Republican Senate Primary Tied In NC; Tillis’ Numbers Drop
“With eight candidates, and all of them so closely bunched together, it is looking more and more likely that this is going to be headed for a run-off…”
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DENR On NC Coal Ash Spill: “Taking A Holistic Look” At Environmental Impacts
“We are going to be taking a comprehensive look at all of the infrastructure at these sites so that we can make sure that these types of spills, like the one that happened in Eden, never happen again.”
Read MoreLessons Learned From Dan River Coal Ash Spill
“We are also fortunate in that we do not have any coal ash storage ponds in our watershed…”
Read MoreRep. Price: Cutting Benefits Doesn’t Cut Unemployment
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 24, 2014 | State
Is unemployment down in NC because the state cut benefits? U.S. Rep. David Price says quite the opposite.
Read MoreWinning Moral Monday
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 17, 2014 | State
How do you measure the success of “Moral Monday”? Is it participation, elections, policy–or something more?
Read More“Moral March” Draws Tens Of Thousands
Posted by Aaron Keck | Feb 10, 2014 | State
The NAACP’s “Moral March” was the largest civil rights march in the South in decades.
Read MoreOrange County Gears Up For HKonJ “Moral March On Raleigh”
“This is the most enthusiasm, the most serious organizing effort I have ever seen going into it. It is definitely going to be the biggest HKonJ ever,” Chilton said.
Read MoreArsenic Detected In NC River After Coal Ash Spill
Posted by Associated Press | Feb 7, 2014 | State
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The nation’s largest electricity provider and an environmental group are reporting conflicting data about the levels of toxins detected in a North Carolina river following a massive spill of coal ash....
Read MorePoll: Voters Unhappy With N.C. DHHS
In the wake of mounting controversies, fifty percent of voters disapprove of the job that the N.C. Department of Heath and Human Services is doing, according to a new poll.
Read MoreNC Parks See Record Visitation, Boost State & Local Economies
ORANGE COUNTY – For the third year straight, North Carolina’s State parks and recreation areas had record attendance, with 14.2 million visits in 2013, according to the State Division of Parks and Recreation. Charlie...
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