RALEIGH, N.C. -- Chief Justice Cheri Beasley will issue new emergency directives related to COVID-19 during a press conference on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. To enact social distancing measures and limit the spread of COVID-19, the press conference is being held virtually at the Stat
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Today, Governor Roy Cooper named the members of the Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force. The Task Force, established by the Governor’s Executive Order 143 , will address the social, environmental, economic, and health disparities in communiti
WASHINGTON, D.C . — On Tuesday the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved Chairman David Price’s fiscal year 2021 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies bill. The legislation funds the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Tuesday, July 14, news conference that schools can reopen in the fall with a mix of in-person instruction and remote learning. Cooper failed to give school districts the opportunity t
by John Hood RALEIGH — The proposed natural-gas pipeline through Eastern North Carolina is dead. Long live natural gas! Admittedly, there won’t be a coronation ceremony like there would be if a living monarch were replacing a deceased one. But when it comes to reliable, afforda
CARY, N.C. -- Catherine Truitt, Republican nominee for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Chancellor of Western Governors University NC, issued the following statement today in response to Governor Cooper’s announcement regarding returning to school this fall: “I am glad that with only 3
“Gov. Cooper’s plan gets students halfway to where they need to be. But much like jumping over a creek, halfway doesn’t cut it." - PHil Berger RALEIGH, N.C. -- Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) released the following statement regarding Gov. Roy Cooper’s school reopening a
RALEIGH, N.C. -- State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) responded Tuesday to the Governor’s announcement that K-12 school systems in North Carolina will not operate on a statewide comprehensive plan to return students to the classroom, and will instead rotate students periodically or remain clo
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen were joined today by education and health leaders to announce health and safety plans for K-12 public schools for the new school year. Schools will open for in-person i
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Mark Warner (D-VA) recently led a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) urging the next round of COVID-19 assistance adequately address the magnitude of the losses felt throughout the cotton
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A recent poll from Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democratic polling firm based in Raleigh, indicates that Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham has a net favorability rating 31 points better than incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis. The poll also shows Cunningham with a 47
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 226: Delay Certain ABC Permit Renewal Payments.
