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Superior Court Judges, from left, Nathaniel Poovey, Graham Shirley, and Dawn Layton oversee a trial addressing N.C. election maps. (Image from WRAL.com pool video)

Superior Court Judges, from left, Nathaniel Poovey, Graham Shirley, and Dawn Layton oversee a trial addressing N.C. election maps. (Image from WRAL.com pool video)

Unanimous three-judge panel upholds N.C. election maps, appeal likely

News Staff
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
A unanimous three-judge panel has upheld North Carolina's new congressional and legislative election maps. The panel of two Republican Superior Court judges and one Democratic colleague rejected critics' arguments that mapmakers engaged in unconstitutional partisan and racial gerrymandering.
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Image from Pixabay

Treasurer Backs 2% Pension Supplement for Local Government Retirees

News Staff
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, is throwing his support behind a 2% pension supplement for retirees of local governments.    The budget enacted by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper provided for a 2% pension supplement this year for state retirees.
Michael Walden, professor emeritus in economics at North Carolina State University. (Photo by Carolina Journal)

Michael Walden, professor emeritus in economics at North Carolina State University. (Photo by Carolina Journal)

Economist predicts inflation, even price controls, in 2022

News Staff
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Whether it is filling up at the pump, paying more for goods and services, or not finding your favorite item on the grocery store shelves, there is no denying that inflation and supply chain issues have affected everyone in one way or another.
Gov. Roy Cooper signing Executive Order 80 in 2018 that, among other directives, required the N.C. Department of Transportation to develop a ZEV Plan for the state. (Photo from ncdot.gov.)

Gov. Roy Cooper signing Executive Order 80 in 2018 that, among other directives, required the N.C. Department of Transportation to develop a ZEV Plan for the state. (Photo from ncdot.gov.)

Cooper signs new order pushing state toward electric vehicles

News Staff
Monday, January 10, 2022
Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Friday, Jan. 7, that aims to reduce greenhouse gases to net-zero by 2050. Cooper also wants to transition all state vehicles to electric and to enhance goals for drivers to switch to electric and other zero-emission vehicles.
Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Lucky Strike tower in Durham, N.C. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Durham poised to send $500 checks to ex-cons in basic income pilot

News Staff
Thursday, January 6, 2022
The city of Durham is set to give monthly checks worth $500 to 115 formerly incarcerated people. The move is part of a nationwide basic income experiment, primarily bankrolled by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. Applications for the program opened on Wednesday, Jan.