RALEIGH — In the late afternoon of Feb. 24, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 173 (Free the Smiles Act). The bill would have given parents back the power to decide whether or not to mask […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina House of Representatives is taking legislative steps to make masks optional statewide for K-12 school children. A conference committee substitute for Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act, will […]
RALEIGH — During a Jan. 4 COVID-19 briefing, Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would be extending a previous executive order requiring vaccination or testing for certain state employees. “This week, I’ll extend Executive Order 224 […]
RALEIGH — Lawmakers at the General Assembly have finalized the state’s budget proposal to send to Gov. Roy Cooper, which comes in at $52.9 billion over the biennium. The 2021-22 budget comes in at $25.9 […]
The phone at Amedeo’s didn’t start ringing at the stroke of midnight last Thursday, the moment the NCAA began granting its “student-athletes” the ability to profit from their name, image and likeness. But it wasn’t […]
No one involved with NASCAR really wanted to leave North Wilkesboro Speedway when the racing series said goodbye to the historic track in 1996. But the sport was growing and becoming more popular nationwide, so […]
From new tracks like last week’s Circuit of the Americas race highlighting a shift toward more road courses to a return to stock car racing’s roots with the dirt race at Bristol, it’s been a […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers have quickly passed an education bill that has a focus on K-12 literacy and how the state teaches reading. The bill was sent to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper issued three executive order extensions on March 30 related to evictions, unemployment claims and to-go cocktail sales. “Even though North Carolina is turning the corner on this pandemic, many are […]
RALEIGH — At a virtual COVID-19 briefing today, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that more North Carolinians will soon be able to get a vaccination. “Today I am announcing that we will move to the rest […]
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