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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
State Has Distributed 3.5 Million Cloth Face Coverings, 4.5 Million Masks And Additional PPE...
RALEIGH - The NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and the NC Department of Public Safety’s Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) has...