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Our office continues to monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Arthur.
 
Last weekend, the N.C. Division of Employment Security quietly changed the reporting of unemployment insurance claims, resulting in a significantly lower count of claims activity since March 15.
Last weekend, the N.C. Division of Employment Security quietly changed the reporting of unemployment insurance claims, resulting in a significantly lower count of claims activity since March 15.
 
Gov. Roy Cooper recently made it easier for people to apply for Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Gov. Roy Cooper recently made it easier for people to apply for Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 outbreak.
 
Our office continues to monitor Tropical Storm Arthur as it progresses along the Eastern US.
Our office continues to monitor Tropical Storm Arthur as it progresses along the Eastern US.
 
Here is a PDF version of the latest Coronavirus updates regarding Beaufort County the Region and North Carolina.
Here is a PDF version of the latest Coronavirus updates regarding Beaufort County the Region and North Carolina.
 
Challenges persist in getting students meals and reliable internet access while schools remain closed.
Challenges persist in getting students meals and reliable internet access while schools remain closed.
 
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging churches to follow restrictions prohibiting indoor services, but acknowledges law enforcement officers’ leeway in choosing what to enforce.
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging churches to follow restrictions prohibiting indoor services, but acknowledges law enforcement officers’ leeway in choosing what to enforce.
 
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives.
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives.
 
For North Carolina’s restaurants and private clubs, a future of social distancing after COVID-19 is full of question marks.
For North Carolina’s restaurants and private clubs, a future of social distancing after COVID-19 is full of question marks.
 
Beaufort County Community College is offering healthcare classes starting in June through its Continuing Education Division.
Beaufort County Community College is offering healthcare classes starting in June through its Continuing Education Division.
 
A collection of churches filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, May 14, challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order banning mass gatherings, a move that has severely limited indoor worship services.
A collection of churches filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, May 14, challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order banning mass gatherings, a move that has severely limited indoor worship services.
 
Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, wants the governor to give counties the option to reopen hair salons and barber shops, which, like other small businesses, are left crippled by the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, wants the governor to give counties the option to reopen hair salons and barber shops, which, like other small businesses, are left crippled by the COVID-19 lockdowns.
 
Beaufort County Community College’s Small Business Center has online workshops coming up, some which deal with the COVID-19 shutdown and some that help build or start a strong small business.
Beaufort County Community College’s Small Business Center has online workshops coming up, some which deal with the COVID-19 shutdown and some that help build or start a strong small business.
 
Beaufort County Community College has moved some previously scheduled Continuing Education classes online.
 
East Carolina University student Jason Pilkington loves to be outside and build relationships with people.
East Carolina University student Jason Pilkington loves to be outside and build relationships with people.
 
Beaufort businessman Randy Ramsey has been elected permanent chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors.
Beaufort businessman Randy Ramsey has been elected permanent chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors.
 
A group of lawmakers who oversee program oversight is working on a draft bill designed to promote transparency and objectivity as they relate to penalties issued by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
A group of lawmakers who oversee program oversight is working on a draft bill designed to promote transparency and objectivity as they relate to penalties issued by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
 
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released “The Employment Situation — April 2020” Friday stating the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was 14.7%.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released “The Employment Situation — April 2020” Friday stating the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was 14.7%.
 
The coronavirus pandemic has kept North Carolina’s gyms and fitness centers closed, even as the state enters Phase One of reopening the economy.
The coronavirus pandemic has kept North Carolina’s gyms and fitness centers closed, even as the state enters Phase One of reopening the economy.
 
A Raleigh lawyer is criticizing Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to allow only outdoor church services.
 
A small group of N.C. voters are suing the state and the N.C. State Board of Elections over absentee voting regulations, but demands in the lawsuit may lead to election fraud, or the appearance thereof, legal and political analysts say.
A small group of N.C. voters are suing the state and the N.C. State Board of Elections over absentee voting regulations, but demands in the lawsuit may lead to election fraud, or the appearance thereof, legal and political analysts say.
 
The coronavirus recession, the Great Lockdown, and the Great Suppression are all terms used to describe the global economic downturn produced by COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The coronavirus recession, the Great Lockdown, and the Great Suppression are all terms used to describe the global economic downturn produced by COVID-19 mitigation measures.
 
Students’ life-changing trips to other countries altered by pandemic
Students’ life-changing trips to other countries altered by pandemic
 
Some Senate Republicans want to take the teeth from Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders, which they say are killing small businesses.
Some Senate Republicans want to take the teeth from Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 emergency executive orders, which they say are killing small businesses.
 
The N.C. Department of Transportation overspent its budget by $742 million last year, a new state audit report shows.
The N.C. Department of Transportation overspent its budget by $742 million last year, a new state audit report shows.
 
After Gov. Roy Cooper ordered restaurants and bars closed starting March 16 due to the coronavirus, unemployment benefit claims in North Carolina skyrocketed.
After Gov. Roy Cooper ordered restaurants and bars closed starting March 16 due to the coronavirus, unemployment benefit claims in North Carolina skyrocketed.
 
The coronavirus has spread beyond the threat of infection.
 
Beaufort County Community College congratulates Savannah O’Brien on becoming a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Beaufort County Community College congratulates Savannah O’Brien on becoming a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 
Gov. Roy Cooper was noncommittal during a Monday, May 4 news conference on whether the state will begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions on May 8, or extend the order.
Gov. Roy Cooper was noncommittal during a Monday, May 4 news conference on whether the state will begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions on May 8, or extend the order.
 
The N.C. General Assembly passed two bills to deal with fallout from COVID-19.
The N.C. General Assembly passed two bills to deal with fallout from COVID-19.
 
In North Carolina and across the country, Americans have coalesced into two angry factions based on how they feel about statewide lockdown orders like the one that Gov. Roy Cooper imposed on North Carolinians last month.
In North Carolina and across the country, Americans have coalesced into two angry factions based on how they feel about statewide lockdown orders like the one that Gov. Roy Cooper imposed on North Carolinians last month.
 
Appropriation leaders in the House and Senate are busy working behind closed doors to find consensus on a COVID-19 relief package.
Appropriation leaders in the House and Senate are busy working behind closed doors to find consensus on a COVID-19 relief package.
 
COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, April 30, but North Carolinians are going to be at home at least a week longer — and most shuttered businesses won’t be up-and-running again anytime soon.
COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, April 30, but North Carolinians are going to be at home at least a week longer — and most shuttered businesses won’t be up-and-running again anytime soon.
 
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
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
 
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