This afternoon, the Senate Republican Caucus held its internal leadership election. Below are the results:
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John Hood: Gas-Tax Hike Is a Non-Starter
As North Carolina keeps growing, so will the need for our governments to ensure the adequate provision of an essential service: mobility. As they tackle the problem, policymakers need to keep two facts in mind.
Fire District Receives New Rating After Inspection
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced today that the following Fire Districts completed their routine inspection and received the listed rating, on listed effective dates. The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), is required on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System
NCDOT Accepting Applications for Aviation Career Education Grants
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is accepting applications from public airports through Jan. 30 for its 2023 Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Grant Program.
John Hood: Adversaries need not be enemies
Nearly a decade ago, former Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff argued in the New York Times that democracy can only thrive when its practitioners respect the difference between adversaries and enemies. “An adversary is someone you want to defeat,” he wrote. “An enemy is someone you have to destroy.”
Application period opens to study if new path is good fit for communities
The N.C. Department of Transportation is inviting North Carolina communities to apply for the Paved Trails and Sidewalk Feasibility Grant program for funding to evaluate the viability and design alternatives of planned bicycle and pedestrian paths.
NCDOT Recognized for hiring veterans
For the second year in a row, the N.C. Department of Transportation has been recognized as a military-friendly employer by Viqtory Inc., an organization that helps people exiting the military pursue civilian careers.
Junior Livestock Sale of Champions sets record at $212,500
Junior winners in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows drew a record $212,500 for the top steers, barrows, lambs, goats and turkeys in the Junior Livestock Sale of Champions Oct. 23.
National Assessment of Educational Progress shows student performance drops in NC, US during pandemic
North Carolina’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress given during the 2021-22 school year to fourth and eighth graders generally mirrored a national decline in reading and math skills as schools everywhere were beginning to recover ground lost to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Halloween Booze It & Lose It enforcement campaign kicks off statewide today
There’s nothing scarier than the consequences of driving while impaired. To discourage drivers from getting behind the wheel after drinking this Halloween, law enforcement will be stepping up patrols and using checkpoints and saturation patrols as part of the statewide Booze It & Lose It campaign Oct. 24-31.
Chris Humphrey: 50+ North Carolinians Could Decide Who Controls Congress. Budd and Beasley Should Take Note
It’s fall in North Carolina, which means the leaves are changing, the Tobacco Road Rivalry is revving up, and we’re finally getting a reprieve from muggy late-summer heat – but it also means campaign season has kicked into high gear.
John Hood: Free Enterprise Is the American Way
North Carolina is one of our country’s economic powerhouses. Blessed with a favorable business climate and a creative, hard-working population, our state is home to many thriving companies that export goods and services all over the world.
U.S. 258 in Southern Lenoir County Requires Temporary Closure
A section of U.S. 258 in southern Lenoir County is scheduled to close for two days next week for drainage improvements.
North Carolina's August County and Area Employment Figures Released
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 98 of North Carolina’s counties in August and remained unchanged in two. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 7.9 percent while Buncombe, Swain, and Chatham Counties each had the lowest at 3.1 percent. All fifteen of the state’s metro areas experienced rate increases.
John Hood: Should today's teens be optimistic?
The North Carolina of my childhood had an economy very different from that of the average state. Today our economy remains distinctive, though not by as much.