The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower-court ruling favoring Dare County in a dispute with beach property owners over COVID restrictions. The court handed down its unanimous opinion Wednesday in Blackburn v. Dare County.
North Carolina’s tourism industry lost more than half of its jobs in the first part of 2020 following Gov. Roy Cooper’s lockdowns. Annual visitor spending decreased 32% from 2019. Buncombe County in particular took a significant hit. Visitor spending decreased by a whopping 34.9% from 2019, the 10th largest among North Carolina counties. Given the county...
Rick Henderson on CJ investigation into murky ownership of Dare County island; legislators debate differentiated pay for teachers; Jeb Bush on Common Core; Phil Kirk on N.C. governors he's known; and JLF's Becki Gray on key issues ahead for legislators
