The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued more than 91,000 Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) certifications to employers in 2022, the department’s Workforce Solutions division announced recently. That represented a more than 13 percent increase in the number...
The North Carolina House, in a 92-22 vote today, passed a bill that would increase eligibility for Medicaid in an effort to ensure affordable, accessible care for 600,000 North Carolinians. Today’s action comes in advance of the end of the continuous coverage...
The Carolina Journal is reporting that a measure to require students to take a computer science course prior to graduating high school passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee February 14th. Under current law, high school students must take one of...
The Carolina Journal is reporting that Rep. Erin Pare, R-Wake, filed a bill on Tuesday that would make Wake County commissioner races nonpartisan. House Bill 99 would also allow voters in each of the seven districts to choose who represents them. Currently, seven Wake...
State transportation officials are reminding people to stay off railroad property because it is illegal and dangerous. Jason Orthner, director for the NCDOT’s Rail Division, says that railroad property and tracks are not for walking, jogging or any form of...
Yesterday, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced his first bill as a United States Senator, the Build the Wall Now Act. The comprehensive bill requires border wall construction to restart within 24 hours, removes all legal impediments to construction, and unlocks $2.1...
