Two women from Wilson are the latest North Carolinians to plead guilty to fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Act (PPP) loans in a nationwide multi-million COVID-19 fraud scheme.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 12:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted in a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve might not guarantee large deposits at small community banks like they did for a failed California bank.
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 @ 11:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) attempted to demonstrate her support of Michigan’s small businesses Tuesday, promising her commitment to the local economy.
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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Polling shows that nearly three-in-four North Carolinians support school choice.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As we enter July of 2022, Americans all over the country will begin their July 4th preparations. They will soon be confronted once again with the harsh reality of elevated prices due to continuing inflation.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sixteen N.C. restaurants forced to reduce their service or close during Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID shutdowns in 2020 will not be able to use their insurance to cover their losses.
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 8:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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My daily walk to and from school in first grade was past the house of the neighborhood bully. Day after day I came home crying.
Published: Monday, November 8th, 2021 @ 11:08 am
By: Tom Campbell
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There’s no sugarcoating it: More that 50 percent of North Carolina’s school children failed to achieve grade-level expectations last year.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 9:09 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, was joined by House budget chairs Monday, Aug. 9, for a news conference outlining the chamber’s biennial proposal.
Published: Monday, August 16th, 2021 @ 3:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jim Geraghty of National Review Online takes issue with the latest pronouncement from President Biden’s top spokeswoman.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act (HELP Act) and the Strategic Acquisition and Floodplain Efficiency Reform Act (SAFER Act), legislation to help communities recover from natural disasters.
Published: Thursday, June 17th, 2021 @ 2:51 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since the beginning of 2021.
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 8:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A legislative bill that would allocate $750 million in federal relief money toward broadband growth has passed the House Appropriations Committee.
Published: Monday, May 31st, 2021 @ 8:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the NC House voted 112-1 to pass House Bill 334 — Temporarily Align PPP Treatment to Federal Treatment
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 8:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In case you’re wondering what’s happened with all the money appropriated to public schools through the federal ‘relief’ bills, you’re not alone.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 9:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State House lawmakers from two of the state's largest school districts are calling on Governor Roy Cooper to stop delaying and sign Senate Bill 37, which ensures every family in North Carolina has access to in-person learning in K-12 public schools if they so choose.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Department of Public Instruction spent $76 million of Coronavirus Relief Funds without making sure the money was helping students, a new audit report says.
Published: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 @ 8:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, New Vision Therapy is still fighting the opioid epidemic.
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 8:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday sent a letter to North Carolina’s Congressional delegates asking the federal government for more financial help.
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2020 @ 11:13 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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Tyrrell County may offer a sobering preview.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 5:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly has tough decisions to make, and little time to make them.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 11:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the General Assembly introduced COVID-19 related relief packages this week as a new legislative session begins.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NCACC staff continues to work with local, state, and federal partners this week as counties continue vital work in response to the COVID-19 crisis
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 6:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The John Locke Foundation is leading a national effort to highlight a critical flaw in the $2 trillion federal relief package tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The coronavirus outbreak is ravaging North Carolina’s health care system — threatening to shutter medical practices and worsen shortages of care during the coronavirus surge.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 12:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican lawmakers are considering temporarily expanding Medicaid to cover uninsured residents’ coronavirus testing and treatment, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said during a meeting of the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group.
Published: Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 @ 12:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The John Locke Foundation is leading a national effort to highlight a critical flaw in the $2 trillion federal relief package tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 @ 9:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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