COVID-19
Nonprofits Must Go The Distance
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — The COVID-19 crisis has brought death, economic destruction, and wrenching social change. As a combination of post-illness immunity and rising vaccinations begins to suppress the…
Rep. Donna White Supports COVID-19 Relief Bill That Includes $1.6 Billion To Help Schools Reopen
Bill Also Provides Funding for Rental Assistance, Rural Broadband and Vaccine Distribution RALEIGH – Today, Representative Donna White (R-Johnston) joined her colleagues in unanimously approving a COVID-19 relief package for…
General Assembly Approves Billions In COVID Aid But Governor Wants More
By Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill Thursday, Feb. 4, that provides more than $2 billion in COVID aid across the state,…
Governor Proposes Emergency Budget Supplement To Turn Corner On COVID-19
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today outlined a plan for allocating federal COVID-19 relief funds for immediate needs and investing state resources to help North Carolina communities build back as the…
Truitt Presents Vision And Priorities To State Board of Education
RALEIGH – In today’s meeting of the State Board of Education, Superintendent Catherine Truitt presented her overarching vision and three key priorities to transform public education in North Carolina: literacy,…
Bill Extending Deadline On Alcohol Permits Clears House Committee
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A bill seeking to extend a delay on payment deadlines for certain alcohol permits quickly cleared an N.C. House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee…
Lawmakers, Governor Support Reopening N.C. Schools
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Both political parties are throwing their weight behind school reopening in North Carolina. Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, urged schools to…
Build On North Carolina’s Strengths
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — When will North Carolina’s economy return to normal, or at least to a “new normal”? Unfortunately, that destination is many months away, if not years.…
FEMA Earmarks $103 Million To North Carolina For COVID-19 Vaccination Costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has obligated $103 million to the State of North Carolina for costs for the COVID-19 vaccine mission. The award provides expedited federal funding to reimburse…
Legislators Should Reclaim Their Power
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Among the many reasons the political discourse in Washington has gotten so toxic, and at the same time so unproductive, is that the legislative branch…
Treasurer Folwell Calls For “PPP” Approach To COVID Vaccine Distribution
Wants Primary Care Physicians, Pediatricians, Pharmacies (PPP) to Have Immediate Access and Ability to Administer RALEIGH – In an effort to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in the…
Financial Watchdog’s Report Shows Good Management In N.C. Cities
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — While an annual report from a financial watchdog shows most U.S. cities are poorly prepared to face the fiscal fallout from the…
