Press Releases

On Friday, January 18, 2019, the State of North Carolina will hold its annual State Employees’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC. This year’s theme is “The Time is Always Right to Do the Right Thing.” The program will include a commemorative bell ringing ceremony and remarks from Governor Roy Cooper and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles.

Governor Roy Cooper’s recent signing of Executive Order No.

As we continue to honor the life of our nation's 41st U.S. President, George H.W. Bush, please also join us as we pay tribute to Lumberton Police Officer, Jason Quick. Quick died in the line of duty on Saturday, December 15, while responding to an accident on I-95. His funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 20 at The Rock Church of God in Lumberton, NC.

As we continue to honor the life of our nation's 41st U.S. President, George H.W. Bush, please also join us in the observance of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Friday, December 7.  Friday marks 77 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II, where many American men and women lost their lives or were injured on December 7, 1941.

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags flown at state facilities in North Carolina be lowered to half-staff immediately in honor and remembrance of the life of our nation's 41st U.S. President, George H.W. Bush. As outlined in U.S. Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, §7, flags are to remain at half-staff for a period of 30 days. Flags will return to full-staff on December 31, 2018 at sunrise.

The State of North Carolina launched a new, faster, cost-effective way to submit bids. The North Carolina Business Invitation Delivery System (NC BIDS) will enable vendors to respond to specified solicitations electronically – for free – saving both time and money. The system is a new development by the Department of Administration’s Division of Purchase & Contract, the central procurement authority for the State of North Carolina. The new NC BIDS will pose many benefits including eliminating the need to print and ship paper proposals packages and it is user-friendly.

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Saturday, November 10 to honor the victims of the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the State of North Carolina Internship Program. Since its establishment in 1969, more than 4,000 internship opportunities have been awarded to North Carolina college students. The internship program is open to all North Carolina residents attending a college, university, technical institute or community college.

The North Carolina Department of Administration Council for Women & Youth Involvement is extending the mini grant application deadline from October 31 to November 13, giving more youth centered-organizations a chance to apply. NC Council for Women & Youth Involvement is accepting mini grant applications through its State Youth Council program.

Governor Roy Cooper has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff immediately through sunset on Wednesday, October 31 to honor the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Governor Cooper shared the following statement: