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April 27, 2025

NC Farmland Protection Act passes House

April 25, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

A home in Raeford, up for sale in 2017, could not be purchased by “adversarial” foreign interests under new legislation because it is within 75 miles of Fort Bragg. (Swayne B. Hall / AP Photo) […]

Albemarle City Council votes to oppose House Bill 765

April 23, 2025 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — The Albemarle City Council has voiced its opposition to a proposed bill in the N.C. General Assembly that would affect the city’s development regulation process. At their recent meeting on Monday night, Albemarle’s […]

Stanly commissioners receive Badin Lake restoration update

April 23, 2025 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — At the Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, an environmental group presented an update on its Badin Lake restoration project. Representatives from Restore Badin Lake, a 501c3 nonprofit made up of […]

Senate unveils $65.9B budget proposal

April 22, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden), pictured in January, said his chamber’s budget proposal would keep pushing forward Republican priorities while “taking on unnecessary bureaucratic bloat.” (Chris Seward / AP Photo) RALEIGH — The […]

NC’s 2025 top teacher selected

April 18, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

Rachel Candaso was named the 2025 North Carolina Teacher of the Year at an April 11 ceremony. (Courtesy NCDPI) RALEIGH — A middle school teacher and AVID coordinator from Pitt County Schools was named the […]

Buncombe Democrats file hurricane recovery bill

April 17, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

State Reps. Eric Ager, Lindsey Prather and Brian Turner (all Buncombe County Democrats, from left to right) co-sponsored a Hurricane Helene recovery bill with nearly $600 million in allocations. (Photos courtesy NCGA) RALEIGH — Another […]

Jackson receives request in Caswell commissioner appointment dispute

April 16, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

RALEIGH — A letter has been sent to the North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson for a quo warranto proceeding involving the filling of a vacancy on the Caswell County Board of Commissioners. The letter, dated April […]

Locust Police Department recognizes 2024 Citizen of the Year

April 16, 2025 Jesse Deal 0

LOCUST — The Locust Police Department has officially recognized Mitchell Cagle as the selection for the city’s 2024 Citizen of the Year award. At the Locust City Council meeting last month, Locust Police Chief Jeff […]

Stanly commissioners approve county appointments

April 16, 2025 Jesse Deal 0

ALBEMARLE — The membership rosters for the Stanly County Board of Adjustment and the Centralina Workforce Development Board have been updated. At the Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting on April 7, commissioners were presented […]

Audit of NCCU finds $45M-plus in errors

April 11, 2025 The North State Journal Comments Off

An audit of North Carolina Central University found more than $45 million in accounting errors. (File photo) RALEIGH — A recently released state audit has found more than $45 million in reporting errors at North […]

GINGRICH: Americans, not government, must benefit from Trump’s tariffs

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GINGRICH: Stopping judicial overreach

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MOORE: Trump should end the Biden-era war on small business partnerships

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Svechnikov’s hat trick helps Hurricanes overcome injury to Andersen in Game 4 win
NEWARK, N.J. — The Hurricanes have faced some adversity despite being in control of their first round series against the New Jersey Devils since their few minutes of the opening game. But not even a Game [...] The post Svechnikov’s hat trick helps Hurricanes overcome injury to Andersen in Game 4 win first appeared on The […]
Big Lots to reopen across NC
RALEIGH — Retail chain Big Lots, which primarily sells furniture and home decor at discounted prices, filed for bankruptcy in September but plans to reopen some of its stores. The company said high inflation and interest rates caused [...] The post Big Lots to reopen across NC first appeared on The North State Journal.
The Word: So much to worry about
Note: This week begins a three-part series on worrying and the grace of God that will help us overcome it. I suppose a great many people have causes for worry. Perhaps they feel justified in [...] The post The Word: So much to worry about first appeared on The North State Journal.
Sen. Chris Murphy aims to connect with Democratic voters
SAXAPAHAW — Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy isn’t drawing stadium-size crowds like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are as he tours the country talking to voters. But in a packed Haw [...] The post Sen. Chris Murphy aims to connect with Democratic voters first appeared on The North State Journal.
Tariffs seen as beneficial to some small manufacturers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Drew Greenblatt is fully on board with the Trump administration’s use of tariffs to rebalance a global trading system that it says favors foreign companies over U.S. manufacturers. Greenblatt is the president [...] The post Tariffs seen as beneficial to some small manufacturers first appeared on The North State Journal.
SHAPIRO: Democrats’ bizarrely misplaced empathy
Democrats decided to expend their quickly diminishing political capital in defense of a deported Salvadoran illegal immigrant named Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Garcia was deported to El Salvador some weeks ago; the Department of Justice initially [...] The post SHAPIRO: Democrats’ bizarrely misplaced empathy first appeared on The North State Journal.