Politics
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As Biden Announces $2 Trillion Jobs Plan, NC’s Economy Continues to Flounder During the Pandemic
As unemployment claims surge in NC, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced a $2 trillion jobs plan.
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NC Teacher Head: Trump’s Demands for In-Person Schooling ‘Disconnected’ from Reality
The head of NC’s largest teacher group says Trump’s demands for in-person school reopening are “disconnected from the real, on-the-ground situations.”
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Facing Billion-Dollar Budget Shortfall, Gov. Cooper to US Congress: ‘Do More, as Quickly as Possible’
With federal lawmakers at odds over coronavirus relief in HEROES Act, NC Gov. Cooper says Congress must act quickly to help states and local governments.
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In Chatham County, ‘Black Lives Matter’ Billboard Raised Next to Confederate Flag
After a Chatham County man raises huge Confederate flag in Pittsboro, NC activists put up ‘Black Lives Matter’ billboard nearby.
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Thom Tillis Says Latinos Are Less Likely to Wear Masks. That’s Not True.
While talking about coronavirus’ impact on Latinos, Tillis blamed the crisis on Latino people not wearing masks. But multiple surveys say that’s not true.
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I’m a NC Teacher. Stop Treating NC School Reopening as a Game.
If North Carolina is going to reopen public schools during a pandemic, state and federal officials have to take it seriously.
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As Coronavirus Lingers, Vote-By-Mail Requests in NC Surging
As the coronavirus lingers, vote by mail requests in NC are four times higher than they at this time in the 2016 election cycle.
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‘I Don’t Want to Expose Us’: Why This NC Mom Is Terrified to Send Her Kids Back to School
How parents are weighing what to do with their kids this fall given the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a flexible plan for school reopening. North Carolina K-12 public schools will operate under “Plan B”: a mix of in-person and remote instruction. Increased social distancing will also be required. Each individual school district…
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What Cooper’s ‘Measured’ Approach To NC School Reopening Means
NC public schools will be able to hold in-person classes, but with safety and health requirements to keep spread of COVID-19 down.
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Biden Proposes $2 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Change and Create Millions of Jobs
“When Donald Trump thinks about climate change, the only word he can muster is ‘hoax.’ When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs.’”
