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...
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...
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...
CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for People Who Are Immunocompromised
RALEIGH - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised....
You Decide: Should International Trade Be Re-Thought?
By Mike Walden
As the country recovers from the COVID-19 recession, numerous questions are being raised about the future course of the economy. One...
Johnston County EMS To Spend $230,014 In CARES Act Funds
Johnston County Emergency Services EMS Division will use funding received through the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, part of the federal COVID-19 response for...
Attorney: Student Vaccinated Without His Or His Parents’ Consent
GREENSBORO - A Johnston County law firm has been retained by the parents of a Guilford County school student reportedly given the COVID-19 vaccination...
COVID-19 Testing Site Moving To New Location
SMITHFIELD - A new COVID-19 testing site will be available for Johnston County residents starting Tuesday, January 25. The four-lane, drive-thru testing site will...
Cooper To Extend Vaccine, Testing Requirements For State Employees
By John Trump Carolina Journal
Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said health experts, doctors, and scientists are learning more about COVID-19, and state...
School Closures Still On The Table This Winter
By Donna King Carolina Journal
Outgoing N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the...