Governor Cooper Urges Congress To Pass Supplemental Funding For COVID-19 Response
Letter to NC Congressional Delegation Outlines Supplemental Funding Package Needed to Invest in COVID-19 Testing, Treatment and Vaccines
RALEIGH - Governor Roy Cooper sent...
OPINION: Feds Blew It On COVID Relief
By John Hood
RALEIGH — If ever there was justification for sudden, expedited, large-scale federal expenditure, the COVID crisis was it. Americans faced a...
40% Of Unvaccinated NC Residents Cite Government Distrust
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, conditions in the U.S. have shown marked signs of improvement. While the Omicron wave brought a massive spike...
Johnston County COVID-19 Testing Site New Hours & Location Change
SMITHFIELD – Starting Monday, March 28 the COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Brightleaf Flea Market in Smithfield will have new operating hours. Testing will...
We Need More Housing Options
By John Hood
RALEIGH — As post-COVID shifts in work arrangements and living preferences continue to motivate many Americans to relocate, North Carolina will...
State Of Emergency Continues With New Ways To Measure COVID
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal
Gov. Roy Cooper said North Carolina's state of emergency will continue, despite declining COVID numbers.
The announcement came during a...
State Audit: Late COVID Unemployment Checks Tangled In Red Tape
By Theresa Opkea Carolina Journal
Nearly half a billion dollars in first-time unemployment benefits in North Carolina were not paid out in a timely...
Garner Man Sentenced For $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
WASHINGTON – A Garner, NC man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program...
NC Jobs and GDP Economy Fully Recovered To Pre-Pandemic Levels In 2021
Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue
RALEIGH - North Carolina’s economy fully returned to the employment level it enjoyed before the COVID-19 pandemic...
NC Senate Fails To Override Mask Veto, Votes For Adjournment
By Donna King Carolina Journal
The N.C. Senate voted Wednesday evening to adjourn the longest long session of the legislature in decades, effective March...