RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of all five living former North Carolina governors filed a brief in the North Carolina Court of Appeals supporting Governor Roy Cooper's case against legislative leaders that challenges Senate Bill 749, enacted last year to give control of the State Board of Elections and all 100 County Boards of Elections to the General Assembly. The le  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- George Washington University issued the following news: GW Experts Available to Comment Dengue Fever is on the rise in the US, a trend that experts say is connected to climate change and the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A news story by Vice notes that Florida has seen an uptick in Dengue Fever because the standing water left behind by the deadly storms offers a breeding ground for the disease vector-mosquitoes. North Carolina has also reported an increase   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today sued Lorenzo Lorin Huggins, Sr. and his businesses, including Huggins & Sons Yard Service and Lorenzo & Son Landscaping, for allegedly price gouging North Carolinians for tree removal services in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. "As western North Carolina continues hurricane cleanup and rebuilding, I want price gougers to be on no  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * North Carolinians who bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018, could be eligible for money * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today announced two significant settlement agreements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies arti  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey pressed for further support and aid for victims of Hurricane Helene during a visit to Washington, D.C., this week. At the roundtable discussion on hurricane response hosted by the U.S. Department of Treasury on Wednesday, Commissioner Causey told fellow panelists of the need for strong and consistent communication with the citizens o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 1 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: The Trump Campaign is not afraid of hard work - like taking out the trash. With two major Trump Campaign stops in North Carolina already this week and several more to come before Election Day, the Trump Campaign is litter-ally outworking the Harris Campaign. President Trump held a huge rally in Rocky Mount yesterday where he absolutely roasted Kamala Harris and Joe Biden who called 225 mil  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools issued the following news: By Meredith Flowe 50CAN recently published The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A 50-State Survey of 20,000 Parents. This first-of-its-kind report highlights how parents in all 50 states perceive the current education landscape. 50CAN surveyed more than 20,000 parents and then analyzed this data in both a national and regional context. The report not onl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools issued the following news: By Meredith Flowe According to state-level data analyzed by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools in a new report, Do You Know Where the Children Are? A Five-Year Analysis of Public School Enrollment, for the 2023-24 school year, North Carolina'spublic charter school enrollment grew by 24.32% percent or 28,839 students. Charter schools in North Carolina w  more