus on working on the state’s budget. Then he will talk to...
by WSIC News | Mar 28, 2023 | WSIC State News
Carolina Partnership for Reform recently conducted a statewide survey to ask people whether they thought a university or college education is more useful or less useful to an individual today than it was 10 or 15 years ago, or about the same. Just 19% of respondents...
by WSIC News | Mar 27, 2023 | WSIC State News
The Carolina Journal is reporting that Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 41, Guarantee Second Amend[ment] Freedom and Protections, including a pistol purchase permit repeal, Friday. The move was expected by Cooper, as he vetoed similar legislation two years ago. It also...
by WSIC News | Mar 27, 2023 | WSIC State News
WRAL TV is reporting that North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world. The deal could...
by WSIC News | Mar 27, 2023 | WSIC State News
The Carolina Journal is reporting that Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell, 64, has announced plans to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2024. Follwell made the announcement at the Forsyth County Republican Convention, telling the crowd that it was important...
by WSIC News | Mar 27, 2023 | WSIC State News
Average gas prices in North Carolina have risen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.30/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in North Carolina are 18.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and...
