NC Department of Environmental Quality seeking feedback for home energy rebate programs
The state Department will host a virtual public input session to receive community input on two proposed programs.
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Robinson campaign calls North Carolina agency report on wife's nonprofit politically motivated
A state review's findings of operating and administrative issues by a nonprofit owned by North Carolina Lt. Gov.
Moji Coffee, a workplace for people with disabilities, to close in September
Moji Coffee and More in Winston-Salem is one of the local inclusive workplaces providing opportunities for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But its five-year run is coming to an end.
NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources
Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search. According to two people familiar with the matter, he withdrew in part because of concerns that his Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson would assume control when he travels out of state if he were selected.
Greensboro celebrates opening of new affordable housing complex
A new 84-unit apartment complex brings affordable homes for low and moderate-income families in southeast Greensboro.
Cone Health donates $5 million to Greensboro's Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex
The $70 million Windsor Chavis Nocho Community Complex will increase access to public health resources.
Governor's office seeks public input on environmental justice initiative
As part of the initiative, officials created a mapping tool to make it easier for citizens to identify environmental justice issues. It charts the locations of hazardous waste sites, drought or flood-prone areas, and the rates of certain diseases by location, among other things.
Alamance-Burlington School System to freeze teacher supplements due to budget deficit
Officials say the district exceeded its budget for the last fiscal year and is facing a projected $2.4 million deficit at the start of the next one.
Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
A federal judge has ruled a provision in North Carolina's abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently. But U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles restored on Friday another provision she halted last year that required abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy be performed in hospitals. She said the law requiring physicians to document the "intrauterine location of a pregnancy" before a medication abortion is performed is unconstitutionally vague. Her decisions don't halt most of the 2023 abortion law enacted by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. That says abortions can be performed after 12 weeks only under some exceptions.