Raleigh Nov 12, 2020 Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the state is providing COVID-19 tests to colleges and universities across North Carolina to help bolster schools’ student testing efforts in advance of Thanksgiving and holiday break. NCDHHS is sending a total of 74,470
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper moved North Carolina backward in economic reopening in another virtual news conference that shut out some media outlets. Cooper tightened restrictions on indoor mass gatherings, dropping the maximum allowed gather
On Friday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched an online portal for primary care providers to request reimbursement for COVID-19 related costs for individuals without insurance. Providers can go to the NCTracks secure portal to acc
By JOHN HOOD Campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and House, governor, and hundreds of other political races have spent staggering sums to market their candidates to North Carolina voters. But will all that spending really change anyone’s mind? If you look at empirical research, you’ll f
As North Carolinians look towards the holidays and begin to plan celebratory gatherings, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launches a new advertisement as part of the statewide "Whatever Your Reason" campaign. This newest television commercial reminds everyone the
Attorney General Josh Stein reached a consent judgment against New Jersey-based Stephen Gould Corporation in a lawsuit he filed alleging price gouging during North Carolina’s coronavirus state of emergency. As a result of the consent judgment, which was approved Wednesday by Wake County Superior Cou
By JOHN HOOD There are about 300,000 fewer jobs in North Carolina today than there were in February, before the start of the COVID-19 recession. That’s a 7.5% drop in total employment — the biggest decline in the southern United States. Our labor market also compares poorly on other meas
NCDHHS Adds New Clusters Report to COVID-19 Dashboard; Releases Guidance for Private Gatherings In the past two weeks, North Carolina has seen an increase in COVID-19 clusters from social events and other gatherings such as parties, family gatherings, weddings and funerals according
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice - Prisons will test all staff at three prisons in a pilot project aimed at improving staff health and safety, as well as reducing the potential for spread of COVID-19 at the facilities. “This is another strategy to curb the introduction of
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a letter from his personal physician giving him clearance to end his quarantine and resume in-person activities per CDC guidelines. Additionally, Senator Tillis has enrolled in an antibody study through a pa
Washington, D.C., Mayor Permits Mass Protests, Discriminates Against Church Gatherings U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) in filing an amicus brief on behalf of 34 Senators supporting the Capitol Hill Baptist Ch
More than 100,000 people have downloaded SlowCOVIDNC , the official exposure notification app of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. SlowCOVIDNC alerts users when they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 . The app re
