RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ to hold public hearing for Horizon 30 mining permit No. 61-22 * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on July 29, 2025, in Bakersville, regarding mining permit application 61-22 submitted by Horizon 30 to mine the Carter Quarry in Mitchell County.   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Ad Campaign Slamming Senate Republicans for their Toxic Plan to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Today, the DSCC launched a new digital ad campaign holding Senate Republicans across the country accountable for the devastating impacts of their toxic plan to slash Medicaid and spike costs - leaving millions of Americans uninsured in order to pay for a tax giveaway for b  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Hickey Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study How Environmental Factors Drive Cellular Behavior Competitive, five-year grant will help John Hickey identify how and why cells in the same environment develop different characteristics By Michaela Martinez John Hickey, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Radio Waves Riding on Optical Fibers By Andrew Tie Wireless and optical communications expert receives NSF CAREER award to evaluate analog radio-over-fiber technology. Since joining Duke University in 2021, Tingjun Chen, the Nortel Networks Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has built a promising research portfolio exploring the limits of both wireles  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Are Now An Anti-Israel Party That's according to a new op-ed from Guy Benson at Townhall, which you can read here. Much of the op-ed draws on the North Carolina Democratic Party's anti-Israel resolutionapproved by party leadership last month. The Benson op-ed reads in part: These numbers are highly disturbing yet unsurprising. Democratic voters' sympathies have dramati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Gut Length Driven by 'Sexual Conflict' in Fish Species A new study that looked at gut length variation between cichlid fish species found that some of the genetic loci for the trait are sex-specific even though males and females of the same species have the same gut length. The work supports a scenario of "sexual conflict," where gut length differences evolved under different p  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources North Carolina Zoo issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * North Carolina Zoo Launches New Mobile App The North Carolina Zoo is launching a new mobile app, now available for free download on both Apple and Android devices. Designed to support guests of all ages and abilities, the app is available in English and Spanish, offering an engaging, inclusive way to experience the world  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Embodies What Americans Voted For EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE * The historic One, Big, Beautiful Bill was signed into law on July 4! * This bill embodies what President Trump ran on and what the American people voted for. * The largest tax cuts in American history, a secured border, and putting America First.   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 9 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * Program Economic Analysis helps higher ed institutions model "what if" financial scenarios * Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is bringing new analytical insights such as "what if" scenario modeling and operational benchmarking to higher education clients through its revamped Program Economic Analysis (P  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * Statement from Labor Commissioner Luke Farley on Governor Signing the 'Make Elevators Great Again' Act Today, North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley issued the following statement after Governor Josh Stein signed House Bill 559 -- the "Make Elevators Great Again" (MEGA) Act -- into law: "I appreciate that Governor Stein has signed the Make Elevators Great   more

WINGATE, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Wingate University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy professors working to increase takeup of life-saving drug By Chuck Gordon Insulin is a life-saving drug for many patients with diabetes, but one potential side effect - a drop in blood sugar, also known as hypoglycemia - can be deadly. The body's organs, including the brain, can malfunction if deprived of the right amount of glucose. Glucagon is a proven, though underused, antidote to hy  more