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This contention leaves open the question of whether state government and the reporters are collecting and analyzing the right data the right way.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 1:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Trump promised fast approval of a COVID-19 vaccine when he came to North Carolina to talk about the progress of a potential vaccine candidate.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A lawsuit pitting the two major-party contenders in North Carolina’s governor’s race will head to a court hearing Aug. 4.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Chances are pretty good that you don’t have an extra $40,000 to throw away on new government-mandated expenses this year.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 @ 4:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s largest teacher organization is suing to kill a program helping low-income families send their children to private schools.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced Friday, July 24, he wouldn’t seek a 10th term in the General Assembly.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 4:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Union County teacher recently declared, “This might be rude, but I don’t care about parent child care issues.
Published: Sunday, July 26th, 2020 @ 4:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians know more about COVID-19 hospitalizations than they did a week ago.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 9:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As death rates spike across the nation, no one knows how many North Carolinians have died since the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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When she found a job in May, Greensboro resident Alyssa Trent started working in a call center for unemployment benefits.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 3:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is keeping tuition and fees the same no matter what happens with COVID-19.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2020 @ 2:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An updated tool for voter statistics could provide clarity for North Carolinians during a global pandemic and disrupted election.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2020 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s school reopening plan creates confusion when parents and kids need a clear path forward, one education expert says.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 6:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Saturday night, Jennifer Clapton stood in a brightly lit bowling alley, watching her autistic, 22-year-old son laugh.
Published: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 @ 3:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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HBO probably never expected one of its high-profile dramas to deliver a message about overly burdensome occupational licensing.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The turmoil surrounding COVID-19 derailed much of the work the General Assembly had done before the pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 6:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper dithered for weeks on schools before issuing a one-size-fits all reopening plan filled with confusion and contradictions.
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2020 @ 1:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Tuesday, July 14, news conference that schools can reopen in the fall with a mix of in-person instruction and remote learning.
Published: Sunday, July 19th, 2020 @ 9:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Checks and balances within our government’s structure play an important role.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 3:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Decisions about N.C. schools, jobs, and businesses made behind fog of unclear information
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This summer’s racial protests and violence have propelled the issue of slavery reparations under the national spotlight.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 5:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The end of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline shuts the door on one example of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive overreach.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2020 @ 4:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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America’s convoluted, public-private health care system is filled with bad policies and inefficiencies.
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 @ 11:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While public schools wait for Gov. Roy Cooper to decide how classes will look this year, private schools are finalizing plans for reopening.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 shutdowns have ravaged rural health care.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 @ 3:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A N.C. Business Court judge is working through several cases against Gov. Roy Cooper from business owners seeking to reopen.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2020 @ 1:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly was correct in voting — unanimously — to extend a deadline for businesses to renew state alcohol permits.
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2020 @ 2:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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, July 10th, 2020 @ 4:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tensions between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and some Republican members of the Council of State surfaced again.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a rule banning religious private schools from participating in scholarship programs.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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During a 2020 legislative session immersed in financial doubt and civil unrest, Republican lawmakers flailed against Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power, fighting executive orders they say hurt North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bowling alleys in North Carolina can reopen, though bars, gyms, and amusement parks remain closed.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Local and national headlines have highlighted recent battles involving history.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Incoming University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans has accepted a $400,000 base salary — significantly less than the earnings of some peers and predecessors.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2020 @ 5:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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