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August 17, 2022

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ABC permit deferral bill to help bars sent to Gov. Roy Cooper

February 24, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill designed to bring relief in the form of ABC permit and fee deferrals to bars kept closed by Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders headed to the governor’s desk last week. On […]

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Bill aims to aid bars and clubs kept closed by Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders

February 3, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House seeks to help bars and clubs kept closed by Gov. Roy Cooper’s pandemic executive orders by extending permit deferrals. House Bill 4, titled Extend ABC […]

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NC Bar Owners Assoc to Gov Cooper: Keeping us closed is ‘economic discrimination’

January 28, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Bar Owners Association has issued a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper demanding that private bars and clubs be allowed to open, stating that “continuing to keep us closed is complete economic […]

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THOMPSON: Tapped out – Gov. Cooper’s irrational shut-down orders threaten bar owners’ livelihoods

January 26, 2021 Jessica Thompson

Earlier this month, Gov. Roy Cooper appeared on national cable news touting how he closed North Carolina bars to fight the spread of COVID-19. The problem is most bars in North Carolina are open — Cooper has singled […]

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NC Bars finding their permits have been canceled without notice

January 15, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Bar owners across North Carolina report finding out that many of their establishment permits have been canceled by the state’s alcohol beverage control division with no notice. In a press release issued by […]

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Newly formed NC Bar Owners Association files suit against Gov. Cooper’s COVID orders

January 6, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Board members of the newly formed NC Bar Owner’s Association have filed suit against Gov. Roy Cooper over executive orders that have kept most private bars and clubs closed since March of 2020. […]

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Bar and tavern owners: Phase 3 just as much a death sentence as Phase 2

October 14, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s Phase 3 order has brought little relief to bars and clubs across the state, which have been closed under the governor’s various COVID-19 orders for almost seven months. Of the […]

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Gov. Roy Cooper announces modified Phase 3 to begin Friday

September 30, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30 that the state will move forward into Phase 3, although restrictions will continue in some areas. In today’s executive order, which takes effect at 5 […]

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NC Bar and Tavern Association blasts Gov. Roy Cooper over Phase 2.5

September 9, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The group supporting bars and taverns in the state slammed Gov. Roy Cooper over his “Phase 2.5” rollout, which left the industry shuttered. Cooper sent a clear message to North Carolina bar owners […]

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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest says he will sue Gov. Cooper over executive orders

June 25, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — There were a number of strong reactions to Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest executive order which extends the phase two lockdown another three weeks and also adds a statewide mask mandate. Now, Lt. Gov. […]

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