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 that makes significant adjustments to the state’s COVID relief finances. The additional...
Sen. Kathy Harrington, R-Gaston, doesn’t seem impressed at becoming the first female majority leader of the N.C. Senate. She is one of the most powerful lawmakers in Raleigh. She sports a concealed-carry permit, and her daughter is a law enforcement officer. She listens more than she talks, and she doesn’t forget. She is not someone...
In North Carolina, more than 40 distilleries are now producing and selling liquor. Many offer tours and subsequent tastings. Each visitor can then buy a single bottle from the distillery. Every 12 months. Distilleries refer customers who want more liquor to a local ABC store, where sales aren’t limited. Some people go but many others don’t,...
