RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a bipartisan lawsuit against software company RealPage, alleging that it violated antitrust law and pushed apartment prices artificially high for renters in North Carolina and across the country. Attorney General Stein is joined in filing the lawsuit in the Middle District of North Carolina by the U.S. Department of Justice an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and the United States Department of Justice, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: Western Carolina University Chancellor Kelli R. Brown has announced that Jamie T. Raynor will transition from her current position as vice chancellor for advancement into a new role as special campaign adviser, effective immediately. In a special called meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20, the WCU Board of Trustees approved Ben Pendry as the new vice chancellor for advancement, as recommended by Brown. His appoin  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Research surrounding private school vouchers in Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Arizona and Washington, D.C. shows that voucher programs put students and communities at risk * * * As North Carolina legislators consider expanding the state's private school voucher program, alarming outcomes from other states serve as a stark warning of the potential dangers. The dire consequences  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed Alexandria E. Leake to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 35, serving Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties. Leake will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Hal Harrison. "I am grateful for Allie Leake's service to her community and her willingness to step up," said Governor Cooper.  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: With a new school year beginning in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper will continue highlighting the outstanding work being done in North Carolina public schools and urging the legislature to fully fund public education and make meaningful investments in teacher pay. Governor Cooper declared 2024 as "The Year of Public Schools" and has visited dozens of public schools and early childhood  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market * * * Today Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice ("USDOJ") in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. ("RealPage"), filed in US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, RealPage offers pro  more

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, Aug. 24 -- Pfeiffer University issued the following news: By Taylor Brigman Meet Dr. Susan Luck, Pfeiffer's Program Director of the Graduate Business School and Professor of Business Administration. Dr. Luck has been teaching for over 30 years; 28 years at Pfeiffer. She teaches a variety of MBA courses, such as Organizational Communications, Business Agility, and Strategic Management. She also teaches MSOC courses, including Crisis Management, Negotiations and Conf  more

ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 23 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Book joins other higher education presidents and chancellors from across the country on the board of the American Council on Education, an organization with a membership of more than 1,600 colleges, universities and other higher education entities. * * * Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), a leading  more