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…
On the cover • Permits for tree-cutting may be at root of pipeline mitigation fund delay News • Governor plans to place indefinite hold on Medicaid transformation, Page 2 • Polls, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 3 – 5 • UNC board is ready to move on, despite…
On the cover • A new war on drugs News • Polls and trends, Page 2 • Quick Takes, Pages 3 – 5 • Charter school supporters voice concerns about Leandro commission, Page 6 • JLF enters latest legal challenge targeting certificate-of-need laws, Page 7 • Smokable hemp and…
On the cover • Shifting sands News • Polls and issues, Page 2 • Conway out at Blue Cross; mega-deal with West Coast Blue pending, Page 3 • For many, damage from Dorian is just beginning, Page 4 • Major hurricanes to hit North Carolina, Page 5 • Building…
On the cover • Cracks and fissures: North Carolinians falling into health care coverage gap News • Polls, Page 2 • Cracks and fissures, Page 3 • Coverage climbs and costs soar in the Buckeye State, Page 4 • Timeline: Medicaid in North Carolina, Page 4 • Arkansas’ Republican…
