A bill introduced by House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, is meant to help improve crisis intervention and services for veterans suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. House Bill 370, No Veteran Left Behind Act, creates a pilot program for several military and veteran heavy counties in…
The N.C. Senate is summoning the director of the State Board of Elections to answer questions about a controversial settlement she negotiated that upended voting rules just weeks before November’s election. Karen Brinson Bell is expected to appear before the Senate Elections Committee 1 p.m. Tuesday,…
Two Moore County elected officials have launched a grassroots movement against the ongoing COVID-related executive orders in North Carolina — including the mask mandate. Lydia Boesch and Mitch Lancaster call their organization Freedom Matters NC, with the goal to encourage people to push back against Gov.
More than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic brought North Carolina to a screeching halt, Gov. Roy Cooper shows no sign of relinquishing the sweeping and open-ended emergency powers he has claimed under state law. The General Assembly is now trying once again to clarify exactly…
While North Carolina suffered under slavery and segregation for far too long, the courage of students from N.C. A&T State University transformed the trajectory of our state and nation.
Five years after House Bill 2 put North Carolina at the center of national controversy, cities in the state’s liberal enclaves are once again discussing discrimination and the LGBT community. Six cities and counties in North Carolina have passed ordinances that designate sexual orientation and…
North Carolina’s heavy-fisted response to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a delayed economic recovery, reports from state and national economists show. Things won’t speed up for a while. The latest projections call for relatively high unemployment through next year. School closures and business…
Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House. We look at where they’ve been, what they’re doing now, and what we might expect them to do as lawmakers. The…
Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call for more spending. The General Assembly passed the bill, which includes $1.6 billion for public schools and another half-billion in rental assistance,…
Education workers will leap to the head of the line for COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 24. More than a million seniors are still waiting for their first dose. Seniors will share their priority status with teachers, child-care workers, and anyone working in Pre-K–12 schools, beginning Feb.
