On the cover • Four areas of focus • All gone: Pandemic, shutdowns have staggered tourism and imperiled communities across rural North Carolina News • Legislative leaders, governor announce deal on rural broadband funding, Page 2 • John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute combine capabilities, Page 3 • Quick…
On the cover • Election 2020: It’s a wrap … mostly • Politicians aren’t born; they’re trained News • Boosting public employee unions would cost plenty, study says, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Page 3 • Gunther declared ineligible to sit as state judge, thanks to Carolina Journal, Page…
On the cover • Election 2020: They came, they voted, they won News • Quick takes, Page 3 • No thanks, governor. Local governments push back against lockdown letter, Page 4 • Election 2020: Low tide for Democrats, Page 5 • Election 2020: Republicans got out and voted on…
On the cover • Pay attention! Outcome of N.C. Supreme Court races could alter political landscape for years News • Graduation rates continue to increase, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 3-5 • Governor’s lawsuit against Rules Review Commission could unleash executive power, experts say, Page 6 • Cooper’s permission…
On the cover • Lost: Government orders, edicts in response to pandemic break businesses, leaving tradition, culture in tatters News • Quick Takes, Pages 3-4 • Hospital consolidation complicates issues of who’s at fault in Mission Health union debate, Page 5 • Dem candidate faces challenges over loan, residency, Page…
On the cover • Opportunity Lost? The education empire strikes back at school choice News • Health department approves move in COVID-19 testing, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 3, 9 • UNC President-elect Peter Hans’ performance-based pay could set national example, experts say, Page 4 • U.S. Supreme…
On the cover • New year, new session, new problems: Lawmakers deal with unrest, orders, vetoes News • Polls, Page 2 • Community college board debates police training as system expects enrollment surge, Page 3 • Governor orders monuments removed from Capitol, won’t say who ordered police to leave,…
On the cover • The cost of social distancing: Restaurants struggle as governor dishes out scraps of lockdown relief News • COVID-19 poll, Page 2 • Sunshine Amendment could test lawmakers’ commitment to transparency, Page 3 • The N.C. General Assembly in May passed two bills dealing with fallout…
On the cover • A new reality: COVID-19 • JLF leads effort to ensure CARES Act flexibility for states News • Polls, Page 2 • N. C. ranks last at getting unemployment payments to applicants on time, Page 3 • CJ Reader Survey, Page 3 • Wake County nixes…
On the cover • Regulation rollback: In policy fight against COVID-19, less is more • Where’s my Carolina Journal? News • Polls, Page 2 • CJ Briefs, Pages 3 – 5 • NCFREE briefing sheds light on Super Tuesday’s role in fall campaign, Page 6 • Budget stalemate leaves…
