COVID-19
Judge Rules Against Forest In Suit Challenging Cooper’s COVID Orders
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge has rejected Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s attempt to throw out some of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders linked…
NC Has First Reported SARS-CoV-2 Positive Case In Dog
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has received its first reported case of a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 positive dog in North Carolina. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus…
Child Care Hotline Available To Help Families With School-Age Children Find Care
RALEIGH – Families and caregivers in need of child care for children up to age 12 can call the child care hotline at 1-888-600-1685 to be connected directly to care…
Committee Weighs Using Tougher Audits To Get NC DOT Spending Under Control
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Lawmakers are trying to fix the Department of Transportation’s spending problems that triggered mass layoffs, project delays, and chaos in the transportation…
NC Offers Expedited Funding to Increase Community Non-Congregate Shelter Options During COVID-19
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new, expedited reimbursement program…
School Choice Becomes Big Issue In 2020 Elections
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Traditional public school wasn’t working for Charlonda Brown’s two sons. Her eldest, Amoree, attended private school until the second grade, but Brown…
Gun-Rights Group Files Third COVID-19 Lawsuit Against Wake County Sheriff
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep…
Johnston County Utility Customers Can Enroll In Payment Plan
SMITHFIELD – Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 142 that temporarily suspended residential utility service disconnections for non-payment and waived penalties and fees on utility billing from March 31 until July…
NCDHHS To Pay For Ongoing Testing Of Nursing Home Staff
Codifies Requirement for Biweekly Nursing Home Staff Testing RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today took additional steps to protect nursing home residents and…
Mass COVID-19 Testing Of All Offenders In State Prison Completed
2.1 percent of the prison population tests positive for the virus RALEIGH – State prison officials have completed COVID-19 tests of all offenders in state prisons and the results show…
Cooper Extends COVID-19 Restrictions Despite Risks To Economy
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper will keep North Carolina in his modified Phase Two of reopening for another five weeks. That could worsen the…
Judge Hints Forest v. Cooper Decision May Wind Up At N.C. Supreme Court
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Whether a judge rules in favor of Gov. Roy Cooper or decides to throw out Cooper’s executive orders, he knows his decision…
