New HOPE Program income limit to increase delivery of emergency rent and utility assistance
Application period now open in 88 North Carolina counties
RALEIGH—The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced a change to income requirements that will increase the number of applicants eligible for emergency rent and utility assistance. When the second application period opened on May 17, the program […]
Read MoreSmall, Disadvantaged Businesses Encouraged to Compete for NCDOT Contracts
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging disadvantaged businesses to compete for state transportation contracts. Starting in June, NCDOT’s Division of Highways in partnership with its Office of Civil Rights will host in-person, outreach events in all 14 highway […]
Read MoreNC tax revenue soars, $6.5B windfall predicted by mid-2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s resurgent post-pandemic economy could put an additional $6.5 billion over the next two years into state government coffers already swollen with cash, state economists said Tuesday. Such an extraordinary windfall, unplanned for just four […]
Read MoreMuseum manager defends plans for canceled Juneteenth event
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The manager of a historical museum in North Carolina is defending himself from criticism that an event he planned offered a sympathetic portrayal of slaveowners. Ian Campbell, site manager of the Latta Historic Plantation in Huntersville, […]
Read MoreAs summit ends, G-7 urged to deliver on vaccines, climate
By JILL LAWLESS, SYLVIA HUI and DANICA KIRKA FALMOUTH, England (AP) — The Group of Seven leaders aim to end their first summit in two years with a punchy set of promises Sunday, including vaccinating the world against coronavirus, making […]
Read MoreNC A&T’s Cambrea Sturgis sweeps NCAA women’s 100 and 200
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Cambrea Sturgis of North Carolina A&T swept the women’s 100 and 200 meters Saturday in the NCAA outdoor track and field championships, Southern California won its third outdoor women’s national title, with Texas A&M finishing second. […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina Senate gives final OK to $2B tax-cut plan
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation that includes more than $2 billion in tax reductions over the next two years and the phaseout of North Carolina’s corporate income tax by 2028 received bipartisan approval again in the Senate on Thursday. The […]
Read MoreCMT to honor Black country music pioneer
Linda Martell, one of the pioneers for Black acts in country music and the first Black woman to perform solo at the Grand Ole Opry, will be honored at the 2021 CMT Music Awards. The 86-year-old will receive the CMT […]
Read MoreThe “Ugly Truth” About BLM Priorities
By DR. JOY MARTINEZ, Staff Writer Just one day before Black Lives Matter’s co-founder resigned from its foundation, the founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in Minnesota said he quit after learning the “ugly truth” about the activist group’s […]
Read MoreApple puts privacy at the front of WWDC
By TERRELL HEADEN, Special to The Carolinian During its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) keynote this year, the company announced some major privacy upgrades that will come with iOS 15 and iCloud—here are some of the biggest. First up is […]
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