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The floor of the N.C. House of Representatives. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

The floor of the N.C. House of Representatives. (Photo from Carolina Journal)

Unanimous General Assembly votes to block unemployment insurance tax hike

News Staff
Thursday, November 4, 2021
State lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to block an automatic tax increase on employers. Senate Bill 311 would maintain the state's current tax for funding unemployment insurance. A 45-o vote in the state Senate came 90 minutes after the House approved the measure, 110-o.
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Image by David Mark from Pixabay

N.C. House passes its new district maps

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
On Tuesday, November 2, The N.C. House voted along party lines in favor of its new House election district map, while the N.C. Senate approved new congressional maps. The votes come despite many Democrats saying the redistricting committee should “go back to the drawing board.
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Image by Wolfgang Ehrecke from Pixabay

U.S., EU Launch Collaboration Platform on Agriculture

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed to take on the global challenges of sustainability...
A speaker addresses the legislature's Joint Redistricting Committee in Raleigh on October 26, 2021 during one of a series of public forms and hearings. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

A speaker addresses the legislature's Joint Redistricting Committee in Raleigh on October 26, 2021 during one of a series of public forms and hearings. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Lawsuit filed before district maps are approved

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
As the North Carolina General Assembly plans for the first votes on new legislative and congressional district maps this week, interest groups have already filed lawsuits to block them.
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Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay

Governor Cooper Proclaims Employ a Veteran Week

News Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
North Carolina will celebrate “Employ A Veteran Week,” Nov. 8-12, with a variety of events to help connect veterans to jobs and other services, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
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Image by cev_91 from Pixabay

Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall On Certain Tastykake Multi-Pack Cupcakes Sold In Eight States Due To Possible Presence Of Tiny Fragments Of Metal Mesh Wire

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
As a precautionary measure, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is voluntarily recalling Tastykake multi-pack cupcakes due to the potential presence of tiny fragments of metal mesh wire. The recall was initiated following notification by a vendor of the possible contamination in a supplied ingredient.
(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

(Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC. Image courtesy of C-SPAN.org)

Report sheds more light on Burr stocks

News Staff
Monday, November 1, 2021
A report published by ProPublica raises new questions about stock trades involving North Carolina's senior senator, Republican Richard Burr. According to the report: “After Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina dumped more than $1.