RALEIGH, N.C. -- The N.C. FIRST Commission will meet virtually on Friday, July 31, to review revenue and finance options to secure sustainable transportation investments in North Carolina. The Commission is tasked with evaluating North Carolina’s current and future transportation investment needs an
by Rick Henderson , Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Roy Cooper contends a lawsuit challenging his COVID-19 executive orders stands “no chance of success.” That statement crops up in the first paragraph of Cooper’s official response to the lawsuit from Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), joined Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) to introduce the American PPE Supply Chain Integrity Act . This bipartisan legislation will help end the United States
by Joe Coletti It is hard to know things. It’s harder to know how to know things. Harder still is knowing how to know the right things. In North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper and much of the press corps have frequently repeated that he’s basing decisions about masks, bowling, schools, an
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) voted to pass H.R. 7027, the Child Care is Essential Act , and H.R. 7327, the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act. According to a Butterfield press release, these bills will address the child care crisis in North Carolina a
by Julie Havlak If Novavax’s coronavirus vaccine gets approved, manufacturers in North Carolina hope to have millions of doses already prepared and immediately ready to immunize residents. Fujifilm Diosynth, a Japanese contract drug manufacturer, is making the main component
by John Hood If you’ve lived in North Carolina for even a few years, you’ve probably formed an opinion about whether statues and monuments honoring Confederate leaders and soldiers ought to remain in or near courthouses, town halls, state buildings, and other public property througho
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper is doubling down on COVID-19 prevention measures with Executive Order 153 stopping the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 pm. North Carolina bars that are currently closed will remain closed. This order will take
RALEIGH — According to the North Carolina Division of Public Health (DPH), there have been 1,205 heat-related hospital emergency department visits reported since May 1, 2020. The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is encouraging people to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion an
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gary Peters (D-MI), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would authorize $26 billion in support to U.S. researchers who have been imp
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Doug Jones (D-AL) introduced the bipartisan Student Loan Fairness Act, legislation that would expand the reach of student borrower protections included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Eco
