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WUNC: Proposed USDA rule change would affect NC poultry farmers<\/a> WRAL: NC’s project portfolio is ‘strongest it’s ever been,’ says NC economic development executive<\/a> WLOS: Gov. Cooper makes a stop in the mountains to speak at the economic development conference<\/a> THE NEWS & OBSERVER: MetLife to add 400 jobs to Cary campus, including technology roles<\/a> ABC 11: NC teachers rally against proposed new salary structure<\/a> NEWS & OBSERVERS: North Carolina colleges enter fall semester with ‘guarded optimism’ and relaxed COVID rules<\/a> WCTI: Expanded NC Community College Scholarship Program<\/a> NEWS & OBSERVERS: White House officials to visit Gastonia to announce new climate funding<\/a> AXIOS: Failed Medicaid expansion negotiations reveal power of North Carolina hospitals<\/a> NEWS & OBSERVERS: North Carolina lawmakers divided as tax, health and climate bill clears Congress. How they voted<\/a> THE CAROLINA JOURNAL: Stein asks judge to block ruling, cites state election board investigation<\/a>
The USDA has proposed a rule change <\/a>to the law that would require these companies to provide more information about contracts before farmers sign them. The disclosures include everything from the minimum number of chickens needed to make a profit to data about other farmers.<\/p>\neconomic development<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The passage and signing of the CHIPS Act could result more interest from semiconductor companies<\/a> and other companies looking to invest in new or existing facilities in North Carolina, a business development executive with the North Carolina Economic Development Association<\/a> (EDPNC) tells WRAL TechWire.<\/p>\n
During his speech, Governor Cooper focused on key issues affecting the area and how hundreds of millions of federal COVID-19 relief dollars are being spent.<\/p>\n
Insurance giant MetLife plans to add about 400 jobs at its Global Technology Campus in Cary, the company said Wednesday. The new hiring will be for customer service and technology, including software engineering, cybersecurity, data science and operations engineering, said Bill Pappas, MetLife’s head of technology and global operations.<\/p>\neducation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) spoke out against the state’s licensing and compensation proposal on Tuesday. The proposal would change the way North Carolina teachers are promoted and paid.<\/p>\n
As thousands of college students flood North Carolina campuses for the start of a new semester, universities are scaling back some of their operations and COVID-19 safety measures, even as the virus s ‘is spreading more easily than ever.<\/p>\n
North Carolina leaders used $31.5 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to establish the Longleaf Commitment Grant. The program was intended to address a sharp decline in the number of new students enrolling in the state’s community colleges during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\nNatural environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Governor Roy Cooper will join Mitch Landrieu, the president’s senior infrastructure adviser, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on a tour of a nature-based infrastructure project that received funding for climate resilience, according to a FEMA press release.<\/p>\nHealth care<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Both Republicans and Democrats tell Axios that a driving force behind the latest Medicaid failure in our state is a group that represents the state’s hospitals: the North Carolina Healthcare Association.<\/p>\nPolitics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
All eight North Carolina Republicans, including the party’s Senate nominee Ted Budd, opposed the Inflation Relief Act of 2022. But the state’s five Democrats helped push it through the House in a vote of 220 to 207. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law, which is expected to happen quickly.<\/p>\n
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has asked a federal judge to block his own ruling against Stein in his challenge to a state law against campaign lies. The attorney general cites recently released evidence from a state board of elections investigation into his 2020 campaign.<\/p>\nTransportation<\/strong><\/h2>\n