Jessica Thompson, attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses a Greenville bar’s legal challenge against executive orders from Gov. Roy Cooper. Those orders have kept the bar closed since March. Thompson offered these comments during an interview with CarolinaJournal.com.
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House unveils new NC budget. Here’s what’s inside:
On Wednesday, North Carolina House leaders unveiled their proposed state budget. Governor Cooper will be under pressure to sign the state legislature's budget because its passage is tied to Medicaid expansion, a bill he signed last week. The House's budget will cost $27.9 billion, a 10.5 percent increase from the previous budget and a number agreed upon in advance between the House and Senate.