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Johnston County, Four Oaks Awarded Coronavirus Grants
Coronavirus Grants Awarded to 34 Communities$26.8 million in aid to rural North Carolina in COVID-19 response RALEIGH – Nearly $27 million in grants has been awarded to 34 municipal and…
State Auditor Finds A Bevy Of Unlicensed Providers Receive Medicaid Funds
By Johnny KampisCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — An audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office Thursday, Feb. 18, found the state Department of Health and Human Services did…
N.C. Cities Pass Nondiscrimination Ordinances Without Bathroom Policies
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Five years after House Bill 2 put North Carolina at the center of national controversy, cities in the state’s liberal enclaves are…
Picking Winners Is For Losers
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — When it comes to giving out business incentives, you won’t find North Carolina at the top of the list. Don’t worry — that’s actually good…
Senators Introduce Bill Increasing Attendance At High School Events
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Republican Senate lawmakers have introduced a bill that would change the 100-person capacity limit at outdoor high school sporting venues. Senate Bill…
Judge Struggles To Find Distinction That Would Keep N.C. Bars Closed
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A Superior Court judge asked repeatedly Thursday, Feb. 18, for evidence that would justify state government orders that keep private bars…
General Assembly Passes Bill To Reopen Schools, But Governor Signals A Veto
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. House and Senate have come to terms on legislation to reopen schools for in-person instruction. The measure, Senate Bill 37,…
North Carolina’s Members Of Congress Absent More Often Than Peers
By Johnny KampisCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Twelve of 15 members of Congress from North Carolina missed more votes in 2020 than the median absences of their peers. In addition, both…
N.C. Republicans Wonder What’s Next After Trump?
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — N.C. GOP Chairman Michael Whatley says former President Trump will inevitably cast a long shadow in North Carolina politics for the foreseeable future. He…
Lawmakers Look To Implement Summer School For At-Risk Students
By Johnny Kampis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — As state lawmakers try to sort out when students can go back to school full time, members of the House are sponsoring a…
Twists Of Fate’ Lead NC Man To $10 Million Prize
If Allen Boger’s Chevy Silverado had not been low on gas and if the first lottery ticket he wanted to buy had been in stock, then he never would have…
I Thought Blacklisting Was Bad
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — I’ve never really been a victim of cancel culture. But that’s not to say my critics haven’t tried to make me one. I began my…
