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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 election in a testy back-and-forth…
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 the goals he’s had since…
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 crisis intervention and services for veterans…
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, making the outcome of elections…
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 the COVID-19 pandemic. Cooper’s latest…
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 from being allowed to compete…
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 I think our leaders should be…
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 stable As North Carolina’s trends continue to show improvement and…
Freshman Rep Takes Up Decade-Long Push For Mountain College
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — On a road map, you’ll find Tri-County Community College in the far western corner of North Carolina. If you look at a topographic map,…
Bill Would Give $1,000 Tax Credit For Each Homeschooled Child
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Interest in homeschooling has surged in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Republican lawmakers in the state Senate want to give these…
Local Bills Seek To Allow Counties To Post Public Notices Online
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — More N.C. counties would be allowed to post public notices online instead of paying to run them in newspapers, under two local bills introduced…
Suburban Voters Form Largest Bloc
By John Hood RALEIGH — If you think about regional differences in North Carolina politics, economics, or culture in terms of urban blue and rural red, you are missing a…
