COVID-19
NCDHHS Reports Highest One-Day Increase Of COVID-19 Positive Tests
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is reporting the state’s highest one-day number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases with 2,099 cases reported. Hospitalizations are also at…
NC Farmers And Ranchers Can Now Apply For Financial Assistance Through USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
Online Tools and Toll-Free Number Available to Assist Producers Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the…
Cooper Delays School Reopening Announcement Without Saying Why
By Lindsay Marchello Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper was vague in explaining why he delayed an announcement about how and when schools will start classes. All 115…
North Carolina To Continue Working Toward Getting Students Back In The Classroom
State Provides Personal Protective Equipment To Schools Around The State RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper today shared that North Carolina will continue working with schools, teachers, parents, and health experts…
State Shouldn’t Play Favorites
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — With hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians out of work and millions fearful about their futures, state and local policymakers are about to encounter a…
Face Coverings Are Now Be Required In All Harnett County Government Buildings And Facilities
At the June 30 Harnett County Board of Commissioners work session, Commissioners approved a Face Covering Emergency Proclamation in response to Governor Roy Cooper’s statewide requirement for face coverings. Officials…
Folwell Wants Cooper To Give Local Governments A Break
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell is demanding Gov. Roy Cooper waive executive orders that ban citizen-owned utilities from charging customers for services. Folwell…
Superintendent Of Public Instruction Candidate Calls For Local Control Of The Reopening Of Schools
“One Size Fits All” = “One Size Fits NONE” CARY – Catherine Truitt, a former classroom teacher in Johnston County Public Schools and the Republican nominee for N.C. Superintendent of…
NC Will Expand COVID-19 Testing To All Nursing Home Residents And Staff Members
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced this afternoon (Tuesday) they will partner with Omnicare, a CVS Health company, to make facility-wide testing available…
Cooper Mask Enforcement Rule Confused Businesses
By Emma Schambach Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order requiring face masks made North Carolina businesses responsible for enforcement. But they weren’t given directions about how…
Free Markets Drive Innovation, Which Is Key In Attacking, Defeating Virus
By: Becki Gray Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic include the importance of keeping money in savings to cushion an economic shutdown. Accurate and transparent data, we’ve learned, is critical. Restrictions to freedom must be temporary. Emergency…
Progressive Politicians Hurt Downtowns
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — Conventional wisdom has it that progressives champion urbanity and conservatives disdain it. There’s some truth to that. Progressives are far more likely than conservatives to…
