Brooke Conrad - Carolina Journal News Service
Lawyer takes issue with governor’s decision about outdoor church services
A Raleigh lawyer is criticizing Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to allow only outdoor church services.
Federal bill would give North Carolina more flexibility to spend CARES Act money
Three North Carolina members of the U.S. House of Representatives say they’ll back a bill giving states and localities flexibility under the CARES Act to replace lost tax money. The bill was inspired by a letter sent to congressional leaders from the John Locke Foundation and other state-based free-market policy groups.
Hundreds of North Carolina churches might sue Gov. Roy Cooper
RALEIGH — About 400 North Carolina churches could join a lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper’s statewide stay-at-home order.
State’s COVID-19 trends headed in right direction, governor says
RALEIGH — COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, April 30, but North Carolinians are going to be at home at least a week longer — and most shuttered businesses won’t be up-and-running again anytime soon.
COVID-19 adds a new challenge to election-year politicking
RALEIGH — Picnics, county fairs, and local festivals are out. Zoom meetings and email blasts are in.
Coronavirus restrictions hit North Carolina days after the March 3 state primary. None of the winners anticipated that within a few weeks, social distancing would reduce their campaigns to virtual meet-and-greets.
N.C. House speaker applauds move to increase loan pool for small businesses
RALEIGH — Thousands of small business loan applications from North Carolina businesses and pending, but state lawmakers are broadening the pool of applicants.
State lawmakers ask Cooper to open NASCAR, keep stands empty
RALEIGH — A number of lawmakers are pushing Gov. Roy Cooper to allow races at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord next month — even if the stands are empty.
Election board requests could raise red flags with state lawmakers
RALEIGH — A list of COVID-19 recommendations from the State Board of Elections is apt to hit a nerve with legislative Republicans.
N.C. could lose half of its small businesses as restrictions continue, group says
RALEIGH — The general counsel of the NC Chamber offered an ominous prediction this week.
More than half of the state’s small businesses will close by mid-April if Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home order remains, Ray Starling told the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Support Working Group.
Street food scene leveled by COVID-19 pandemic
RALEIGH — Food trucks are a fixture at breweries, office complexes, and community festivals. For Cary’s Downtown Chowdown, typically held in April, food trucks span the length of Academy Street. People pack in and lines form.
