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Senate budget includes fisheries studies, ferry funding

Fishing Kirk Ross - June 28, 2021

House budget committees rev back up this week starting with an overview of spending proposed in the newly minted budget sent from the other...

Consensus builds for major flood mitigation legislation

Local News Kirk Ross - June 7, 2021

A broad array of provisions aimed at flood prevention and resilience continues to move forward in this year’s session of the North Carolina General...

Bills Would Clear Way for Terminal Groins

Local News Kirk Ross - February 9, 2021

Legislation filed last week in the North Carolina General Assembly could help clear the way for federal assistance with the extension of jetties at...

DEQ Secretary Michael Regan to Head EPA

Local News Kirk Ross - December 18, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Citing the toll exacted by...

NC’s Early, Mail-In Voting Totals 4.5 Million

Local News Kirk Ross - November 3, 2020

North Carolina voters smashed turnout records across the state, including coastal areas with high growth, contested races or both, during the early voting period...

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Senate budget includes fisheries studies, ferry funding

Consensus builds for major flood mitigation legislation

Bills Would Clear Way for Terminal Groins

DEQ Secretary Michael Regan to Head EPA

NC’s Early, Mail-In Voting Totals 4.5 Million

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