Politics
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NC Was Slow to Hire Bilingual Tracers While COVID-19 Exploded Among Latinos
NC officials touting push for bilingual contact tracers today, but some say officials dragged on tracking coronavirus in Latino community.
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‘A Story of Uncertainty’: Poll Finds North Carolinians Divided Over Reopening Schools
A new poll finds North Carolina residents deeply divided about reopening schools in August during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Why Roy Cooper Won’t Rule Out School Reopening Amid Coronavirus Surge
Science is inconclusive on NC schools reopening, but Roy Cooper points to early studies suggesting lower coronavirus transmission rates among children.
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Burr and Tillis: I’m A NC Teacher. We Desperately Need Coronavirus Relief in the HEROES Act.
With coronavirus forcing NC into a billion-dollar budget deficit, why local government and school districts need the relief in the HEROES Act.
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How Younger People Are Driving NC’s Coronavirus Resurgence
Coronavirus is surging in NC, and young people are a big reason why, a former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner told reporters Wednesday.
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Supreme Court’s Ruling a Win, But NC Lawmakers Are Still Hostile to Abortion Rights
Supreme Court decision a win for women’s health advocates, but lawmakers in nearly every state, including NC, introduced 300+ anti-abortion bills last year.
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From a Teacher: NC Schools Don’t Need A Polite Superintendent — They Need Someone To Fight Like Hell
After a decade of bad education policy from the NC General Assembly, NC’s new superintendent shouldn’t be concerned about hurting Republicans’ feelings.
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One Month After George Floyd, NC Lawmakers Restricting Access to Records of Police Custody Deaths
A little more than a month after George Floyd’s death, a NC bill allows officials to keep records of police custody deaths out of the public eye.
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Arizona, Florida, and Texas See a Surge in COVID Cases. Now Their Governors Are Singing a Different Tune.
Listen to how these governors first reacted to COVID vs. how they’re talking now.
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New Report: Black Lives Matter Protests Did Not Increase Coronavirus Infections
The Black Lives Matters protests that swept the nation in June do not appear to have sparked notable increases in coronavirus cases as was initially feared.
