UNC System Asks Top NC Court To Hear Two COVID Refund Cases Together
By Carolina Journal Staff
The University of North Carolina System is asking the state Supreme Court to hear two cases dealing with COVID-related refunds...
Two Indicted In Scheme To Use Stolen Identities To Obtain Nearly $1 Million In...
RALEIGH – A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging two men with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft,...
NC Labor Department Rejects Petitions Asking For New Mask Mandates
By Brianna Kraemer Carolina Journal
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson has rejected two petitions filed by left-leaning groups to reinstitute mask mandates...
Many Businesses Optimistic About The Economy, But Still Plagued By Pandemic Disruptions
New survey reveals latest conditions and concerns among NC-based businesses
RALEIGH – Four years after the pandemic began, North Carolina businesses are feeling optimistic...
You Decide: Has The State Labor Market Changed Since COVID?
By Mike Walden
Think about where you were four years ago, in February 2020. My wife and I have birthdays early in the year...
Six Indicted In COVID-19 HOPE Fraud Scheme
RALEIGH – A federal grand jury in Greenville, NC returned an indictment charging six individuals with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud...
Opinion: Our COVID Outcomes Were Average
By John Hood RALEIGH — Because Gov. Roy Cooper’s former secretary of health and human services, Mandy Cohen, just got the nod from President...
4 Additional Defendants In NC Plead Guilty To National COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
RALEIGH – Denise Coit Alston, 69; Monica Faye Barnes, 51; Terron Cortez Parker, 37; and Kami D. Woodard, 37; each pleaded guilty earlier this...
Wilson Man Pleads Guilty To COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
RALEIGH - Nekita Donyae Hooks, 44, of Wilson, NC pleaded guilty today (Thursday) to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck...
After COVID, NC Report Shows Increase In Student Misconduct in 2021-22 – Reflecting Nationwide...
RALEIGH - Reflecting similar trends across the nation, North Carolina public schools reported increases during the 2021-22 school year of incidents involving student misconduct,...