Two Republican state Board of Elections members resigned in September over what they claimed was "bullying and deceitful tactics" from other board members staffers, governor and the state attorney general — all Democrats.
Legislation creating the Small Business Recovery Program has so far been helping small businesses weather the financial storm that is a side effect of COVID-19.
The Alamance Chamber has partnered with the Alamance County Economic Development Foundation, Alamance County and the Alamance Community Foundation to provide loans to county businesses struggling from the COVID-19 pandemic through the newly created Community Recovery Loan Program.
A bill that will reform criminal justice expunction laws was approved by North Carolina lawmakers, which will give people convicted of nonviolent crimes a second chance, House Republicans said in a news release on June 15.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will furlough employees to help manage a budget shortfall while the state auditor's report said the agency overspent its funding by almost $750 million.
The North Carolina State Ports Authority has completed Phase II of the Turning Basin Expansion Project, which can now accommodate ultra-large container vessels into the Port of Wilmington.
The North Carolina Association of ABC Boards and state Sen. Rick Gunn (R-Alamance) asked for a program to allow restaurants and bars to sell alcohol back to government-sponsored stores during the coronavirus pandemic.
Food pantries are seeing some of the greatest operational demands since the Great Recession because of increased unemployment and the strain it creates on supply.