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In a few weeks, New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 1:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, May 21, requires recipients of unemployment benefits to prove they are searching for work to continue receiving benefits.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mason Via of Danbury is having a lot of fun.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers and the governor are moving bills and disclosing recommendations for using money from the American Rescue Plan, some $5.7 billion.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In anticipation of delayed results from the U.S. Census this year, N.C. lawmakers have introduced a bill that gives local municipalities the option of delaying their 2021 elections to 2022.
Published: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Slow permitting process, intentional slow-walking of approval could hurt one of North Carolina’s poorest counties.
Published: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 @ 2:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 2:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan HB934 would let parents apply for up to $3,000 grants for tutors, counseling, and other educational support to mitigate the damage of closed schools
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 6:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A conservative group within the U.S. House of Representatives is backing Rep. Richard Hudson’s plan to strengthen protection for gun owners who carry concealed firearms in public.
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 @ 8:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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When it comes to our business climate and economic prospects, North Carolinians are used to receiving accolades.
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A hundred new clean energy jobs in a Tier One county are put on hold while the company awaits judication on their modified permit.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 10:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s history of drawing congressional and legislative districts is challenging to defend for both political parties.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 10:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is among the top five states in the nation on metrics such as tax rates, size of state government, and income transfer programs, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 10:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former President Donald Trump will deliver the featured remarks at next month’s state Republican Party convention in Greenville.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 10:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Board of Elections voted Friday, May 14, to rehire Karen Brinson Bell as executive director.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 4:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Polling trends along with changing demographics of the electorate are key to 2022
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 10:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, says Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, should immediately withdraw his imposed mask mandate.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 9:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the waning hours of crossover week, the N.C. House passed a bill to open new funding sources and add flexibility to charter schools.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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“This bill does not change what history can and cannot be taught. It simply prevents schools from endorsing discriminatory concepts," said Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 813 cleared the State Government and Rules committee meetings Wednesday morning.
Published: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 @ 9:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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55% of N.C. voters think the nation is headed in the wrong direction, while 39% think we are on the right path.
Published: Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 @ 12:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 21st, 2021 @ 2:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House Republicans have filed an ambitious bill that will allocate three quarters of a billion federal dollars toward broadband.
Published: Thursday, May 20th, 2021 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"It’s scary and a lot of people are panicking.”
Published: Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 @ 11:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Liberal activist the Rev. William Barber is loudly calling for a special prosecutor to take over the case of Andrew Brown
Published: Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 @ 6:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The teaching of critical race theory as the only explanation of America’s past would be outlawed in public schools under a bill approved by the N.C. House Education Committee on Tuesday, May 11.
Published: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three N.C. House members rated as "hostile" to taxpayers
Published: Monday, May 17th, 2021 @ 1:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you follow state politics, you have no doubt heard of crossover day on the legislative calendar.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 9:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A series profiling candidates for U.S. Senate in 2022
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 12:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. senators are moving forward an omnibus criminal justice reform bill that would make a wide range of changes to state law in response to recent cases of rioting, violence against first responders, and accusations of police brutality.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bill would eliminate provisions that broadly criminalize rules violations of certain occupational licensing boards
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hines' move heads off a primary against incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC-5
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 7:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new lawsuit filed Friday, May 7, in Carteret County would end Gov. Roy Cooper’s ability to issue executive orders linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 9:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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