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Archive: Coronavirus and N.C.'s response
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General Assembly plans massive investment to reopen schools
A new Senate COVID relief bill would spend $1.6 billion to outfit N.C. public schools for reopening, a massive investment that foreshadows the looming battle over how the next school year will unfold. The new school funding is part of a larger bill…
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Senators to file bill requiring schools to be open for in-person instruction
With evidence mounting that schools can operate safely amid COVID-19, the General Assembly will soon consider a bill that would require North Carolina classrooms to be open for in-person instruction. The legislation, expected to be filed in the next few days, would mandate that every school…
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Cooper extends Phase 3 through February, even as businesses struggle and close
Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, Jan. 27, said North Carolina is entering a time of hope as COVID-19 numbers are leveling and more vaccines become available. Try telling that to the scores of businesses that have closed, entered into bankruptcy, laid off staff, or have fallen…
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AG recommends lawmakers use Dish settlement money to expand access
N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish Network for violating telemarketing laws to expand internet access for students, but legislative leaders are so far non-committal on the proposal. In December, a federal appeals court agreed…
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Judicial branch to request emergency judges, technology to keep courtrooms open
As courthouses begin to reopen across North Carolina, the state’s judicial branch office is preparing to request millions of dollars in funding to help keep them open. The Administrative Office of the Courts is finalizing a budget request that would include more personal protective equipment, temporary staff, emergency judges, and…
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ABC to reactivate liquor licenses; legislature to take up bill deferring suspensions
Bars that had their liquor licenses suspended due to COVID-19 shutdowns may have gotten a reprieve, thanks to a deal announced by the head of the House ABC Committee and the chairman of the state ABC Commission. In a news release issued Friday, Jan. 22, Rep. Tim Moffitt,…
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New UNC programs should focus on helping students find work, pay off debt
The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers. University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans will overhaul the standards for creating new degree programs. Campuses will now weigh the public interest when adding the programs —…
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Cohen urges patience as vaccine rollout slowly accelerates
State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated N.C. residents on COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, Jan. 21. She said the state is accelerating the rate in which people are vaccinated, so far administering more than 569,000, 10th most in the U.S., she said. That’s a 133% increase over…
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COVID immunity is too far off
North Carolina’s vaccination pace is low by national standards. As of January 18, our state had administered only 33% of doses received — the second-lowest rate in the U.S.