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State Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday July 27, 2024 ( 6 items )  

BREAKING: "Seriously Deficient" Nonprofit Tied to Mark Robinson Fined Nearly $25,000 for Missing Government Dollars
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: What did Robinson know and when? After a new WUNC investigation detailed Mark Robinson's ties to a now-defunct nonprofit that was labeled "seriously deficient" by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, WRAL is reporting that the organization has been "ordered to pay almost $25,000 as part of state probe." As reported yesterday, the Department "published a report accusing Balanced Nutrit  more

Climate is Most Important Factor in Where Mammals Choose to Live, Study Finds
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North Carolina State University finds that climate is still the most influential factor in determining where mammals can thrive. The work sheds light on how climate change will affect wildlife populations. Roland Kays, lead author of a paper on the work, said the study's goal was to compare the impor  more

HPU Students Conduct Compelling Summer Research With Faculty
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, July 26 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's campus is busy with approximately 75 students and 40 faculty collaborating on innovative summer research on a variety of topics through three unique programs. For example, the Congdon School of Health Sciences alone is working on research projects funded at nearly $4 million. Students from every academic school are participating in these programs, which they applied   more

IN THE STATES: Democrats Tout Biden's Presidential Success, Warn Americans of Consequences of MAGA Republicans' Project 2025 Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance hit the campaign trail, the DNC reminded voters with billboards in every city Trump and Vance campaigned in since the Republican National Convention ended of their real plans for a potential second term: banning abortion nationwide, implementing their Project 2025 agenda, and giving tax breaks to their billionaire buddies while ignoring hardworking, middle-cl  more

Prominent Raleigh-Durham Office Property Sells
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets led the sales efforts for Landmark at North Hills, an infill office building in the coveted North Hills mixed-use district * * * CAROLINAS, July 25, 2024 -- JLL Capital Markets announced today that it closed the sale of Landmark at North Hills, a 166,653-square-foot office building in Raleigh, North Carolina. JLL represented the sell  more

School of Nursing Receives UNC System Grant
CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, July 27 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: To help address the critical workforce shortage in health care, nursing in particular, the University of North Carolina System initiated a call for grant proposals to distribute $40 million over a span of two years to UNC System schools. Western Carolina University submitted a detailed proposal outlining the needs and plans for its nursing program, which resulted in the award of $2,474,700 to expand an  more