State House, Senate At Impasse Over School Reopening Bill
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Majorities of the House and Senate agree that N.C. schools need legislative prodding to reopen, but they’re...
Causey Urges NC Residents To Take Advantage Of Special Enrollment Period For Healthcare Insurance
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey urges North Carolinians who don’t have health insurance to sign up for coverage during the Special Enrollment Period...
Cleveland High Junior Named Student Advisor To State Board Of Education
Bryce Womble, a junior at Cleveland High School, was recognized at the February Johnston County Board of Education meeting for being named a student...
N.C. Republican Party To Censure Sen. Richard Burr
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Three members of the N.C. Republican Party Central Committee tell Carolina Journal the committee is expected to pass a resolution of...
Sales Tax Hike Is Unneeded
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — When North Carolina Democrats are in power, their go-to source of new revenue is to raise sales taxes.
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NC Dems Push To Raise Minimum Wage
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Following President Biden’s proposal to increase the minimum wage nationally to $15 an hour, a handful of Democrats in...
Economists Raise Outlook For State Budget, Predicting More Tax Revenue
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The state budget may be spared economists’ worst fears from the COVID pandemic, according to a new tax revenue...
US Attorney Robert Higdon, Jr. Offers His Resignation
RALEIGH – In response to President Biden’s request that all Presidentially appointed United States Attorneys step down, United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr.,...
Educators Jump To The Front Of The Vaccine Line, Even As Many Seniors Wait
By Julie HavlakCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Education workers will leap to the head of the line for COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 24. More than a...
Cooper Signs COVID Relief Bill Despite Call For More Spending
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper signed a more than $2 billion COVID relief bill on Wednesday, Feb. 10, despite his call...
