CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.045 per share. This dividend is payable on Dec. 16, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 15, 2024. The company also declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Series A preferred stock of $359.375 per share payable on Dec. 16, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of busine  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- House Majority PAC, an organization that says it focuses on electing Democrats to the House of Representatives, issued the following news release: House Majority PAC is launching new television ads across 14 districts in Arizona, California, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. AZ-01 HMP is launching a new television ad, "Saving Lives", highlighting Dr. Amish Shah's record of working with both parties to increase border security and cr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting found that once again, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was the only member of North Carolina's Council of State to miss out on casting "a vote to concur with a Hurricane Helene-related request from Gov. Roy Cooper." The request sent to the Council of State was for an executive order "to help meet North Carolina's response and recovery needs in supporting Helene relief efforts" among other solutions, yet   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today honored North Carolinians in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area with the Attorney General's Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians. Recipients in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area are: Sheriff Len Hagaman "As the people of   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive while misrepresenting the mental, emotional, and physical risks the app posed to young users. Attorney Genera  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), in collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has released the "Not So White Paper," a comprehensive report underscoring the pivotal role that board diversity plays in the success of U.S. publicly traded companies. This partnership is part of e.l.f. Beauty's Change the Board Game initia  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: Although Comrade Kamala has tried to distance herself from Joe Biden, he reinforced they were two peas in a pod, emphasizing she is equally responsible for the disastrous Harris-Biden record. Biden hit home that he and Kamala are in "constant contact" and "she was a major player in everything we've done." In plain terms: Kamala Harris is fully responsible for the chaos the Harris-Biden ad  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: Kamala Harris is gonna raise your taxes. That's the focus of the Trump campaign's latest TV ad running in North Carolina, which you can view here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe9u10E-uZg&themeRefresh=1). Kamala has proven time and time again that she couldn't care less about the financial well-being of North Carolinians. When given the chance to help hard-working Tar Heels keep more  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 221 State and local government workers have been deployed to the southern United States to assist communities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to help with response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. Team members include staff from the National Guard, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Department of  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced the state has sent additional resources to support North Carolina and Florida with impacts from hurricanes Helene and Milton. To aid ongoing response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, Oklahoma National Guard (ONG) sent one CH-47 helicopter and 10 personnel, including two r  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Today marks one year since the heinous attack on Israel and Jewish people around the world by the terrorist group Hamas. This horrific attack butchered 1,200 innocent people, including more than 40 Americans. The North Carolina Republican Party stands firmly with our ally, Israel, as they continue their efforts to keep their citizens safe. Not only do we stand with Israel,  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A Virginia Tech disaster response expert has actionable recommendations to improve preparedness and community resilience in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene's disaster Tripp Shealy, associate professor at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, spent the last several years documenting the long-term recovery from the 2016 flooding in West Virginia. He offers this insight into what residents of Western North Carolina cur  more