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The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the North Carolina Department of Labor levied $5,600 in fines on Winston Weaver Co. based on information from interviews with company employees.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced it has approved the state's application for funding under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).

Sessions will deal with bullying, suicide, opioids and other substance use among other challenges children now face. The training also will address trauma and victimization among children and adolescents, and how all of these things impact school climate and school safety.

The state Court of Appeals says it will begin revealing whether petition rulings are unanimous or 2-1 votes. That will happen the day the order becomes public. The names of the judges on the panel and their individual votes will follow 90 days later.

The change comes following an appeals court ruling. The State Board of Elections said the expanded scope of who can register and vote begins Wednesday. A law meant to prevent felons from having voting rights restored while they are on probation, parole or post-release supervision is before the state Supreme Court.

The three companies named in the suit operate processing plants in Morganton, Wilkesboro, Dobson, Siler City, and other communities across the state.

After stalling in the House, advocates hope that state lawmakers will pass a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Clean Energy Pre-Apprenticeship Program is part of a larger plan to build a workforce that will sustain the future of green energy.

Skvarla served as secretary of what is now called the Department of Environmental Quality. He worked there for McCrory in 2013 and 2014. In early 2015, he moved over to become McCrory’s commerce secretary.

The director of the State Bureau of Investigation says his agency is focusing more resources on opioid trafficking.