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To conclude its ARPA reporting project, CPP looks into how other ARPA funds, the $5.4 billion distributed directly to the state, is being spent. by Shelby Harris November 23, 2022 Carolina Public Press The Lake Lure dam on March 24. Lake Lure…Read More »
The N.C. Attorney General’s Office now has a website that tracks kit testing and arrests. A sexual assault nurse examiner opens a rape kit at the Solace Center in Raleigh. File photo by Alicia Carter / Carolina Public Press Sitting in shelves…Read More »
Fort Bragg may soon go by another name: Fort Liberty. In last year’s National Defense Authorization Act, Congress charged the Naming Commission with renaming any military installation whose name commemorates the Confederacy. Fort Bragg is named after North Carolina native Braxton Bragg, a…Read More »
By Shelby Harris Carolina Public Press American Rescue Plan Act funds first reached local governments in May 2021, but few Western North Carolina counties immediately appropriated the money — opting, instead, to wait for clear direction on acceptable ways to spend the federal dollars.…Read More »
Residents excited at the potential to have access, but county officials planning to leverage federal dollars to build infrastructure say they are grappling with lags in NC broadband grants system. by Shelby Harris July 7, 2022 Carolina Public Press While several Western North Carolina…Read More »
Revised legislation would mandate DNA collection on conviction for some crimes. Original House bill called for collection on arrest, which law enforcement and prosecutors say they prefer to keep communities safe. But ACLU applauds revision. by Kate Martin June 22, 2022 The…Read More »
Brevard officials hope other Western NC local governments will join lawsuit alleging monopolistic practices by HCA. None have, but none say they have ruled it out. CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS by Shelby Harris June 13, 2022 Emergency room entrance of Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard,…Read More »
Black Mountain hopes to extend life of 90-year-old earthen dam using $300k from its share of America Rescue Plan Act money. by Shelby Harris April 13, 2022 Carolina Public Press Pedestrians cross the footbridge over the dam spillway at Black Mountain’s Lake…Read More »
Aging sewer system under the town’s namesake lake will take $60 million to replace over several phases. But $368k from ARPA will help stop leaks for now. by Shelby Harris March 25, 2022 Carolina Public Press The Lake Lure dam creates the Rutherford County…Read More »
Sunshine Week project examines responsiveness and transparency of top state officials receiving requests for records. by NC Watchdog Reporting Network March 15, 2022 Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative leaders conduct a rare joint and bipartisan press conference in May 2020 to announce passage of…Read More »