A group of Wake County parents has written Gov. Roy Cooper asking him to reopen schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed bipartisan legislation to reopen N.C. public schools statewide.
Published: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 @ 1:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mental health experts who are also parents with students in Wake County Public Schools are sounding an alarm over a rising mental health crisis due to a lack of full-time classroom instruction.
Published: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 @ 8:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Our legislators were correct in forcing the issue to reopen our schools.
Published: Sunday, February 28th, 2021 @ 10:41 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Private bars will open at limited capacity under a new executive decree from the governor, although at the same time he called for more direct government aid to prop up failing businesses.
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2021 @ 2:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Meagen O’Connell couldn’t stomach the thought of missing her son’s games.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Stocks for movie theaters saw a surge this week after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) said that certain chains in New York City can reopen if they follow Covid-19 safety restrictions.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Republicans in the General Assembly are criticizing Gov. Roy Cooper for his inaction on a bill that would reopen schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, a bipartisan coalition of the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly passed SB37 to safely reopen North Carolina public schools.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 9:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Democrats Led By Governor Cooper Continue To Delay School Reopening
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Greenville bar owner heads to court this afternoon to seek permission to reopen.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 12:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on SB37
Published: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 @ 11:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s call for more money for schools while also indicating he would veto a bill that could send students back to school has many in the state scratching their heads.
Published: Monday, February 15th, 2021 @ 9:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This afternoon Rep. Brian Farkas took the first significant vote of his career — to keep students out of classrooms.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 1:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. lawmakers have sent a bill to reopen schools for K-12 students to the Senate floor.
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2021 @ 5:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki falsely claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had not released guidance to reopen schools, despite the CDC Director calling for the immediate reopening of schools without the vaccination of teachers.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2021 @ 11:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Senate has tentatively voted to reopen schools, despite pushback from Democrats to block full in-person learning for older students.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2021 @ 10:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Cooper’s comments stopped short of requiring schools to reopen. He said that’s a local decision.
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reiterated on Wednesday that schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021 @ 11:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Both political parties are throwing their weight behind school reopening in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2021 @ 11:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A former Carolina Panthers star has now become an advocate for re-opening North Carolina schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Newly sworn in Chief Justice Paul Newby is wasting little time in getting North Carolina’s court system back up and running.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 @ 7:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new national study says that it appears safe to reopen schools for in-person instruction in counties with lower rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2021 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Bar Owners Association, in a news release, says the N.C. ABC has canceled some 120 permits for private bars, without notice.
Published: Monday, January 18th, 2021 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is walking back reopening with a new stay-at-home order, starting Friday, Dec. 11, when North Carolina effectively shuts down from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Published: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One of the most contentious issues in the recent North Carolina state superintendent race was whether or not to allow schools to reopen across the state.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 4:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The pandemic and the government’s general response has exposed a curious paradox.
Published: Friday, October 9th, 2020 @ 10:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday, Governor Cooper announced that North Carolina will ease some restrictions as the state moves into Phase 3 on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 5 p.m. Executive Order 169 will be in effect through October 23, 2020.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 @ 11:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Reopening the economy during COVID-19 is a hotly contested issue in the race for N.C. Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Reopening schools is the top priority of Catherine Truitt, the Republican candidate for state superintendent.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 3:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Winter is coming, and small businesses are running out of time.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 1:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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