RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced community testing events in Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Johnston, Northampton, Sampson and Wake counties as part of the initiative to increase access to free COVID-19 testing for historically marginal
RALEIGH, N.C. -- ecoEXPLORE, an initiative of The North Carolina Arboretum that encourages kids to connect with the outdoors and engage in citizen science online, is partnering with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in a new badge challenge for kids centered on hydrology and
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — While public schools wait for Gov. Roy Cooper to decide how classes will look this year, private schools are finalizing plans for reopening. Unlike traditional public schools, private schools — which aren’t subject to the sa
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
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On July 13, 2020, Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-02), and Congresswoman Ba
The legislation would increase access to telehealth services for addiction treatment by permanently allowing the prescribing of Medication Assisted Therapies (MAT) and other necessary drugs without needing a prior in-person visit. It also makes permanent the ability to bill Medicare for aud
Today, the House Appropriations Committee provided first-time funding of $15 million for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Grant Program, a new program which Congressman David Price has championed alongside Rep. Don Young (R-AK) for many years. The language in the FY2021 Defense Approp
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 34 of his colleagues sent a letter to Senate Leadership urging funding for the international response to COVID-19 be included in the next emergency supplemental package. “The global outbreak of COVID-19 has demonstrated that thre
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Price announced Friday that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) awarded a $270,875 Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) competitive grant to the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. This VGF grant will support efforts
by Julie Havlak, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The COVID-19 shutdowns have ravaged rural health care. Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration froze elective surgeries to prepare for an onslaught of coronavirus patients and at the same time destroyed a major revenue source for hospit
by Ken Raymond Last month, I posted a description of my personal encounters with law enforcement while driving the streets, roads, and highways throughout this country for the past 35 years. And just a little about me: I’m a 56-year old, 300-plus pound black man that has driven unarmed
