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Governor Cooper Visits Storm Damaged Areas after Tropical Storm Fred

News Staff

Monday, August 23, 2021

Governor Roy Cooper surveyed flood damage from Tropical Storm Fred, visiting the Town of Canton and the community of Cruso in Haywood County.

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Cooper wants budget provisions removed that would curb a governor's powers

News Staff

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Gov. Roy Cooper wants a provision to curb a governor’s powers removed from state budget plans. Cooper, a Democrat, responding to a question during a press conference Wednesday, Aug.

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RMH Foods, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat and Tuna in Gordon Choice® Deli Style Tuna and Chicken Salads

News Staff

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

RMH Foods, LLC in Morton IL is voluntarily recalling 583 cases of Gordon Choice® Deli Style Tuna and Chicken Salads packed in 4lb rigid tubs because of undeclared wheat and tuna allergens.

Students practice at Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Bills, now in committee, snip away at barriers to entry in cosmetology

News Staff

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

At Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design in Greenville, N.C., students are looking toward the future.

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State Supreme Court sees four more 4-3 party-line splits

News Staff

Monday, August 16, 2021

After splitting along party lines just twice in their first six months together, the current lineup of the N.C. Supreme Court has produced four more 4-3 partisan splits today. Democrats hold the one-seat majority on the state's highest court.

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Patients file lawsuit against Mission Health, HCA for antitrust practices

News Staff

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

A group of residents from western North Carolina filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Aug. 10, against HCA Healthcare and Mission Health alleging the anti-competitive business practices have driven medical prices up and the quality of health care down in that part of the state.

Protesters lined up at Duke Health in Durham to demonstrate their objection to vaccine mandates for employees. (Photo by Maya Reagan, Carolina Journal)

Vaccine mandate campaign sparks protest

News Staff

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

As the controversy over vaccine mandates grows, public officials’ animus for the unvaccinated is resonating among social justice activists. On Thursday, July 29, Gov.

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Attorney General Josh Stein Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling for Faster Implementation of Anti-Robocall Technology

News Staff

Monday, August 9, 2021

Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 51 attorneys general urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology.

Gov. Cooper Signs Executive Order Extending Health Care Regulatory Waivers to Address COVID-19 Pandemic Response

News Staff

Monday, August 9, 2021

Governor Cooper signed Executive Order 225, extending certain DHHS regulatory waivers to facilitate the provision of health care and vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mountain Heritage Day musical performers announced

News Staff

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

When Mountain Heritage Day makes a triumphant return to the Western Carolina University campus on Saturday, Sept. 25, it will come with a full day of live music.