by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the North Carolina House yesterday marks the first proposal to expand Medicaid in the 2023 session, a move that would be funded by the federal government and assessments on hospitals. Republican state Reps. Donny Lambeth of Forsyth...
by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
Insurance Journal is reporting that a bill increasing punishments for violent protests following the 2020 demonstrations over George Floyd’s murder passed the North Carolina House on Wednesday despite harsh criticism from social justice advocates. Some bipartisan...
by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
WNCN is reporting that documents released by the state auditor’s office show auditor Beth Wood (D) drove another state-issued car for weeks after Raleigh police charged her in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving another state-issued vehicle. The crash...
by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
Attorney General Josh Stein has announced that North Carolina’s law enforcement agencies have reported making 102 arrests related to at least 175 crimes by testing evidence in cases with a sexual offense and receiving hits from DNA samples the North Carolina State...
by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
The NCDOT is accepting applications for the 2023 Multimodal Planning Grant Program, which provides planning funds for identifying bike and walking paths and transit connections. The plans would address a comprehensive strategy, rather than a single project, for...
by WSIC News | Feb 10, 2023 | WSIC State News
This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius NC) and his colleagues introduced the Upholding the Law at Our Border Act, legislation that would require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to investigate the vetting and processing of...
