Posted: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:19 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:19 AM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With with legalizing marijuana, some Democrats in North Carolina are pushing for North Carolina to be next.A filed this week in the Senate would legalize it for medical purposes, while would fully legalize it, including recreationally.“Medical use of marijuana should be the top priority, but it was important for me to also look at beginning the conversations around legalizing the recreational use of marijuana because so many other states are moving on this,” said Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake), one of...…Posted: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:19 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 8, 2021 / 09:19 AM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With with legalizing marijuana, some Democrats in North Carolina are pushing for North Carolina to be next.A filed this week in the Senate would legalize it for medical purposes, while would fully legalize it, including recreationally.“Medical use of marijuana should be the top priority, but it was important for me to also look at beginning the conversations around legalizing the recreational use of marijuana because so many other states are moving on this,” said Sen. Jay Chaudhuri (D-Wake), one of...WW…

Posted: Feb 22, 2021 / 05:31 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2021 / 08:11 PM ESTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State officials overseeing North Carolina’s unemployment benefits say they could reinstate the requirement that people receiving those benefits also look for work in a matter of weeks, though a precise date is uncertain.North Carolina Division of Employment Security Assistant Secretary Pryor Gibson recently told state lawmakers that change is “imminent,” but he also raised some concerns about how that could impact people relying on those weekly payments.“We’re affecting the lives of hundreds of...…Posted: Feb 22, 2021 / 05:31 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2021 / 08:11 PM ESTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — State officials overseeing North Carolina’s unemployment benefits say they could reinstate the requirement that people receiving those benefits also look for work in a matter of weeks, though a precise date is uncertain.North Carolina Division of Employment Security Assistant Secretary Pryor Gibson recently told state lawmakers that change is “imminent,” but he also raised some concerns about how that could impact people relying on those weekly payments.“We’re affecting the lives of hundreds of...WW…

Posted: May 27, 2020 / 04:31 PM EDTUpdated: May 27, 2020 / 07:03 PM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Leaders of the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday they’re making some changes following an audit that outlined how the agency overspent by about $742 million last year, with lawmakers saying they’re drafting legislation to improve oversight.“I’m certainly not for sending any taxpayer money to DOT without some accountability and without some new eyes looking at what’s going on,” said Sen. Tom McInnis (R-25th District).DOT announced last week it will furlough all 9,400...…Posted: May 27, 2020 / 04:31 PM EDTUpdated: May 27, 2020 / 07:03 PM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Leaders of the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday they’re making some changes following an audit that outlined how the agency overspent by about $742 million last year, with lawmakers saying they’re drafting legislation to improve oversight.“I’m certainly not for sending any taxpayer money to DOT without some accountability and without some new eyes looking at what’s going on,” said Sen. Tom McInnis (R-25th District).DOT announced last week it will furlough all 9,400...WW…

Posted: Jun 2, 2020 / 01:11 PM EDTUpdated: Jun 2, 2020 / 06:54 PM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper said a Republic National Convention is unlikely to occur as organizers want as the conditions in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic continue to change.The governor released a letter he sent to the RNC after the group said it wanted a “full convention” with 19,000 in attendance.“As much as want the conditions surround COVID-19 to be favorable enough for you to hold the Convention you describe in late August, it is very unlikely,” Cooper wrote.Cooper says the RNC had acknowledged that...…Posted: Jun 2, 2020 / 01:11 PM EDTUpdated: Jun 2, 2020 / 06:54 PM EDTRALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Roy Cooper said a Republic National Convention is unlikely to occur as organizers want as the conditions in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic continue to change.The governor released a letter he sent to the RNC after the group said it wanted a “full convention” with 19,000 in attendance.“As much as want the conditions surround COVID-19 to be favorable enough for you to hold the Convention you describe in late August, it is very unlikely,” Cooper wrote.Cooper says the RNC had acknowledged that...WW…