ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia announced the date and featured speakers for its 2024 Carter-Lewis Dinner. The dinner, to be held on February 8th, will feature North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper as keynote speaker, as well as remarks from Congresswoman Nikema Williams and other Georgia Democrats. Currently serving his second term as North Carolina's Governor, Gov. Roy Cooper   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 31 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: As the pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates nationwide, Duke Energy has launched an EV charger rental program in North Carolina that enables residential and business customers to lease an EV charger from the company at a low monthly cost, which covers hardware, warranty and maintenance. The Charger Solution program - approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission last August - offers custome  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Jan. 31 -- The city of Durham issued the following news on Jan. 30, 2024: If you're interested in the rules that regulate how land development occurs in Durham, now is the time to give your input on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) rewrite that's now underway. The Durham City-County Planning Department and its team of consultants, led by Code Studio, are hosting two open houses in February to capture input from residents and stakeholders for use in creating a new  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Administration issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Administration (NCDOA) has released a new policy that updates design and construction requirements for new state government and university buildings in flood-prone areas (https://www.doa.nc.gov/sco-uniform-floodplain-management-policy-state-property-2024125/open) for the first time in over thirty years. The guidance will increase climate resilie  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, Governor Cooper issued Executive Order No. 303 directing whole-of-government coordination to improve reentry for formerly incarcerated people in the most significant effort targeted at strengthening reentry in state history. The Order aims to improve rehabilitation and reentry services for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people in North Carolina through specif  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following executive order entitled "Executive Order No. 303": * * * EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 303 ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED APPROACH TO IMPROVING EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, AND REENTRY SERVICES FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHEREAS, in North Carolina, approximately 95% of all people in prison will eventually complete their sentence, be released from incarceration and return to their  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and state leaders will attend the State Medical Response System Showcase on Feb. 1, 2024, to discuss the importance of the state medical emergency response team partnership and tour emergency response assets. Event participants will give a brief presentation beginning at 2 p.m., which will be imm  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2024: More than 325,000 credentials were earned by career and technical education (CTE) high school students in the 2022-23 academic year, the highest attainment rate in the 13 years that North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction, and the Office of Career and Technical Education (NC CTE), has collected data. This news comes from the 2022-23 Credential At  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: More than one million North Carolina students rely on the nutritious meals and snacks served during the school year through the School Breakfast, School Lunch and Afterschool Meals Programs. When school is out of session, North Carolina's Summer Nutrition Programs help fill the gap by providing free meals and snacks to children, ages 18 and younger, who might otherwise go  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 29 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new qualitative study highlights the negative interpersonal and psychological consequences associated with "yo-yo dieting," also known as weight cycling. The work underscores how toxic yo-yo dieting can be and how difficult it can be for people to break the cycle. "Yo-yo dieting - unintentionally gaining weight and dieting to lose weight only to gain it back and restart the cycle   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Revenue issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2024: Today, the North Carolina Department of Revenue officially opened the 2024 individual income tax season and began accepting 2023 returns. Taxpayers who file state returns electronically will now receive acknowledgements. Tax returns are considered timely filed if they are electronically submitted or postmarked by April 15. Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxe  more