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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.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2020 @ 3:48 pm
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The latest legal challenge to North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarships has yet to head to a courtroom.
Published: Sunday, September 13th, 2020 @ 11:12 pm
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It’s a beautiful day for golfing in Pinehurst, or so North Carolina’s politicians would have you believe.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 4:47 pm
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N.C. bar owners are planning another rally Thursday, Sept. 10, as part of a months-long effort to persuade Gov. Roy Cooper to reopen bars.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2020 @ 1:03 pm
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Most North Carolina schoolchildren began this academic year trying to learn from home rather than at school.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2020 @ 12:08 pm
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Will Easter is a promising N.C. musician. A career just starting to take off.
Published: Friday, September 11th, 2020 @ 6:53 am
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You surely recognize the name Frederick Douglass and know the major role he played in American history after escaping his enslavement in Maryland in 1838.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2020 @ 3:30 pm
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For the first time in more than 20 years, Chef Felicia Daniel has no plans for autumn in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
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Some N.C. felons who have finished their active prison time will be able to cast ballots in the 2020 election, based on a 2-1 ruling from a state Superior Court panel.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:24 am
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North Carolina continues to grapple with COVID-19. During the early days of the pandemic, the state’s strategy was clear.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2020 @ 12:16 pm
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Republican lawmakers presented a $1 billion COVID-19 package during a Tuesday, Sept. 1, news conference.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2020 @ 12:43 am
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A three-judge panel has rejected a plea to block absentee ballot witness requirements for North Carolina’s fall election.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 6:24 pm
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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.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 3:24 pm
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Gov. Roy Cooper will move North Carolina into Phase 2.5 on Friday, Sept. 4, when gyms and bowling alleys will be able to operate at 30% capacity.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 11:29 am
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If you haven’t experienced a Mark Robinson speech, you’re missing a gifted orator.
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 5:37 am
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Though Gov. Roy Cooper will ease some coronavirus restrictions in September, bars and private clubs may remain shuttered, Carolina Journal has learned.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 4:31 pm
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Judge David Lee, the overseer of the Leandro case, approved a plan Tuesday, Sept. 1, calling for millions more in education spending to meet North Carolina’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound, basic education to every child.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 3:41 pm
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A 2,367 square-foot house, built about 2016, sits deep in the woods off Poplar Hill Road east of Fayetteville.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 12:48 pm
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When the discussion turns to Opportunity Scholarships, it’s not hard to make Janet Nunn cry.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 @ 9:54 am
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For the first time in state history, the governor is introducing a budget proposal in August.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 10:02 pm
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The N.C. Senate’s leader on election law issues is blasting the latest lawsuit from Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 10:40 am
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History repeats itself, but with slight variations.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 4:36 am
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Gov. Roy Cooper has no personal stake in the outcome of Desmond v. News and Observer.
Published: Saturday, August 29th, 2020 @ 11:00 pm
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These lockdowns, mandates, and suppressions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Saturday, August 29th, 2020 @ 9:21 am
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North Carolina’s public schools and universities are asking the General Assembly for millions more to deal with COVID-19 challenges.
Published: Saturday, August 29th, 2020 @ 8:37 am
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a $25 billion budget, Wednesday, Aug. 26, to expand Medicaid, increase unemployment benefits, give teachers higher bonuses, and cut funding to Opportunity Scholarships.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2020 @ 2:08 pm
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About a dozen protesters stood in the rain on an Asheville sidewalk at Mission Health on Friday, Aug. 21. Some held umbrellas or “Vote No” signs.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2020 @ 7:23 am
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University of North Carolina leaders, students, and faculty are blaming each other for the growing number of COVID-19 cases on campuses.
Published: Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 @ 10:36 am
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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.
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 @ 8:56 pm
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The COVID-19 response in America has focused on several fronts.
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 @ 1:59 pm
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State Board of Education member James Ford tied “swing voters” and “white moderates” to “white supremacy” in a late-night tweet Monday, Aug. 17.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 6:07 pm
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Facing federal charges of making a false statement to a bank and failing to file a tax return, powerful N.C. state lawmaker David Lewis has resigned from his position “effective immediately.”
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 1:34 pm
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North Carolina has safeguards for voting by mail that other states lack.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 12:50 am
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Regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit pitting N.C. bowling alley owners against Gov. Roy Cooper, the case already has offered us an important reminder about North Carolinians’ fundamental rights.
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2020 @ 5:30 am
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