“With the additional precipitation received this week, fire danger has improved for the western Piedmont, Triad and foothills,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler.

Sen. Jarvis, a member of the Senate’s property tax working group, said, “Now is the right time for us to get this moratorium into law. This approach balances the need for local governments to set their budgets, while also giving North Carolinians who are facing higher-than-expected property values a reprieve.” 

Defense industry second largest industry in North Carolina 

“Residents of all 100 North Carolina counties benefit from the money that visitors spend,” said NC Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley. “From our smallest towns to our largest cities, tourism means jobs for nearly 50,000 small businesses and our first-in-talent workforce.”  

“Republicans are building a battle-tested ground game and taking President Trump’s America First agenda directly to voters across Georgia and North Carolina,” said RNC Spokeswoman Emma Hall. “Voters know that Democrats like Jon Ossoff, Roy Cooper, and Don Davis have failed, and we’re doing the work to win in November.”

 “Nineteen innocent North Carolinians are dead because Roy Cooper chose to let violent criminals walk free,” said Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley. “This was a deliberate, reckless choice that prioritized violent criminals ahead of innocent North Carolinians. Roy Cooper failed at his most basic duty as governor, protecting the people of North Carolina.”

Cooper campaign continues to run a campaign divorced from his record  

Additional capacity expected to boost economic growth across the region 

Dissent shows how out of touch Earls is with public safety concerns

The ban on open fires remains in effect for Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes and Union counties until further notice. 

Recreational fishing supports 812,000 American jobs  

Rep. Mike Schietzelt said, “I heard from one of our Wake County Commissioners this morning that they intend to delay this vote. That's the right move. This merger will significantly impact the cost and quality of care across Wake County. It merits a transparent, deliberative process.”

“When a fatality occurs due to workplace safety failures, our response must reflect the gravity of that loss — fully and without dilution,” Commissioner Luke Farley said.

Families in liberal areas pay the price for liberal advocacy groups 

Democrats try to distract from Cooper’s long record of soft-on-crime policies.  

“I write as the elected Commissioner of Labor for the State of North Carolina. One of only four elected commissioners of labor in the country, I have a constitutional responsibility to look after North Carolina’s more than five million workers. Right now, our workers are being hurt by foreign visa programs that depress wages,” Commissioner Farley wrote.

“While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated,” said Sam Hayes, executive director of the State Board of Elections

“After spewing hateful rhetoric against President Trump and Republicans, Roy Cooper’s silence on yet another assassination attempt against the president is disgusting. Cooper needs to take a look in the mirror, own up to dangerously raising the temperature, and condemn this heinous act of violence,” said RNC Spokeswoman Emma Hall.

Bipartisan legislation picks up steam in the Senate as North Carolina already wrestles with its own approach

In his statement, Majeed said, “After deep reflections and conversations with constituents across District 99, I have made the decision to disaffiliate from the Democratic Party and serve an Independent. This decision is rooted in my responsibility to represent people—not party agendas— and to remain grounded in integrity, fairness, and truth.”