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…
On the cover • Promises, promises: UNC schools advertise bargain tuition, but charge designer fees • Carolina Journal continues award-winning streak at N.C. Press Association News • Polls, Page 2 • CJ Briefs, Pages 4-6 • NCDOT circus train sits alone in Nash County, Page 7 • Purdue University’s…
On the cover • New year, new look • Carolina Journal welcomes new publisher News • General Assembly leaves town without a budget, Page 2 • Polls, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 4-7 • Lawsuit over transparency no guarantee UNC changes its approach toward records, Page 8 •…
On the cover • Pay grades: Does more money for education lead to better student performance? News • Fayetteville State gets FIRE green light after revising speech codes, Page 2 • Polls, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 3-5 • General Assembly review, Pages 6-7 • Bringing health care…
