NCDHHS Updates Guidance For K-12 Schools, Instructs Schools To Open For In-Person Instruction
Continued research shows mitigation measures allow safe in-person learning, low transmission among students and teachersRALEIGH - K-12 schools are expected to open for in-person...
Senate To Try Again To Override Veto Of School-Reopening Bill
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — After coming up one vote short in its first effort to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of...
Gov. Cooper Announces Frontline Essential Workers Eligible For Vaccination Beginning March 3rd
RALEIGH - Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline...
Regional Principals Of The Year Named; 8 Now Vie For State Title
Eight outstanding public school principals have been selected as regional Wells Fargo North Carolina Principals of the Year and will now compete for the...
Republican Effort To Overturn Veto On Reopening Schools Falls Short
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 —...
Lawmakers Push Bills To Free Counties From COVID Restrictions
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Lawmakers in the General Assembly have filed a series of bills that would exempt counties they represent...
Reduce Health Cost, Not Just Price
By John Hood
Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One possible response, as we have heard incessantly for...
Mental Health Advocates Support Return Of Full-Time Classroom Instruction
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service
Mental health experts who are also parents with students in Wake County Public Schools are sounding an alarm...
Advisory Committee Says North Carolina Should Put More Toward Pensions
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service
North Carolina’s Debt Affordability Advisory Committee says the state should set aside $100 million a year to help...
NC Top In The Nation For Vaccinating People 65 And Older
Kaiser Family Foundation ranks North Carolina as first in the nation for vaccinating the largest share of its 65 and older population at 49%. This...