Julie Havlak - Carolina Journal News Service
Cooper may open Bank of America Stadium and other venues for some fans
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper plans to allow fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and other outdoor entertainment venues.
Contrasting views of race dominate lieutenant governor candidate debate
RALEIGH — “I don’t consider myself to be a black leader. I consider myself to be a leader in N.C. who just happens to be black.”
Nurses union win in Asheville could be a loss for patients
RALEIGH — Unions won a new stronghold in North Carolina. Patients will pay the price, some critics say.
Folwell waives insulin co-pays for State Health Plan, citing cost savings
RALEIGH — Diabetic state employees soon won’t have to swallow the rising cost of insulin.
Tillis, trailing in polls, goes on attack mode in first U.S. Senate debate
RALEIGH — Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis went on the attack Monday night.
He had to.
Biden will be ‘most pro-union president since FDR,’ wife says at news conference
RALEIGH — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden “will be the most pro-union president since [Franklin Roosevelt],” Jill Biden said of her husband Monday during a teleconference sponsored by a nurses’ union. “He will govern with the understanding that health care is a right, not a privilege.”
Rules Review Commission lawsuit could unleash executive power
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue.
Cooper reopens gyms and bowling alleys while bars stay shuttered
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper will move North Carolina into Phase 2.5 on Friday, Sept. 4, when gyms and bowling alleys will be able to operate at 30% capacity.
Budget failsafe means negotiations unlikely as lawmakers return to Raleigh
RALEIGH — For the first time in state history, the governor is introducing a budget proposal in August. The fiscal year is already under way, but North Carolina’s budget is almost two years old.
GOP lawmakers call Cooper’s budget proposal ‘spend now, pray later’
RALEIGH — On August 26, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed a $25 billion General Fund budget to expand Medicaid, increase unemployment benefits, give teachers higher bonuses, and cut funding to Opportunity Scholarships.
