
Andrew Dunn - Carolina Journal News Service
North Carolina sets record for new business creation
Suburban, rural schools make masks optional; urban counties keep mandates
RALEIGH — Given the freedom to choose whether to mandate masks for students, school boards across the state have begun voting to make face coverings optional for the coming school year.
Lawmakers want to recognize occupational therapy licenses of other states
RALEIGH — Occupational therapists who move to North Carolina would have an easier time getting back to work under a bill in the General Assembly.
Senate advances trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs
RALEIGH — The Senate is close to approving a trio of health care bills aimed at reducing costs and increasing transparency in the system.
Not enough Extra Credit grants got to low-income families, audit says
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s Department of Revenue did not do enough to get “Extra Credit” grants to low-income families eligible for them, a new audit finds.
Cooper pleads with lawmakers to embrace liberal priorities, more spending
RALEIGH — After two years of stalemate with the General Assembly, Gov. Roy Cooper used his “State of the State” address to pressure lawmakers to embrace his priorities — expanding Medicaid and dramatically increasing state spending.
State senators move to make nonprofit donor names private
RALEIGH — A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities.
Two-thirds of North Carolinians worry about side effects of COVID vaccine
RALEIGH — Nearly two-thirds of North Carolinians worry about harmful side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, even as a growing majority say they’ll take it to get back to normal life.
General Assembly to consider adding ‘right-to-work’ to N.C. Constitution
RALEIGH — The General Assembly will consider a measure to enshrine North Carolina’s right-to-work policies in the state constitution.
Bipartisan Senate group to push for broadband expansion in new bill
RALEIGH — A bipartisan group of senators is crafting legislation that would find ways to expand broadband access in North Carolina.