RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * DAVE Act Passes Legislature, State Auditor Boliek "Fully On Board" Today, the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 125, "Continuing Budget Operations." The bill includes "The DAVE Act" provision, which requires the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor to establish a "Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency." The division will  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement On Michael Whatley Senate Campaign Launch * In response to Michael Whatley announcing his campaign for Senate in North Carolina, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle released the following statement: "Michael Whatley is a D.C. insider, lifelong political operative, and Big Oil lobbyist who supports the Republicans' cruel plan to gut health  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: * * * ECU named partner in rural education leadership center GREENVILLE, N.C. (7/29/2025) -- East Carolina University has been selected as a partner institution in a national center dedicated to improving teacher education and educational leadership in rural areas. The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Center for Innovative Rural Collaborative Leadership Education (CIRCLE)  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 30 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NC Oil and Gas Commission to meet August 5 * The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission will meet at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person, online or join the meeting by phone. An agenda and supporting documents will be posted on the Commission website prior to the meeting. Oil and Gas Commission Meeting:   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * North Carolina's June County and Area Unemployment Figures Released Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 92 counties in June 2025, decreased in four, and remained unchanged in four. Edgecombe County had the highest unemployment rate at 5.8 percent while Currituck County had the lowest at 3.1 percent. All fifteen of the state's metro areas  more

BRANCHBURG, New Jersey, July 31 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * RVCC Professor a Co-Lead on Project to Develop Open Science Resources Dr. Melanie Lenahan, Professor of Biology, is joining with Karen Cangialosi (RIOS Institute), Sam Donovan (BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium), Carlos Goller (North Carolina State University), and Carrie Diaz (Bates College) as a co-lead on a new project, "Developing Resources for an Undergraduate Open Science-Open Pedag  more