Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill opening gyms and bars. Cooper waited until the legislature adjourned for the weekend before acting on the measure, which strikes yet another blow against businesses struggling to survive amid a pandemic and ongoing protests over the killing of George…
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: Local health departments: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services allocated $35 million in federal money for…
Each week of the General Assembly’s short session, Carolina Journal staff will look back at several important bills lawmakers considered. Teacher bonuses: Teachers and school support staff could get a $350 bonus if Gov. Roy Cooper signs Senate Bill 818 into…
I’ve about had it. Enough, already, with the mandates and decrees enacted to protect us from COVID-19. From each other. The inconsistent and obtuse data. The pedantic lecturing. Enough. I’m tired, and I’m not alone. I’m sure of that, evidenced by the myriad…
On May 7, Cheryl Holtsclaw took her dad to the emergency room at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Hospital policy blocked visitors to prevent the spread of COVID-19, so the 86-year-old man, suffering kidney problems, awaited treatment alone. While waiting, he suffered a catastrophic stroke. He…
This week, the plaintiffs and the defendants in the Leandro v. North Carolina case submitted their action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee, who was appointed four years ago to oversee the state’s compliance with the 26-year-old case. The Joint Report To The Court On Sound Basic Education…
Education activists and Democratic lawmakers want to spend more on education, even as the state faces a massive budget shortfall and is entering a potentially disastrous hurricane season. Every child in North Carolina has a right to a sound, basic education, according to the landmark…
Just off North Carolina’s Highway 55 sits a tiny biker bar near the line of Wake and Harnett counties. As you’re passing by, you’ll see a sign out front. “Big Daddy’s Roadhouse,” it reads up top. In large, block lettering, a message is spelled out below…
An executive order giving people a break on utility payments threw local governments across North Carolina into financial havoc. In late March, Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order banned utility providers from disconnecting non-paying customers. The executive orders aimed to protect people from losing water, electricity, natural gas, sanitation, or wastewater…
If 2020 has a signature phrase so far, it’s “social distancing.” The term has become a staple of any discussion on COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease plaguing the world. It refers to the practice of maintaining physical distance between people to…
