Guest Editorial
Capitol Broadcasting Company Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 TODAY’S EDITORIAL Seth Effron – Opinion…Read More »
Category: Legislature
Where is the state’s $5.4 billion in ARPA funding going?
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 »
“Republic” of Rutherford????
**Opinion** 10-21-22 I was looking a copy of our ballot today and it just made me sad. Where is everyone? Where are the Democrat candidates? Where are the Independent/Unaffiliated candidates? Why are there so many uncontested races in our county? I know…Read More »
County Police Force …….. Is Now The Time?
**Opinion** 10-19-22 Early voting starts October 20th. We have multiple uncontested candidates on the ballot but the Sheriff’s race is not one of those. There are three candidates running for this office. Aaron Ellenburg (R), Jason Weast (D), and Tony Roberson (U).…Read More »
Should Rutherford County Start Its Own Police Force?
September 1, 2022 Back in 2020 I wrote about the reasons why Rutherford County should start their own police force. It would take the responsibility off of the Sheriff and let him concentrate on the jail and courthouse. (The 911 Communications…Read More »
Landmark Remote Online Notarization Bill Approved to Make RON the Law of the Land in North Carolina
RALEIGH – Governor Cooper has signed a bill that allows notaries to use internet technologies to identify people and notarize their signatures remotely. This significant legislation means homebuyers will soon be able to close loans and buy houses from the comfort of…Read More »
NC Senate waters down DNA collection bill
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 »
Hampered by opposition from doctors’ groups, nurse practitioners want to change state law to give them more freedom to treat patients
By Lynn Bonner – 4/7/2022 NC POLICY WATCH Michelle Skipper has a doctorate in nursing practice and diagnoses and treats patients in Laurinburg. Cindy Cross was diagnosed with breast cancer about 15 years ago and found compassionate medical care when she first visited Michelle…Read More »
Rural healthcare providers feel the pain of North Carolina’s Medicaid gap
By Lauren Ketwitz – 3/22/2022 NC POLICY WATCH On her morning commute to work, Dr. Laura Ucik, a rural family physician in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina, thinks about the patients who could have avoided serious illness and injury had they qualified…Read More »
Sunshine Laws
Sunshine Week — March 13-19 this year — promotes a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis’ quote “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants” is the basis for…Read More »