Three-Judge Panel To Hear Case Against Emergency Management Act
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A Greenville bar owner’s lawsuit challenging the state Emergency Management Act is heading to a three-judge panel....
Eminent Domain Amendment Approved by NC House To Strengthen Private Property Rights
RALEIGH - A supermajority of the North Carolina House of Representatives approved a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would strengthen private property rights...
GOP Lawmakers Blast Elections Director For ‘Secret Settlement’
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers grilled State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell over her handling of the 2020...
Cooper’s Budget Proposal Pushes For More Spending, Medicaid Expansion
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper introduced a $55.9 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, March 24, that includes many of...
NC Lawmakers File ‘No Veteran Left Behind Act’
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A bill introduced by House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, is meant to help improve...
Bill Would Require That Absentee Ballots Be Turned In Sooner
By Johnny KampisCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots,...
As Vaccinations Rise, Cooper Further Eases COVID-19 Restrictions
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is further easing restrictions on state residents and businesses that began one year ago because of...
General Assembly To Consider Bill To Protect Women’s Sports
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The General Assembly will soon consider a bill that seeks to protect women’s sports by preventing boys and men...
Let’s Head Off Labor Shortages
By John Hood
RALEIGH — It may sound preposterous at the moment, with North Carolina’s unemployment rate still significantly above its pre-COVID rate, but...
Gov. Announces NC Will Relax Some COVID Restrictions
State’s trends continue to move in the right direction and key indicators used to inform decisions throughout the pandemic remain stableAs North Carolina’s trends...