On March 10th our General Assembly adjourned a session that spanned 14 months, starting in January of 2021.
Published: Monday, March 21st, 2022 @ 9:51 am
By: Tom Campbell
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On Thursday night, Dr. Anthony Fauci emerged from his relative silence recently to insist that a new variant of the COVID-19 virus meant that “we can’t just say we’re done.”
Published: Saturday, March 19th, 2022 @ 6:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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sociopathic school boards promote harmful ideological policies
Published: Saturday, March 19th, 2022 @ 8:12 am
By: John Steed
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is getting a slew of complaints from consumers over ever-rising gas prices.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 1:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, a Virginia judge denied Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R-VA) bid to allow parents to decide whether their children should wear masks at school. Following the judge’s order, Virginia Democrats issued a statement saying, “In a win for Virginia parents, courts rule against Youngkin’s executive overr
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 9:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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Conservatives slammed the political Left this week for trying to shift positions on COVID-19 restrictions by claiming that “the science has changed.”
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 @ 8:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Senate voted Wednesday evening to adjourn the longest long session of the legislature in decades, effective March 10.
Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2022 @ 1:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, the General Assembly returned to Raleigh and took up several votes, including an adjournment resolution for the 2021 session.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Even if things are still tense after the Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils during Coach K’s final home game this weekend, the counties where UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University respectively reside can come together on one thing: The need for indoor masking is officially over.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week marks the two-year anniversary of Gov. Roy Cooper’s state of emergency order due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has recommended schools and local governments transition from mask mandates to a mask-optional policies, and counties and towns across North Carolina are heeding the governor.
Published: Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 @ 5:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared that in a mere 18 years [exactly 18], all life on earth will be devastated by 127 [exactly 127] forms of "potentially irreversible" destruction.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 8:09 am
By: Guy Miller
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COVID-19 Situation Update: March 2
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 10:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams’ campaign claimed on Sunday that those who are attacking her for not wearing a mask in a room full of masked children were making a “false political attack.”
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 7:14 am
By: Daily Wire
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The speaker of the N.C. House of Representatives wants colleagues to override the governor’s veto of a bill ending school mask mandates. It would mark the first time in a year that lawmakers have tried to overturn a gubernatorial veto.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 1:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Parents across North Carolina want their voices heard on what’s best for their children, especially after two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, and changing curriculum.
Published: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 10:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the Free the Smiles Act. The bipartisan measure would have blocked mandatory mask policies in N.C. schools.
Published: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law:
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Wake County Public School Board voted for making masks recommended but not required for athletics immediately. The vote includes extracurricular activities, ending masks requirements on Friday, Feb. 25, and for classes starting March 7.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 Situation Update: February 23
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 2:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wake County Public School System announced in a letter to parents on its website Friday, Feb. 18, that masks will become optional in their schools “in the coming days,” while Lee and Wayne County school boards voted to immediately lift mask mandates.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, Feb.17, called for an end to local mask mandates for schools and local governments, though state lawmakers are seemingly forcing his hand.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week. Redistricting maps were the primary focus of the week to meet the NC Supreme Court deadline of Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 8:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A rally on Tuesday called to end the mask mandate in Wake County schools. More than 100 parents, grandparents, and students held signs and demonstrated in the cold outside Wake public school headquarters in Cary during a school board meeting.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 5:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 metrics and trends.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 11:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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The state’s Department of Health and Human Services says its newly revised K-12 Toolkit is a guideline for school districts, but it won’t hold up to state laws.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public schools have long been under the microscope and deservedly so, since they receive a large amount of our tax dollars and involve our most precious assets - our children
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending the mask mandate for public school children, N.C. Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, stated that the House would be advancing legislation to give parents the ability to opt-out.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican House Speaker urges governor to end masks mandates for students
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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so much for "trust the science" and mask mandates
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 1:25 pm
By: John Steed
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Will the people buy it?
Published: Friday, February 11th, 2022 @ 1:27 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Forced mask-wearing in schools has become one of the signature shames of our era.
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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