Day: August 5, 2020

Roy Cooper extends COVID-19 restrictions despite risks to economy

by Julie Havlak Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper will keep North Carolina in his modified Phase Two of reopening for another five weeks. That could worsen the state’s economic problems. One of the state’s top economists say North Carolina’s…

Homicides spiking in North Carolina cities

By John Hood Raleigh, NC – As if the COVID crisis and economic recession weren’t bad enough, here’s some more bad news to process: homicide rates are spiking in many North Carolina communities. Through the end of July, 32 people…