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KAKADELIS: As COVID-19 reveals, responsible adults are needed — in education and life

March 27, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis, with all of its complexities, is revealing simplicities about education and life. There is nothing like a national crisis to distill what matters most, helping prioritize the paramount over the petty. Winston […]

Gov. Roy Cooper issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order

March 27, 2020

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide order for North Carolina residents to stay home at 4 PM today in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The executive order will take effect on […]

House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump

March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Acting with exceptional resolve in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system […]

Funeral held for North Carolina Rep. Maryann Black

March 27, 2020

DURHAM — A private funeral was held Friday for North Carolina state Rep. Maryann Black, who died this week at age 76. Black, a Democrat who joined the state House in early 2017, died Wednesday […]

Trump says federal government developing new guidelines for virus risk

March 27, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump says that federal officials are developing guidelines to rate counties by risk of virus spread, as he aims to begin to ease nationwide guidelines meant to stem the coronavirus […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

March 27, 2020

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but remains in charge of the U.K.’s response to the outbreak. Johnson, 55, said Friday that he was tested for COVID-19 […]

100 in 100: Bertie County’s Jethro Pugh, part of the Doomsday Defense

March 27, 2020

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Census: Wake County is now North Carolina’s largest county

March 26, 2020

RALEIGH — Wake County is now North Carolina’s largest county, the U.S. Census Bureau said on Thursday as its annual population estimates show the county containing Raleigh surpassing Mecklenburg County. The census said Wake County […]

Another wave of North Carolina residents now under home orders

March 26, 2020

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s capital county on Thursday added another 1.1 million state residents to those now or soon under stay-at-home orders to dampen the coronavirus spread, which state officials say has contributed to another […]

Globetrotters star, Greensboro native Curly Neal dies at 77

March 26, 2020

Fred “Curly” Neal, the dribbling wizard who entertained millions with the Harlem Globetrotters for parts of three decades, has died. He was 77. The Globetrotters said Neal died in his home outside of Houston on […]

House votes Friday on $2.2T coronavirus aid plan

March 26, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented response amid record new jobless claims […]

Coronavirus rescue bill includes $400 million in election assistance

March 26, 2020

RALEIGH – Details of the 883-page Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act include a large expansion of funds for the 2020 federal election cycle. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was allocated $400 […]

Student veterans will continue to receive GI Bill benefits

March 26, 2020

RALEIGH – Student veterans will keep their GI Bill benefits after President Trump signed S. 3503 into law. The law enables the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to continue providing the same level of education […]

As leaders act, data is still incomplete on COVID-19

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