WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the News and Observer unearthed previously unreported audio of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson calling for funding cuts to North Carolina's public schools and falsely claiming that "it has already been proven that school systems get better results on less money." Robinson continued his argument for stripping resources from public schools, stating that schools "don't need more dollars, we need to re  more

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, April 2 -- Fayetteville State University issued the following news: Fayetteville State University recently received the 2024-2025 Silver Military Friendly School designation for the second consecutive year. The Military Friendly(R) designation creates better outcomes for veterans. By setting a standard, then promoting it, their rankings provide positive reinforcement for American organizations to invest in programs that improve the lives of veterans. "FSU is hono  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 2 -- High Point University issued the following news release: Teena Piccione, a global transformation and operations executive at Google and High Point University's Data Expert in Residence, recently visited campus to mentor students and encourage leaders. Students, faculty and staff filled the Callicutt Like Skills Theater on March 19 to hear Piccione's message "From Googling Leaders to Leading Google" as keynote speaker for the third annual Elizabeth Miller   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Commerce has awarded grants totaling $750,000 to three local Workforce Development Boards to support the creation of Local Reentry Councils (LRCs). These new groups will collaborate with workforce development partners, the N.C. Department of Adult Correction and others in their communities to support justice-involved people in making a successful tran  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, April 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Eighty readopted marine fisheries rules become effective today, though these rules should have minimal impact on fishing practices. The rules pertain to standards for commercial shellfish sanitation and processing procedures, and most of the amendments simply codify existing practices or regulations already implemented via proclamation. The rules,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 2 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new public relations and crisis communications study tracked 10 years of data and used big data analytic tools to capture shifts in how corporate interests and the public discussed a complex legal situation regarding a widely used herbicide - and how those dynamics related to stock price. The bottom line? When the company took an aggressive stance, its stock price dropped. "This st  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 2 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Discovery Education--the global edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity--invite students and teachers nationwide to participate in Game Plan for the Future: A Virtual Field Trip with the NBA. Premiering Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 1:00 PM ET, this free virtual field trip for s  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Following significant infrastructure investments in recent years to support the ongoing reliability, safety and growth of its system, Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to raise its base rates. If approved, Piedmont's requested rate adjustment would become effective in November 2024. Piedmont seeks to recover its prudently incurred costs to comply with feder  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 2 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news on April 1, 2024: A program that offers graduates of Blue Ridge Community College to opt for direct admission to UNC Asheville, North Carolina's premiere public university for liberal arts and sciences, has been renewed through the Direct Admission Program. Today, Blue Ridge Community College President Laura B. Leatherwood and UNC Asheville Chancellor Kimberly van Noort formally signed a   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 2 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS Local engineers weigh in on Baltimore bridge collapse (https://www.wxii12.com/article/a-collapse-is-inevitable-at-that-point-local-engineers-weigh-in-on-baltimore-bridge-collapse/60310738) By Lindsay Clein | WXII-TV (Winston Salem, NC) Wake Forest University engineering professors Patricia Clayton and Courtney Di Vittorio were interviewed for this news  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 2 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news: April 1 marks 218 days until November 5 and North Carolina Republicans have strong conservative candidates from Murphy to Manteo in all 14 Congressional districts. To win a majority in the U.S. House Representatives, Republicans must win at least 218 seats. Currently, Republicans have that exact number: 218. To grow the GOP majority in Congress, the NCGOP will work tirelessly across the state to  more