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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2026-01-21 ( 19 items ) |
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ABCA Expands Barnstormers Video Collection With Four New Clinic Presentations (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news:
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ABCA Expands Barnstormers Video Collection with Four New Clinic Presentations
The American Baseball Coaches Association continues to deliver year-round coaching education with the release of four new on-demand clinic videos from the 2025 Barnstormers Regional Clinics, now available in the ABCA Video Library.
These four videos build on the five Barnstormers clinic presentations re more PR
Airbnb Forecasts Surge in Nature Tourism and Solo Travel for 2026 (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news:
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2026 travel predictions revealed
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Travel is constantly evolving, and 2026 will be no exception. Airbnb forecasts that travelers will seek to make the most of their time away, rooted in authentic and immersive experiences:
* Gen Z is leading the shift toward short, international escapes.
* Outdoor lovers are heading to national parks for restorative adventure more PR
American Action Forum Issues Commentary: Emergency Energy Auction to Prevent Data Center-driven Rate Increases (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Emergency Energy Auction to Prevent Data Center-driven Rate Increases
By Shuting Pomerleau
Executive Summary
* The Trump Administration reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of governors to direct PJM (a regional transmission organization that manages the United States' largest grid) to hold an emergency electricity auction to make tech companies pay for the construction of new po more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: Democrats Pounce On Virginia Taxpayers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Democrats Pounce On Virginia Taxpayers
Under unified Democrat control, Virginia is poised to become a tax-hiking outlier in a region full of states that are phasing out their income taxes. Immediately upon seizing control of government, Virginia Democrats introduced the following bills that seek to impose an array of new and higher taxes:
HB 378 - Imposes a 3.8% net investment income tax more PR
Army Reserve expands partnership with Sourcewell through 10-year renewable IGSA (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Army Reserve expands partnership with Sourcewell through 10-year renewable IGSA
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Building on the success of the U.S. Army Reserve's first-ever Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) at 63rd Readiness Division (RD), Mountain View, California headquarters, the Army Reserve has signed a new 10-year renewable enterprise-wide IGSA with Sourcewell, a Minnesota local unit of government. This l more PR
BofA Awards $1 Billion in Stock through Sharing Success Program to Non-Executive Employees (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 20 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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BofA Awards $1 Billion in Stock through Sharing Success Program to Non-Executive Employees
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CHARLOTTE, NC -Bank of America today announced it will award $1 billion to employees through its Sharing Success Program, a broad-based equity program for all employees excluding senior management. Awards this year will equate to nearly 19 million more PR
Congressman Don Davis Welcomes New Department of Defense Legislative Fellow (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Don Davis Welcomes New Department of Defense Legislative Fellow
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Washington, D.C. -Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced the start of his new Department of Defense Legislative Fellow, Master Sergeant Adan Garcia. A native of Mission, Texas, he has served in the United States Air Force for 13 years as an aerospace medical technician. Garcia has vast experience in clinical instructi more PR
Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem On Targeting, Racial Profiling Of American Citizens By ICE Agents (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release:
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Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem On Targeting, Racial Profiling Of American Citizens By ICE Agents
SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on her department's threats to American citizens, as well as missta more PR
EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House
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WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR
ESPN men's college basketball schedule showcases six days of conference matchups and ranked showdowns, Jan. 20-25 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN men's college basketball schedule showcases six days of conference matchups and ranked showdowns, Jan. 20-25
* Three ranked matchups across ESPN network
* College GameDay Covered by State Farm (r) returns Saturday, live from Texas Tech
* Dick Vitale makes 2026 debut Saturday, Jan. 24 for UNC-Virginia
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ESPN's men's college basketball coverage continues with more PR
Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026:
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Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World
A federal grand jury indicted Miqual Antwan Dysheen Spivey for the crimes of selling the designer drug MDMB-4en-PINACA, conspiring with others to possess and sell the drug, and money laundering.
According to the indictment, Spivey, 27, owned and more PR
ICE Arrests Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Domestic Abusers, and Drug Traffickers (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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ICE Arrests Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Domestic Abusers, and Drug Traffickers
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In one year, DHS has removed more than 670,000 illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the wor more PR
N.C. Democratic Party: ACA Enrollment in North Carolina "Plunged" By 22% (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news:
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ACA Enrollment in North Carolina "Plunged" By 22%
"It's not surprising that people saw an immediate spike in the price of health coverage when the enhanced premium tax credits expired, and many simply couldn't afford to stay insured."
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According to new reporting from the Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolinians' enrollment in the Affordable Care Act dropped by 22% after DC insider Micha more PR
N.C. Democratic Party: Reminder - As Fellow DC Insiders Push "Watered-Down" Stock-Trading Bill, Michael Whatley Stands With Billionaires & Special Interests (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2026:
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REMINDER: As Fellow DC Insiders Push "Watered-Down" Stock-Trading Bill, Michael Whatley Stands With Billionaires & Special Interests
In their newest attempt to skirt responsibility, Washington Republicans advanced a "watered-down" stock-trading bill, full of "loopholes" that allow members of Congress to "keep their existing stock and continue to sell." It also lets members more PR
New "Lines of Communication" meetings scheduled for North Carolina (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:
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New "Lines of Communication" meetings scheduled for North Carolina
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Itching to share your ideas on federal fisheries management? T he North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries encourages fishermen to attend one of four upcoming South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Lines of Communication meetings scheduled for North C more PR
State announces pause to Wilmington Harbor Federal Consistency review (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release:
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State announces pause to Wilmington Harbor Federal Consistency review
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the non-federal project sponsor (the North Carolina State Ports Authority), has asked DCM to pause its review of the Corps' Con more PR
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health: Global Risk Sharing Can Provide Cost Savings for Hydropower-dependent Countries (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news:
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Global risk sharing can provide cost savings for hydropower-dependent countries
Climate change can worsen the threat of drought, which puts countries that rely on water-based power (hydropower) to generate electricity at increasing risk. When droughts impact publicly owned power companies, which are particularly common in developing countri more PR
UNCG Dissertation on American Medicine Wins Southern Historical Association Prize (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news:
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UNCG Dissertation on American Medicine Wins Southern Historical Association Prize
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When Dr. Jewel Parker, a 2024 graduate of UNC Greensboro 's History Department, learned that her dissertation had won the C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize, she was stunned.
"It's one of the most competitive awards in Southern history," she says. "I truly didn't expect it."
The awar more PR
WEEK TEN CIAA BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news:
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WEEK TEN CIAA BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
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Charlotte, NC (January 20, 2026) - Week Ten of CIAA Basketball showcased high-efficiency scoring, elite rim protection, strong perimeter playmaking, and impactful performances from emerging freshmen as teams navigated a competitive mid-January slate. The week featured standout double-double efforts, disruptiv more PR
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