Stay updated with breaking news from Eric Boyette. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 1 million pounds of litter from roadsides statewide this year.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This week, North Carolina Legislators continued to consider bills related to COVID-19 and Gov. Roy Cooper nominated a number of Cabinet Secretaries. Opening of K-12 Schools A bill (S 37) that could lead to in-person learning at many K-12 schools has been approved by the General Assembly and sent to Gov. Cooper. The bill, among other things, would require school districts to offer certain in-person instruction options and allow students learning remotely to continue this format. State Budget and Taxes As is typical at the beginning...
The funding will help individuals get their vaccines without having to pay for two round trips to their vaccination site, an estimated $88 per person, according to NCDOT Secretary Eric Boyette.
NC is trying to use all of the COVID vaccine supply it gets each week, Cohen says Ben Sessoms and Adam Wagner, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Jan. 21—North Carolina health officials are trying to use up their entire supply of COVID-19 vaccine every week, Dr. Mandy Cohen, the state's health secretary, said Thursday. "Our goal is to make sure we are using up all of the vaccine that is given to the state before the next shipment comes so we can demonstrate to the federal government that we are using our vaccine," Cohen said. The state is receiving about 120,000 first doses...
 She said the state is accelerating the rate in which people are vaccinated, so far administering more than 569,000 doses, she said, representing a133% increase over recent weeks and ranking the state 10 th in the nation in total doses administered. State officials, including Cohen and Gov. Roy Cooper, have been the targets of criticism for the slow rollout of the vaccines. She says state officials are constrained by supplies.   âThose first doses need to get off the shelf and given to people each and every week.â  The first couple of questions from reporters Wedn...