Congress is working toward a third major COVID-19 relief bill including provisions tackling economic and education challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a good start, said Terry Stoops, vice president of research and director of education studies at the John…
Around 75% of the state’s 550,000 hotel and restaurant workers are currently out of a job. The hospitality industry — comprising 13% of the state’s total workforce, including 18,000 food service establishments and 1,800 lodging establishments — languishes…
Updated, 7:15 p.m., to include response from Wake County. Wake County government, under pressure from gun-rights groups, gun owners, and worried residents, has amended a stay-at-home order making it clear gun shops will be allowed to operate in the county. Gun…
Editor’s note: This story has been updated from its original version. College entrance exams are canceled or postponed nationwide due to the coronavirus outbreak. But North Carolina students who can’t retake tests to post a better SAT or ACT score on their fall…
Second of two parts As North Carolina fights the coronavirus, the General Assembly should take a few simple, smart steps to keep public education on track and the economy afloat, experts say. On March 10, Gov. Roy Cooper declared a…
The draconian response to COVID-19 has imposed grave consequences on North Carolinians. They won’t shelter in place for months. They can’t.
Keeping the lights on. That’s the popular theme, for businesses — small and large — throughout the country. Throughout North Carolina. “Our No. 1 aim,” says Stuart Arnold, president of Fortnight Brewing Co. in Cary. Arnold was sitting in the…
As coronavirus cases continue to rise in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide stay-at-home order during a March 27 news conference. His action was made without publicly available data and will cripple the economy, some state leaders say. The…
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: Grim milestone: North Carolina had its first deaths from COVID-19. A Cabarrus County resident died from complications associated…
Responding to the coronavirus outbreak, at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, more than a million more North Carolinians face a stay at home order, issued Thursday afternoon by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Aside from unincorporated sections of Durham County,…
