Raleigh–The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation will hold a groundbreaking for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge replacement at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, in the parking lot at the south end of the bridge. […]
Editor’s note: We are posting this commentary from Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, regarding the issue of gerrymandering. Thirty percent of the General Assembly incumbents are running unopposed. Phillips […]
WASHINGTON, D.C—The Army Corps of Engineers agreed Wednesday to an additional $1 million for dredging the Hatteras Inlet, and $3.225 million to dredge the Oregon Inlet, both for this fiscal year, according […]
Updated 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28, 2016 By Connie Leinbach State legislators who spent three days in Hyde County earlier this week were impressed with the county and the passion of islanders who […]
Updated/corrected: Oct. 23; 2:32 p.m. By Connie Leinbach If the state General Assembly cannot get replacement ferry costs from a different funding stream in the state budget than is the current formula, […]
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke’s day of reckoning may be at hand as early as Wednesday when the Regional Planning Organization may vote to toll the Hatteras Ferry. That’s what Bill Rich, Hyde […]
WRAL reported Friday that Gov. Pat McCrory says he signed the $21.7 billion budget, which lawmakers gave final approval in the early hours of Friday morning. To read more, click here. Rep. […]
By Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich Good news for Ocracoke, the newly crafted state budget approved by the Senate Wednesday has no new attacks on the ferry system, having removed the Senate’s proposal […]
Published Sept. 2 at http://www.islandfreepress.org. Used by permission. By SANDY SEMANS State legislators are working behind closed doors as they continue to try to hammer out a budget that was due to […]
At this time, the NC state budget still had not been passed and legislators are meeting in conference that is not open to the public. The budget impasse is expected to go into […]
