by WSIC News | Mar 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
Roy Cooper on Wednesday released a plan to spend $1 billion he says will address North Carolina’s mental health and substance use crisis, including anxiety and depression rates that have almost quadrupled, overdose deaths that have jumped 72 percent and youth suicide...
by WSIC News | Mar 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
The Carolina Journal is reporting that leaders in the North Carolina House and Senate announced an agreement on a budget amount yesterday for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The increase for the biennium will be 10.5% — 6.5% the first year and 3.75% the second year —...
by WSIC News | Mar 9, 2023 | WSIC State News
WNCN is reporting that a wildfire that broke out Tuesday at about 4pm has burned up to 300 acres in Cumberland County. As last night, it was 60 percent contained, according to the Cumberland County Emergency Management Coordinator Garry Crumpler. Crumpler reported...
by WSIC News | Mar 9, 2023 | WSIC State News
Yesterday, Senators Ted Budd (R-NC), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. The bill would instruct the U.S. Mint to develop a commemorative coin series honoring the critical role...
by WSIC News | Mar 9, 2023 | WSIC State News
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius NC) recently co-sponsored the Thin Blue Line Act, a bill to increase penalties for criminals who target our cops. The Thin Blue Line Act makes the targeting, killing, or attempted killing of a police officer an aggravating factor...
by WSIC News | Mar 9, 2023 | WSIC State News
Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, yesterday addressed the committee’s semi-annual hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. McHenry said the Federal Reserve must stick to its narrow...
