by Kevin Austin Governor Cooper should leave school reopening plans to each of our 115 individual School Districts, and here is why. In North Carolina, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are uniquely positioned to understand all of the factors involved in how to best provide the Constitu
by Mitch Kokai Checks and balances within our government’s structure play an important role. When they work, they ensure no politician grabs more power than he’s allowed to use. But a lawsuit over Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 executive orders reminds us that checks and balances c
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Friday Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 232: Repeal Death Invest Conf/Masks/Health&Safety. Governor Cooper shared the following statement on SB 232: "The overwhelming support for this legis
by John Trump The N.C. General Assembly was correct in voting — unanimously — to extend a deadline for businesses to renew state alcohol permits. The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, in response to the governor’s lockdown orders, set a grace period for bars, restaurants, and
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Thursday Governor Roy Cooper announced the members of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice , co-chaired by Justice Anita Earls and Attorney General Josh Stein. The Task Force will meet at 10:00 am on Friday, July 10, 2020. The meeting can viewed vi
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A state initiative is matching North Carolina college students in need of work experience with local governments and nonprofits seeking additional help to support COVID-19 response efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic caused many North Carolina students to lose summer jobs and inter
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by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service “When you’re meeting in person, I don’t think you have the ability to hit a button and end a meeting. I’m a pretty busy person, but there’s no meeting on my calendar that could ever be as important … as dealing with how we flatten the econom
b y Kari Travis, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — During a 2020 legislative session immersed in financial doubt and civil unrest, Republican lawmakers flailed against Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power, fighting executive orders they say hurt North Carolina. It’s a political game, much
by John Trump, Carolina Journal News Service with additions by N.C. Political News staff RALEIGH — Bowling alleys in North Carolina can reopen, though bars, gyms, and amusement parks remain closed. N.C. Business Court Judge James Gale on Tuesday, July 7, granted a preliminary injunction
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper vetoed one bill and allowed another to become law without his signature on Monday. Cooper vetoed the Senate Bill 168, entitled DHHS & Other Revisions. Cooper said, "Senate Bill 168 includes a provision to change the handling of public r
RICHMOND, Va. and CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“ACP”) due to ongoing delays and increasing cost uncertainty which threaten the economic viability of the project. Thomas F. Farrell, II, D
