RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Gov. Pat McCrory has ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff. Two events will be commemorated. First, Gov. McCrory has joined with President Obama in having flags immediately lowered to half-staff until sunset on Monday,…

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Despite vocal criticism from Democrats, registered voters in North Carolina overwhelmingly support the General Assembly's move to require a photo I.D. to vote. Results from a new Elon University poll of registered voters show that two out of three -- 65 percent --…

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - With the City of Detroit's bankruptcy in the national headlines this week, Governing magazine has produced a resource map and list of bankrupt cities and towns across the U.S. The magazine reports that bankruptcies are rare -- 38 since January 2010. Some are cities or…

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - As the U.S. Congress continues the debate over the Farm Bill, including potential cuts to growth in food assistance programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is weighing in. The following statement is from USDA Communications Director Matt Paul. "Negotiations on…

RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board will meet Monday and Tuesday, December 9 and 10 to hear legal updates, discuss renewal decision-making, and hear charter school renewal presentations. The meeting will be held in the seventh floor Board Room of the…