Gov. Roy Cooper is easing restrictions on North Carolinians because of COVID-19, but the stay-at-home order remains in place. Cooper said Tuesday, May, 5, that he signed an executive order allowing the state to enter Phase One of a plan to…
About 400 North Carolina churches could join a lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide stay-at-home order. Cooper, who in late March ordered North Carolinians to stay home and all non-essential businesses to close, violated the constitutions of the state and federal governments by limiting religious gatherings,…
The N.C. Department of Transportation overspent its budget by $742 million last year, a new state audit report shows. The DOT is in hot water over poor money management, which, in 2019, sent its bank accounts plummeting close to a legally required cash floor.
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: Tony Rand, RIP: Longtime state Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, 80, died in his sleep, family members announced Friday,…
Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, said a provision in a pandemic-relief bill allowing restaurants to offer sealed, to-go cocktails may well survive negotiations with the Senate. The House approved a $1.7-billion omnibus bill Thursday, April 30, a day after the Senate passed its $1.3-billion version. The two…
Students won’t return to classrooms this school year, but instead will continue learning from home. Initially, Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order closing schools would have expired May 15. He announced Friday, April 24, the order will continue through the 2019-20 school year. “The decision…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review: Prison death: COVID-19 has claimed its first victim at a North Carolina prison. An inmate at Pender Correctional…
The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Education working group has approved an education omnibus bill providing regulatory relief and support for North Carolina’s K-12 and higher education systems. Committee members unanimously signed off on a variety of waivers for state tests,…
Lawmakers will consider a $688 million spending bill and a series of policy reforms, after money and policy draft bills passed the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group Thursday, April 23. The $688 million…
Thousands of small business loan applications from North Carolina businesses and pending, but state lawmakers are broadening the pool of applicants. House Speaker Tim Moore said a proposal to help cash-strapped small business owners will be money well spent. “This kind of loan is…
