Flags and signs. “Seven Nation Army” and “Smoke on the Water” blaring from speakers in the bed of a pickup. Car horns blaring and Harleys revving. Dozens of people, including a handful of families, gathering across the street from the Legislative Building, openly violating Gov. Roy…
The Economic Support working group of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 has approved a bill waiving the accrual of interest on taxes paid between April 15 and the new July 15 deadline. The N.C. Department of Revenue waived late fees when the state decided to…
The general counsel of the NC Chamber offered an ominous prediction this week. More than half of the state’s small businesses will close by mid-April if Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home order remains, Ray Starling told the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Support Working Group.
Plymouth Church (Photo provided by Dr. Chris Partin) Things at Plymouth Church in Raleigh are mostly quiet. The church’s administrative assistant still comes in, but just once a week. Dr. Chris Partin, Plymouth’s pastor, can’t visit…
Updated, 7:15 p.m., to include response from Wake County. Wake County government, under pressure from gun-rights groups, gun owners, and worried residents, has amended a stay-at-home order making it clear gun shops will be allowed to operate in the county. Gun…
While Washington politicians bicker over a massive coronavirus rescue package, North Carolina businesses and nonprofits are scrambling to help patch the economy. But recent shutdowns are sapping their resources. As of Friday, March 20, 88% of nonprofits have canceled programs or events due to a loss…
Registered Democrats are more likely to worry about the coronavirus than are Republicans, a new poll from the right-leaning Civitas Institute shows. Harper Polling, on behalf of Civitas Institute, surveyed 500 likely state voters March 15-17. The margin of error is…
I’ve written volumes over the past few years about the way North Carolina controls distilled spirits. There’s little need to recount the many problems here, other than to say the coronavirus and the ensuing consumer panic has exposed the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control system for…
Most of us can’t remember a time of such widespread disruption. The spread of coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, on families, on how and where we work, on how we live and communicate. Our health care system is fragile and stretched. The roles…
Editor’s note: This story was modified after initial publication. As coronavirus spreads and Gov. Roy Cooper orders private clubs and restaurants to close dining rooms to slow contagion, questions linger about whether North Carolina’s ban on mass gatherings should legally apply to churches. Gov.
