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Private bars will open at limited capacity under a new executive decree from the governor, although at the same time he called for more direct government aid to prop up failing businesses.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2021 @ 2:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would mandate recipients of unemployment benefits actively search for work, a requirement that hasn’t been in place since the pandemic began in March.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Meagen O’Connell couldn’t stomach the thought of missing her son’s games.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans in the General Assembly are criticizing Gov. Roy Cooper for his inaction on a bill that would reopen schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two third-party options could be off the North Carolina ballot unless each gathers enough signatures to petition the State Board of Elections to be added again for future elections.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 8:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If I want to raise a conservative friend’s blood pressure these days, I’ll ask him what he thinks about North Carolina’s senior U.S. senator, Richard Burr.
Published: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Free-market advocates in North Carolina are optimistic the relaxing of regulations in the state will help promote the growth of broadband and help close the digital divide.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 6:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you ever needed proof that corporate cronyism is a timeless practice, here’s a story for you.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When it comes to giving out business incentives, you won’t find North Carolina at the top of the list.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 8:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Five years after House Bill 2 put North Carolina at the center of national controversy, cities in the state’s liberal enclaves are once again discussing discrimination and the LGBT community.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 3:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Leaders in the General Assembly are planning to beef up the legislature’s oversight of state government, creating a new system that will be quick to act and more responsive to pressing issues in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We’ve had a lot of rainy days in North Carolina lately, both literally and figuratively.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office Thursday, Feb. 18, found the state Department of Health and Human Services did a poor job of gatekeeping the Medicaid Provider Enrollment process.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 12:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper may not even realize it, but he’s fallen into a weird pattern of announcing priorities.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 1:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina colleges face plenty of challenges, from COVID recovery to a fast-changing economy.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 9:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The two U.S. Senate elections in Georgia are over, and now the overall national election results are known.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars closed across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Greenville bar owner heads to court this afternoon to seek permission to reopen.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a bill that would offer a voluntary summer school program for North Carolina students.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Residents Unhappy With Vaccine Rollout in N.C., Poll Says; Cooper Talks About Equitable DistributionMost North Carolinians don’t approve of the state’s vaccine rollout.
Published: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 @ 10:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With COVID-19 cases declining and vaccines rolling out, states across the U.S. are beginning to lift restrictions on gatherings and businesses.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 8:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. GOP Chairman Michael Whatley says former President Trump will inevitably cast a long shadow in North Carolina politics for the foreseeable future.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 4:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public education has a lot of problems these days.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 11:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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After a slow start, North Carolina is ramping up its COVID-19 vaccinations.
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 9:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s call for more money for schools while also indicating he would veto a bill that could send students back to school has many in the state scratching their heads.
Published: Monday, February 15th, 2021 @ 9:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Education workers will leap to the head of the line for COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 24.
Published: Monday, February 15th, 2021 @ 12:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call for more spending.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue forecast.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Lee County School Board voted unanimously to take no action against Republican board member Sherry-Lynn Womack after board attorney Jimmy Love found she violated no board policies by attending the Trump Rally in Washington, D.C., last month.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 9:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Americans’ victory in the Cold War owed at least some degree of debt to the old “three-legged stool” of the post-World War II conservative movement.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 2:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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If one isn’t paying attention to Second Amendment issues, they might not know North Carolina has lost a lot of ground compared to other states over the past few decades.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 1:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina, which saw a tightening of the presidential race in the 2020 election, was among the states that saw an influx of money from Mark Zuckerberg in the months leading up to the voting.
Published: Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 @ 8:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill seeking to extend a delay on payment deadlines for certain alcohol permits quickly cleared an N.C. House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Published: Monday, February 8th, 2021 @ 9:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Democrat-controlled N.C. State Board of Education approved Thursday, Feb. 4, a sweeping rewrite of the state’s social studies standards that will now teach nearly every aspect of American history through the lens of racism and discrimination.
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2021 @ 1:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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