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Labor unions request NCDOL examine reinstituting mask mandates and other rules

Left-leaning groups, including the North Carolina Conference of the NAACP, have requested the NC Department of Labor to look at the possibility of instituting rules that would mandate masks and other requirements like social distancing once again in businesses and elsewhere across the state.

Theresa Opeka
Opinion

Ballot will feature many competitive races

It goes without saying that North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes for president will, as usual, be heavily contested next year by the two major-party nominees, who are presumed to be Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. I’m not yet ready to accept that presumption, by the way. I think it’s possible, for example, that...

John Hood
News

Cherie Berry endorses Luke Farley for Labor Commissioner

Cherie Berry, the longest-serving Labor Commissioner in North Carolina history, has endorsed Luke Farley, R-Wake, for her old job. The news comes a week after incumbent Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson endorsed Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, in his bid for the office. Berry, also a Republican, was first elected as Labor Commissioner in 2000 and served until 2021....

Alex Baltzegar

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