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Members of the North Carolina Rural Health Association (NCRHA) visited Washington, D.C., on Feb. 14, 2024, to meet with elected officials and advocate for policies to improve access to care in rural areas.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 12:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Cutting-edge high-speed internet is on its way to some of North Carolina’s rural counties, Republican Senator Thom Tillis announced last month.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Cabarrus County, N.C. – The NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) hosted its 115th Annual Conference, “On Track to Transform,” in Cabarrus County last week.
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 10:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Patrick Woodie, President of the N.C. Rural Center, via Zoom and filmed the sixteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 1:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State agencies are asking residents to take the N.C. Broadband Survey to help determine which areas are unserved or underserved.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 12:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Applications are open for North Carolina’s government broadband grants. Taxpayer advocates hope the money is spent in the right places.
Published: Monday, February 7th, 2022 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the federal government — and leaders in North Carolina — look to plow millions of taxpayer dollars into broadband growth, a possible merger between two internet providers with strong footprints in the state could help facilitate high-speed infrastructure development.
Published: Saturday, January 1st, 2022 @ 8:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans lawmakers in North Carolina scored well in the 2021 “How They Voted” report card released by the N.C. Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Dec. 13.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 12:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The last puzzle pieces of a new budget are finally coming together, as both the House and the Senate passed the $25.9 billion budget for the biennium. It is now headed to Gov. Roy Cooper, who announced earlier this week that he intends to sign it.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is expected to being voting Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Six hundred days and counting. Gov. Roy Cooper has ruled North Carolina with a proverbial iron fist since unilaterally enacting a state of emergency March 10, 2020.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 3:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republicans of the N.C. General Assembly have once again delivered a budget that cuts taxes for all, leaving even more of North Carolinians hard-earned money in their own pockets.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 12:32 pm
By: Jeff Moore
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A congressman from North Carolina has introduced a new bill to expand broadband access in rural America.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Things are quiet this week on Jones Street in Raleigh, even as work on a state budget plan, which the governor may or may not sign, looms in the legislature.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 6:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly may allocate hundreds of millions in federal relief toward closing the digital divide this session
Published: Thursday, July 29th, 2021 @ 6:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — June 4
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 10:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill to distribute $750 million in federal funding to expand high-speed broadband internet access in all 100 counties in North Carolina passed the state House unanimously on Wednesday.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 8:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A legislative bill that would allocate $750 million in federal relief money toward broadband growth has passed the House Appropriations Committee.
Published: Monday, May 31st, 2021 @ 8:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 21
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. House Republicans have filed an ambitious bill that will allocate three quarters of a billion federal dollars toward broadband.
Published: Thursday, May 20th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation Aimed at Connecting All 100 Counties
Published: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 @ 9:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 14
Published: Monday, May 17th, 2021 @ 1:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 9
Published: Monday, April 12th, 2021 @ 10:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 7:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this week Locke published my report on “Expanding Rural Broadband Access in North Carolina.”
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper released a recommended budget for FY 2021-2023 that will strengthen North Carolina to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and ignite recovery for all North Carolinians.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 5:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Warren County students will soon be able to access high-speed internet via satellite technology, as the county joins Hyde and Swain counties in a pilot program aimed at improving internet access to support remote learning.
Published: Friday, March 19th, 2021 @ 8:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Some students in Hyde and Swain counties will soon be able to access high-speed internet via satellite technology, thanks to a pilot program aimed at improving internet access to support remote learning.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 6:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Free-market advocates in North Carolina are optimistic the relaxing of regulations in the state will help promote the growth of broadband and help close the digital divide.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 6:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish Network for violating telemarketing laws to expand internet access for students, but legislative leaders are so far non-committal on the proposal.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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