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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday July 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Division of Marine Fisheries Schedules Oyster/Hard Clam Advisory Committee Workshop
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will hold an in-person workshop July 15-17 with the Oyster/Hard Clam Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to review draft Amendment 5 to the Eastern Oyster Fishery Management Plan and draft Amendment 3 to the Hard Clam Fishery Management Plan. The workshop will be at the Craven Commun  more

Governor Cooper Signs Twelve Bills, Vetoes One Bill and Lets One Bill Become Law
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law: * Senate Bill 425: HHS Omnibus. * Senate Bill 303: Various Court Changes. * Senate Bill 565: Revise Automatic Expunction. * House Bill 98: Right to Try Individualized Treatments. * House Bill 591: Modernize Sex Crimes. * House Bill 593: Various General Local Laws. * Senate Bill 332: 2023 Appropriations Act  more

Lees-McRae College Named College of Distinction for 7th Year, Earns National and State-Wide Recognition
BANNER ELK, North Carolina, July 9 -- Lees-McRae College issued the following news on July 8, 2024: Lees-McRae College has been recognized by Colleges of Distinction as one of the best colleges in North Carolina. Lees-McRae is one of only 14 colleges and universities in the state that has earned the honor this year. In addition to earning a spot on the North Carolina-specific list, Lees-McRae was also named to the organization's national Colleges of Distinction 2024 list (https://collegesofdis  more

N.C. State Treasurer Folwell, CPA, Comments on State Health Plan Victory Over Blue Cross NC on Third-Party Administrator Contract
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following statement on July 8, 2024: * * * Statement from Treasurer Folwell: From the beginning, it has been clear that the State Health Plan (Plan) performed a well-reasoned, high-integrity, and correct procurement process for third-party administrative services. This process clearly revealed that Aetna's bid was superior to Blue Cross NC's, and the Plan's Board of Trustees properly approved the contract's award  more

SAS Decision Builder on Microsoft Fabric Translates AI Into Business Outcomes
CARY, North Carolina, July 9 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Now available in private preview, SAS' leading decision intelligence capabilities will easily combine AI models for seamless decision making * * * Data and AI leader SAS has made SAS Decision Builder, a cloud-based intelligent decisioning solution, available in private preview on Microsoft Fabric. Created from SAS' leading intelligent decisioning capabi  more