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Henderson County (Mar 10, 2022) - RALEIGH — The state Senate voted Wednesday to adjourn the longest long session of the legislature in decades, effective Thursday. The adjournment resolution calls to reconvene the state legislature on April 4, then gavel out until May 4.
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A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina. The bill, filed Monday, appears unfinished. Several sections remain unfilled, presumably with details to come in later editions. But the goals are significant, starting with the title: “Innovative Statewide Broadband Infrastructure.” The legislation would convene the Institute for Emerging Issues to tackle ways to remove regulations that prevent broadband expansion from happening more rapidly. Other goals include allowing easements for other utilities to be used for br...
5:40 p.m. One Merck & Co.'s facility located in Durham is at the receiving end of a $105.4 million federal government investment to aid in the production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. "Our Durham, N.C. facility is part of Merck's global manufacturing network. This site is preparing to produce bulk drug substance for the J&J vaccine," a spokesperson for the company said in a statement to ABC11. JUST IN: Durham’s Merck Vaccine Plant will aid in production of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The partnership between the two pharmaceutical competitors was formally announced ...