Press Releases

  Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) today released fact sheets on the economic status of women in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To download North Carolina’s fact sheet, visit IWPR’s interactive Status of Women in the States website at statusofwomendata.org .  

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff today, February 21, 2018 until sunset on February 23, 2018, in honor of the passing of Rev. Billy Graham. "Billy Graham was a strong, humble, positive and passionate North Carolina man of faith who made a difference in the lives of so many," said Governor Cooper. "Rest with God, Reverend Graham."    

Governor Roy Cooper has joined President Donald Trump in ordering all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff today, February 15, 2018 until sunset on February 19, 2018, in honor of the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.    

The Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Office of Civil Rights has developed a new streamlined process for businesses that qualify or are currently certified as Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) companies.

On Friday, January 12, 2018, the State of North Carolina will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with its annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing and State Employees’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC. Governor Roy Cooper and MLK Commission Chair Rev. James White will provide remarks on Dr. King’s teachings about nonviolence as written in his 1963 Strength to Love collection of sermons.

The License to Give Trust Fund Commission has announced the completion of its 20th grant cycle and has awarded a project grant of $287,000 to Donate Life North Carolina of Durham, NC.

Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, December 7, in observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Governor Roy Cooper has joined President Donald Trump in ordering all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff tomorrow, November 7, 2017 until sunset on November 9, 2017 in memory of the victims of this tragedy. US and NC Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset on Thursday, November 9th.

Raleigh - Grants of up to $1,000 are available from the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission to non-profit organizations or local government agencies wishing to create or strengthen programs that support the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.