Republican nominee for North Carolina Governor Lt. Governor Dan Forest hosted an ice cream social campaign event at Simply Natural Creamery & Jersey Farm in Ayden, North Carolina.
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Gov. Roy Cooper: Congress needs to act now and extend unemployment benefits for struggling workers
by Governor Roy Cooper
The federal government agreed to send an additional $600 to unemployed workers back in March. It’s irresponsible for Congress and the president to stop providing this critical support now when the virus still is spreading rapidly and states, especially in the South, are seeing record high case counts.
Lenoir County Board of Education to review plan to reopen schools in meeting July 27
A special meeting of the Lenoir County Board of Education is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 27 to discuss plans to reopen schools for the 2020-21 school year.
NC News: Lt. Gov. Forest to sue Gov. Cooper over the Emergency Management Act
Lt. Gov. Dan Forest (R), also a candidate for Governor, issued a letter to Gov. Roy Cooper (D) and a statement today notifying him that “as a member of the Council of State, I will be suing his administration for violating the Emergency Management Act.” In his letter, he references several Executive Orders enacted by the governor without consent of a majority of the Council of State. “The North Carolina Constitution does not create a unitary executive, but rather disburses executive power throughout the Council of State.”
Cooper commits monumental error
We cannot continue to glorify a war against the United States of America fought in the defense of slavery,” Cooper had argued in 2017. “These monuments should come down. Our Civil War history is important, but it belongs in textbooks and museums — not a place of allegiance on our Capitol grounds.” But the governor had also made it clear that the ends don’t justify the means. A 2015 enacted [law] by bipartisan majorities in the General Assembly had forbidden state or local officials from removing public monuments except under limited circumstances.
DHHS shares health guidance to re-open public schools
New health guidelines released Monday represent a first step to help North Carolina K-12 public schools find a safe way to open to in-person instruction for the 2020-21 academic year, health and education leaders announced Monday. Schools are asked to plan for reopening under three scenarios – Plan A: Minimal Social Distancing, Plan B: Moderate Social Distancing, or Plan C: Remote Learning Only. NC DHHS, in consultation with the State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction, will announce by July 1 which of the three plans should be implemented for schools to most safely reopen.
Gov. Cooper addresses disproportionate impact of COVID-19
Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 143 to addresses the social, environmental, economic, and health disparities in communities of color that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Order directs state agencies and offices to provide targeted measures to help communities of color that have been affected by the pandemic.
Local representatives concerned with slow pace of reopening
Local representatives are concerned with the slow pace of reopening. Included are statements from Rep. John Bell, Sen. Jim Perry and Rep. Chris Humphrey.
Lenoir County Government Lenoir County joins neighbors to petition Gov. Cooper to ‘reopen our local county economies’ Press Release May 7, 2
This week, the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners unanimously agreed to join seven other Governing Boards in Central Eastern North Carolina to request that Gov. Roy Cooper repeal Executive Order 135, known as the “Stay at Home Order.”
Mayor Hardy: "A curfew may be necessary at some point"
With over 50,000 deaths in the United States attributed to COVID-19, the balance between public health and personal freedom has put many governing bodies at odds with business owners and community members. According to Kinston Mayor Don Hardy, Kinston does not have the personal protective equipment (PPE), masks, or testing capabilities if the trend continues in its current rate of infection.
NC House votes to override Cooper's budget veto
A snap vote Wednesday morning caught NC House Democrats off guard, allowing House Republicans to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto.
Mike Parker: Disenfranchisement will end soon in ENC
Neuse News columnist Mike Parker investigates why a quarter of North Carolina’s counties have not been represented in the U.S. House for months.
State’s HHS secretary delivers donated school supplies to LCPS
The employees of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services in Raleigh collected a truckload of school supplies for Lenoir County Public Schools and the department’s leader, Dr. Mandy Cohen, delivered them to Kinston herself on Tuesday.
John Hood: Regulatory closet gets summer cleaning
While the budget standoff in Raleigh is getting all the headlines, acclaimed statewide columnist John Hood says there is actual work going on in the General Assembly.
Hundreds gather to celebrate opening of new K-12 Jones County School
The governor and dozens of other elected officials were on hand for the ribbon-cutting of a new Jones County school.