As North Carolina fights the coronavirus, the General Assembly should take a few simple, smart steps to keep public education on track and the economy afloat, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Closing the gap between what the private sector is able to provide to healthcare end-users and what is needed for the fight against COVID-19 is a key priority for the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, JLF’s Joe Coletti wrote a research brief on how North Carolina could use its funds to respond to the economic fallout of the Coronavirus.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The very next day, after Miss J, accepted my offer - her real estate agent called me.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:06 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Keeping the lights on. That’s the popular theme, for businesses — small and large — throughout the country.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 10:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Here is a collection of news and updates around the web for the Carolina Panthers
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 7:55 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 122 to help schools and local governments access state surplus property to help bridge gaps during the response to COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 7:50 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Sen. Richard Burr’s hometown newspaper—the Winston-Salem Journal—weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding North Carolina’s senior senator
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal government continues taking aggressive and proactive steps to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As coronavirus cases continue to rise in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide stay-at-home order during a March 27 news conference.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News’s Sean Hannity on Monday night that nations that are withholding numbers that accurately reflect the true extent of the coronavirus outbreaks from inside their countries are putting people’s lives at risk.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:35 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Roy Cooper ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to remain lowered to half-staff until sunset Friday, April 3, 2020 in honor of State Highway Patrol Trooper Nolan J. Sanders
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some governors, mayors, and county executives are already extending their shelter-in-place decrees and economic shutdowns beyond what President Trump has signaled he’ll do nationally.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 4:29 pm
By: LifeZette
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On Friday, March 20, 2020, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced his intention to rescue the State Health Plan with price transparency.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 4:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To help families access food during the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is temporarily increasing benefits for March 2020 and April 2020 to current Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) recipients in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 1:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Due to the Covid-19 outbreak and statewide order to stay at home the meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020 has been cancelled.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 1:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review:
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 1:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A priceless work by artist Vincent Van Gogh was stolen overnight in what authorities are calling a “daring” art heist at the Singer Laren museum in Amsterdam.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 1:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Last week Gov. Roy Cooper extended the closure of all public schools in North Carolina through May 15 via executive order. Among other things, Cooper said the extension is necessary to promote public health and safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Purple and Gold Bus Tour rolls through eastern North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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The State Board of Elections and N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles have launched a service to allow NCDMV customers to apply to register to vote or update existing voter registration information online.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Jerry Rogers writes for Real Clear Health about the important role of telemedicine in addressing the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Automotive Commercials Used To Be Hard To Create But Not Anymore.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:25 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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On St. Patrick’s Day, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order, and the biggest item in the order was shutting down all bars and sit-down rsestaurants effective 5 p.m. that same day.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Guns, assembly, even religion are now on the chopping block.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 8:03 am
By: LifeZette
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The federal government continues taking aggressive and proactive steps to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 7:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Emily Larsen of the Washington Examiner looks into the long-term implications of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden’s leftward drift.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 7:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Solid Waste Committee meeting that was scheduled for Thursday, April 2, 2020 has been canceled.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Responding to the coronavirus outbreak, at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, more than a million more North Carolinians face a stay at home order, issued Thursday afternoon by the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections will hold a telephonic meeting beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following information is as of 3pm
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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K-12 schools in North Carolina are currently shut down due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but they are not the only educational institutions that are being rocked by the virus.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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