Politics
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Gov. Cooper And GOP Leaders Agreed On A Billion-Dollar Coronavirus Relief Bill. Here’s What’s In It.
North Carolina bills — backed by GOP and Democrats — allocate federal dollars for schools, small businesses, hospitals, medical research and more.
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How GOP Policies Made Coronavirus Worse in North Carolina
A UNC law professor says Republican reforms to unemployment and Medicaid only made COVID-19 hit harder in North Carolina.
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Close or Open? How Private Schools Reacted To Gov. Cooper’s Public School Shutdown Order
State officials shuttered public schools for the rest of the academic year. But what about private schools? North Carolina is one of 44 states (along with Washington D.C.) that have announced that public school campuses will be closed for the rest of the year, meaning that 1.47 million North Carolina kids won’t be going back…
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How the NC Senate Built a $1.4 Billion COVID-19 Bill Out of Public Sight
Lawmakers are expected to vote Saturday on their coronavirus relief package, including funding for schools, small businesses and more.
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NC Legislature Dropped That Education Plan Mandate That Had Teachers Furious
Members in the NC Senate postponed one controversial deadline and loosened another for public schools in a massive coronavirus relief bill.
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Former NC GOP Lawmaker: I’m Not A Never-Trumper. But The President Has Lost Me.
How the Republican Party, my party, was ‘hijacked by a huckster’ named Donald Trump in 2016. And why it makes me so angry.
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Returning NC Lawmakers Face ‘Overwhelming’ Coronavirus Challenge. Here’s What They’re Considering.
Billions of dollars at stake as lawmakers and Gov. Cooper consider education, healthcare, unemployment relief.
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Gov. Cooper’s Support Is Surging During The Pandemic — Even With Trump Voters
New pandemic times poll shows 67% of North Carolinians, and even 46% of Trump voters, supporting the Democratic governor.
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I’m A Teacher. I Say Lawmakers Are ‘Out of Touch’ With Remote Education Plan, And I’m Not Alone
A state Senate provision requiring school districts develop remote instruction plan by June 30 is going over like a lead balloon with educators.
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Coronavirus Gives Us A Moment To Hit Reset On Injustice. Here’s How We Get It Done
As NC General Assembly returns to Raleigh, one state lawmaker says they have an opportunity to make a better version of North Carolina.
