RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 11 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC) today jointly announce an agreement in the Samantha R. et al. vs. NCDHHS and the State of North Carolina litigation. This development signifies the commitment of both organizations to ensure all North Carolinians with intellectual and dev  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 11 -- Brighthouse Financial issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("Brighthouse Financial" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BHF) announced that today its Board of Directors (the "Board") appointed Michael J. ("Mike") Inserra and Lizabeth H. Zlatkus as independent members of the Board. Mr. Inserra and Ms. Zlatkus were also each designated by the Board as an "audit committee financial expert" under applicable U.S. Securities and  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on April 10, 2024: Yesterday, Attorney General and Democratic nominee for Governor Josh Stein announced the end of North Carolina's backlog of untested sexual assault kits, representing an incredible step towards survivor justice that he's made a core priority since 2017 when he entered office. Thanks to his efforts, nearly 12,000 state kits have been tested or are in the process of being tested. Stein stat  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from the 19th (https://19thnews.org/2024/04/mark-robinson-north-carolina-candidate-governor-vitriol-black-women/) reveals previously unreported comments from Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson that underscore how he has made his dangerous misogyny a cornerstone of his campaign. In a speech from 2020, Robinson encouraged men to be "chauvinist pig[s]," saying, "we need our own men to stand up and teach our   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 11 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to establish legally enforceable levels for six PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known to occur in drinking water. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has been working with water systems to assess  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Maryland Department of Agriculture today issued an order (https://mda.maryland.gov/Documents/Signed%20Order_Cows_HPAI.pdf) restricting movement of dairy cattle into Maryland from states with confirmed outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in their herds. Last week, USDA announced detections of HPAI in dairy cattle herds in several states including Tex  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Inflation was hotter than expected in March, leaving North Carolina families and businesses crushed under Bidenflation. Groceries are up 21.1%, rent is up 20.9% and electricity is up 28.3% since Biden took office, and Don Davis has supported the Bidenflation agenda. "Don Davis has enabled the economic disaster that is Bidenomics. "Hardworking North Carolina families and businesses literally ca  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 11 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is the No. 1 business school among America's historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Graduate Colleges" rankings, released Tuesday. The Deese College has now appeared in the Top 100 for four conse  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 11 -- High Point University issued the following news release: Charlie Freeman, president of business operations for the Orlando Magic and High Point University's Sports Business Executive in Residence, recently returned to campus to mentor students on ways to be successful in their careers. Freeman shared his insights for success with a class of sport management students and discussed strategies for mastering the art of negotiation with business students duri  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, April 11 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news: The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Trey Adcock, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies, international studies, and the director of American Indian and Indigenous Studies, is the 2024 recipient for UNC Asheville. "He embodies what we value most in teaching at UNC  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 11 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following WFU in the News wrap up: * * * FEATURED NEWS How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity (https://theconversation.com/how-going-back-to-the-sat-could-set-back-college-student-diversity-224233) By Joseph Soares | The Conversation Earlier this year, a number of colleges announced they were going back to using the SAT and the ACT. Sociology professor Joseph Soares, an expert   more