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Here’s today’s update: Numbers released by the state’s Department of Health and Human Services for Thursday indicate that the COVID-19 situation remains an ongoing concern here in North Carolina.  Thursday was another high day, with 1,333 new COVID-19 cases reported while the percent of positive tests was at nine percent.  857 individuals are currently… Read more »

Here’s today’s update: ReBuild NC has just announced a new application period for the Homeowner Recovery Program to help residents repair and reconstruct homes damaged by Hurricanes Matthew and Florence.  This is funded through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding approved by Congress three years ago.… Read more »

Here’s the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak and the federal & state response in North Carolina: The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department announced a new, more borrower-friendly loan forgiveness application for businesses that have obtained loans via the Paycheck Protection Program.  In addition to the full forgiveness application, the SBA… Read more »

Here’s the latest this weekend on the COVID-19 crisis: As we begin a new week, here is the status of the COVID-19 outbreak in the counties that make up the 7th District: Bladen County: 188 cases, 2 deaths Brunswick County: 206 cases, 3 deaths Columbus County: 415 cases, 29 deaths Duplin County: 1,150 cases, 20 death Johnston County:… Read more »

Here is today’s update: My staff continues to communicate with the State Department regarding the processing of passport applications and renewals.  Here is the latest update: Per a conference call with the State Department yesterday, we have been advised that the State Department has now deemed employees who process passports as “mission critical”… Read more »

Here are the latest updates for today: The IRS is reminding taxpayers to be on guard against tax fraud and other scams related to the COVID-19 outbreak.  The IRS reports detecting a variety of scams related to CARES Act stimulus payments, using the payments as a cover to steal personal information or money from unsuspecting taxpayers.  Other COVID-19 scams include… Read more »

Here’s today’s update: North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services has released new health guidelines to help our K-12 public schools re-open safely for in-person instruction for the 2020-2021 schoo year.  The StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit lays out best practices that schools can follow to help keep students,… Read more »

Here’s Monday’s COVID-19 update: Over the weekend, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services reported the state’s highest one day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 1,370 cases reported.  The percent of tests that were positive climbed to 10 percent.  In addition, hospitalizations have exceeded 700… Read more »

Here’s the latest this weekend on the COVID-19 crisis: As we begin a new week, here is the status of the COVID-19 outbreak in the counties that make up the 7th District: Bladen County: 162 cases, 2 deaths Brunswick County: 142 cases, 3 deaths Columbus County: 368 cases, 27 deaths Duplin County: 1,006 cases, 19 death Johnston County:… Read more »

Here’s today’s update: Some good news on the economic front: new numbers out today indicate the unemployment rate has fallen to 13.3% in May, down from 14.7% a month earlier, while the U.S. economy added some 2.5 million jobs.  Experts had been predicting a 7.5 million job loss. This is an encouraging indicator that despite the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak,… Read more »