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A new report from the Fordham Institute argues that North Carolina’s controversial social studies standards flunk the test on history and civics, ranking worst in the Southeast.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A congressman from North Carolina has introduced a new bill to expand broadband access in rural America.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 12:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is urging other members of the Council of State to push their own staffs to get vaccinated.
Published: Wednesday, August 11th, 2021 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Some Republican members of the N.C. Council of State used a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, to underscore the challenges employers face in finding workers because
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal recently reported on the second quarter federal fundraising numbers for declared U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate’s top officer is continuing to highlight his concerns about the agenda of “antiracist” summer camps and teacher workshops tied to the Durham Public Schools.
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 2:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Rep. Jerry Carter, 66, a Rockingham County minister and chaplain with the State Highway Patrol, died Tuesday morning.
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 6:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The general counsel to Gov. Roy Cooper is returning to private practice.
Published: Monday, August 9th, 2021 @ 1:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State auditors found Roanoke-Chowan Community College issued more than $10.3 million in checks with invalid signatures between August 2019 and August 2020, putting the school at increased risk of fraud.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Given the freedom to choose whether to mandate masks for students, school boards across the state have begun voting to make face coverings optional for the coming school year.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 1:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The new guidance comes amid recent spikes in cases of the Delta Variant, spurring new federal guidance on masks and vaccine mandates for federal employees.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 3:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate leader Phil Berger is drawing attention to his concerns about the latest federal health guidance on COVID-19 and masks.
Published: Friday, August 6th, 2021 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to cut $40 million from the federal Charter Schools Program, in a major policy shift away from the bipartisan support that charter schools have enjoyed in recent years.
Published: Friday, August 6th, 2021 @ 3:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Biden is expected to announce Thursday, July 29, that all federal employees must be vaccinated or submit to rigorous COVID testing.
Published: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 @ 7:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Stabilizing braces on firearms are designed for disabled gun owners
Published: Thursday, August 5th, 2021 @ 5:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public school districts in North Carolina have received about $5.3 billion in COVID-related relief from the federal government.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 4:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A couple of weeks after announcing his retirement from Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet, Erik Hooks is in line for a top federal emergency management post.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 9:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Things are quiet this week on Jones Street in Raleigh, even as work on a state budget plan, which the governor may or may not sign, looms in the legislature.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 6:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The voices of those urging government officials to rely on individual liberty and personality responsibility as the founding principles relate to getting the COVID vaccine are getting louder.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 4:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House will consider a bill Monday to allow mental health counselors to work across state lines.
Published: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Ollie Mulligan, this week from an airport somewhere in the Northeast, talked about his upcoming flight home, about returning to his native Ireland, to County Kildare.
Published: Monday, August 2nd, 2021 @ 4:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has approved a final deal with the House for a bill to defer certain ABC renewal fees.
Published: Monday, August 2nd, 2021 @ 8:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The organization’s commissioner, Que Tucker, tells media that she believes the bill is the product of racism.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 8:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in March announced the launch of a task force to address growing concern grew among public school parents about political and cultural indoctrination in the classroom
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper will allow existing state mask mandates to expire on July 30, but he’s recommending required masking for public school students in kindergarten through middle school.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that advocates say would boost access to dentistry, especially in the state’s rural areas, is sailing through the General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 2:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC High School Athletics Association mounts massive effort to block their dismantling
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 1:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly 2 million Americans have turned down jobs because the unemployment benefits are too lucrative
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The legislative proposal would end private non-profit’s control of high school sports
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association’s role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“The time has clearly come for the federal government to take on a larger role in the growing fight against cyber criminals.”
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 9:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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UNC system says it lacks the legal authority to mandate the COVID vaccine.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 8:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly may allocate hundreds of millions in federal relief toward closing the digital divide this session
Published: Thursday, July 29th, 2021 @ 6:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We expect health care providers to focus on improving people’s lives.
Published: Monday, July 26th, 2021 @ 8:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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