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By Sarah Tate May 11, 2021 If you were around the North Carolina capitol building on Tuesday (May 11), you may have noticed something truly strange. Several people reported seeing the Tennessee flag flying high above the capitol, raising concerns that the Tar Heel State was conquered by the Volunteer State. To ease residents' minds, Gov. Roy Cooper's office addressed why the tristar flag seemingly replaced North Carolina's own. No, it's not because an invading force from our western neighbor has forged a path to the state capitol and claimed it as its own. As it turns out, the answer is pretty simple.
RALEIGH – One of the real eye-openers about Apple’s decision to build a $1 billion campus in the Triangle is the average salaries the tech giant will be paying, rising to an average of more than $187,000 a year after three years. That amount not only is close to triple the average Wake County wage of some $64,000 but also nearly double that of what current Apple workers make on average. The minimum wage isn’t something to sneeze at, either: $168,301, both figures coming from the agreement for more than $800 million in tax incentives signed with the state of North Carolina. Add to that fact the cost of living is much lower in the RTP area than in Silicon Valley and you have some Apple workers as well as outsiders preparing to update resumes for a chance to become an Apple Triangle team member.
RALEIGH –Apple will build a new technology campus and create thousands of jobs in an agreement reached with the state of North Carolina early Monday. The state’s Economic Investment Committee awarded Apple millions in tax incentives over a multi-year time span. Incentives are contingent on Apple meeting new job requirements. The tax package adds up to more than $845 million over 39 years. Total incentives including utilities add up to more than $958 million. The tax incentive package is a record for North Carolina. “Dollar-wise, this is the largest incentives package in state history. It clocks in at No. 2 looking at total jobs. Centene got $388 million from the JDIG program last year to establish its east coast in Charlotte,” according to WRAL reporter Travis Fain.
Pro-tip for Republican elected officials posting to Facebook, etc.: Spell "Reagan" correctly.#ncpol They're lucky to spell their own names correctly... Trump may be gone, but the issues that originally divided us are still dividing us. https://t.co/MnPaDbQGaq#NCPOL Good stuff. Biden has been incredibly productive in his first 3 months, but there are still some critical issues that need to be addressed. Excited that the NC House voted for the Equity in Opportunity Act to help increase educational opportunities for low-income families and students with disabilities. This bill will ensure our most vulnerable students have choices to meet their education needs. #ncga#ncpolpic.twitter.com/ph8mZ22vSZ
The word is out that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is contemplating a run for the soon-to-be-vacated U.S. Senate seat of Republican Richard Burr. This is from a story by Travis Fain of WRAL: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, one of the more popular Republican politicians in North Carolina, is “seriously considering” a jump into the state’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. A second source, a Republican operative in the state, also said Robinson is “seriously considering” the move, that he reached out to other senior elected Republicans about it and that he “has been encouraged to enter.” Both sources asked that their names not be used, but one is a spokesperson for Robinson himself and the other a well-known operative.
State will investigate High School Athletic Association, will hold hearing Thursday Updated: 2021-04-15 05:21:32 Tags: Updated April 15, 2021 5:21 a.m. EDT By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor & Travis Fain, State House reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association will be questioned by a group of lawmakers on Thursday afternoon as the state investigates its role as a non-profit. In a meeting of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, Sen. Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell) presented concerns about the NCHSAA's role as a private non-profit corporation and said the NCHSAA has more money than other similar organizations across the country.
State to investigate NCHSAA, will hold hearing Thursday Tags: Updated April 15, 2021 9:26 a.m. EDT By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor & Travis Fain, State House reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The N.C. High School Athletic Association will be questioned by a group of lawmakers on Thursday afternoon as the state investigates its role as a non-profit. In a meeting of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, Sen. Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell) presented concerns about the NCHSAA's role as a private non-profit corporation and said the NCHSAA has more money than other similar organizations across the country. According to the resolution, the subcommittee will be asked to "further examine issues concerning the administration and management of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, and the oversight and supervision of interscholastic athletics in North Carolina public high schools."
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(Permanent Musical Accompaniment To This Post) Being our semi-regular weekly survey of what’s goin’ down in the several states where, as we know, the real work of governmentin’ gets done, and where the sky, too, is moving under you. We begin this week with some good news from the state of Washington, because we were feeling like Mr. Happy Sunshine Man on Thursday morning. A good thing happened and we should note the good thing that happened, because we don’t do that enough in our semi-regular weekly medley of sorrow and woe. From the The law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2022, automatically restores that fundamental right as soon as people who’ve been convicted of felonies are not spending 24 hours a day in a corrections facility. Under the new law, a person will be able to vote if they’re on community supervision — part of a sentence served out in the community under conditions — or on work release. A person’s right to vote also can no longer be revoked for failing to make court-ordered legal financial obligations, such as restitution or fees.