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Welcome to summer and the fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024 - In this issue, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: ...more
Economic Development - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: North Hills' $1B 'Innovation District' is starting to take shape. What to know. North Hills’ new $1-billion innovation district is coming together. Roughly four years after...more
Economic Development - WWAY NEWS: Visitor spending increases in all 100 North Carolina counties- All 100 North Carolina counties saw in increase in tourism dollars, according to data released Wednesday by the North...more
Agriculture - FOX 8: NC farmers feeling impact of rising fuel costs - NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says farmers all over are struggling right now. “I would say right now that agriculture faces the most...more
On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, Governor Pritzker announced to media that he anticipates lifting the statewide indoor mask mandate for venues other than schools, hospitals, and public transit on February 28th due to declining...more
In January the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) extended universal masking indoors through February 15, 2022, due to a continued COVID-19 surge. In advance of the expiration, Governor Newsom announced that...more
Agriculture - NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS: Vaccines become more accessible to farmworkers, but many still struggle with internet access - From tight living quarters to high rates of chronic illnesses to no sick leave...more
Agriculture - THE CAROLINA JOURNAL: Appeals Court rejects lawsuit challenging recent farm laws - A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit...more
Agriculture - PUBLIC RADIO EAST: NC Dept. of Agriculture taking applications for Swine & Dairy Farm assistance - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has started its Swine and Dairy...more
Agriculture - WBTW: Fire on North Carolina's Pilot Mountain 100% contained; more than 1,000 acres burned - The Grindstone Fire that began at Pilot Mountain one week ago is now 100% contained, the N.C. Department of...more
Agriculture - WRAL: Thanksgiving is going to be more expensive this year, NC farmers say - Thanksgiving is going to cost more this year, particularly because rising prices of corn, turkey and sweet potatoes. North...more
Agriculture - CBS17: 2021 NC State Fair reports low attendance numbers after a canceled year due to COVID-19 - As the North Carolina State Fair enters its first weekend following a canceled fair last year, attendance...more
NC Politics in the News - Agriculture - THE RICHMOND OBSERVER: USDA expands local, electronic communication options for North Carolina producers - Agricultural producers in North Carolina can now signup to receive...more
New York State Executive Orders and Guidance... ...more
Agriculture - HEMP INDUSTRY DAILY: With North Carolina exit, will more states give up hemp oversight? States are becoming increasingly wary of running their own hemp-production programs because of mounting costs and...more
On August 26, 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87) (the Order). The Order mandates that all individuals in Illinois who are at least two years old and who are...more
On June 23, 2021, Senate Bill 22 went into effect in Ohio, and as schools resume instruction across the state, staff and families alike have been wrangling with its impact on quarantining and isolation procedures. Health...more
In June, with much fanfare, California announced it was reopening and lifting many of the COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place through state executive and health department orders. However, as there have been surges...more
Agriculture - THE DAILY ADVANCE: NC State Fair a go for October, manager says - The North Carolina State Fair has welcomed more than 1 million guests five times since 2010 and fair officials hope that this fall will be...more
Agriculture - The National Law Review: The End is Near for North Carolina's Hemp Pilot Program - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services ("Department") and the North Carolina Industrial Hemp...more
Agriculture - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: NC town calls itself a 'Bee City' but HOA says backyard hives must go - Dawn Reid lives in a designated Bee City — where the mayor himself is a beekeeper — but a recent conflict...more
In the General Assembly this week, most of the legislative work was focused around medical cannabis and high school sports, which we will discuss in this week’s newsletter. Governor Cooper (D) announced a change in the NC...more
For some time now, improving broadband internet access has been a priority for school districts and other political subdivisions across Ohio. Moreover, one of the main challenges faced by school districts in their efforts to...more
After the Senate passed their budget last Friday, House members took their turn this week to review the proposal sent from their colleagues across the hall. Most of the House Appropriations subcommittees met to hear from the...more
This week was a major week in the General Assembly as legislative leaders announced an agreement on a total spending number. Now the hard work begins as the legislature debates how to reach that number. The budget was not the...more