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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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A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars closed across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. But few in North Carolina can argue that they’ve taken as big a hit as owners and operators of private bars.
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Among the North Carolina businesses hardest hit by Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdowns are bars, taverns, and distillers.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Singer Kid Rock has put his money where his mouth is by donating $100,000 to the Barstool Fund that will help small businesses struggling to survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ushered in a wave of lockdowns across the country,.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2021 @ 10:38 am
By: Daily Wire
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Owners of a popular Greenville bar claim Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 shutdown orders violate their constitutional rights.
Published: Friday, January 1st, 2021 @ 9:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper — and scores of politicians like them — have since March imposed noxious closures and lockdowns with the altruistic goal of keeping us safe.
Published: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 @ 4:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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
By: Carolina Journal
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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
By: Carolina Journal
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Bars in North Carolina will remain closed, a judge ruled Friday, June 26.
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 @ 6:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House failed to override a veto on a bill to reopen gyms and bars Wednesday, June 24, sealing the fate of hundreds of businesses around the state.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2020 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill opening gyms and bars.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Just off North Carolina’s Highway 55 sits a tiny biker bar near the line of Wake and Harnett counties.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper late in the afternoon of Friday, June 5, vetoed a bill that would have reopened private bars and clubs, as well as expanded outdoor seating in restaurants and brewpubs.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 @ 3:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill reopening gyms and bars and expanding seating in restaurants has cleared the General Assembly.
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2020 @ 7:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate plans to vote Tuesday, June 9, on legislation that would reopen gyms, bars, and expand in-person dining at restaurants.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 3:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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People are more important than property, Cooper tweeted.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 6:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper should stop picking winners and losers in business as he reopens North Carolina’s economy, says N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 9:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Tattoo parlors are safe enough to reopen. Gyms, yoga studios, and public playgrounds aren’t.
Published: Friday, May 22nd, 2020 @ 4:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Council of State didn't approve EO, Forest says; unclear how new UI rules will work
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 10:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Funds will help workers forced to go without a paycheck, waives requirements to speed up benefit eligibility
Published: Thursday, March 19th, 2020 @ 9:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force are holding a media briefing today at 2 pm.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 @ 11:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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In 2001, the voters in Mississippi decided the keep the stars and bars on their flag.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 5:58 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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A new audit shows that the agency that spent $29 million training blind North Carolinians to operate snack bars had no way of tracking whether the program actually helped those blind operators.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 6:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I guess the Feds wanted a Second Civil War in the 1950s and went after the children. Obviously the Schools were separate. I attended one. And obviously they were not equal.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 10:39 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Yesterday’s news was full of the “Great Flag Controversy.” I was born in Pickens County. SC, while my father was Pastor of the Liberty First Baptist Church.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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