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Tired of waiting for help, some states have begun passing their own COVID-19 aid2h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 9:56 PM ) Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout.
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As Americans await the passage of Biden's stimulus plan, some states are passing their own relief.
At least five states have passed or proposed their own economic and virus aid legislation.
But critics argue their success undermines calls ...Tags: Florida, Politics, New York, News, Maryland, Congress, California, Senate, Trends, Joe Biden, Ap, Pennsylvania, House Of Representatives, Associated Press, States, New Mexico 129 people like this. Like COVID-19 news conference today: Gov. Roy Cooper eases restrictions on NC bars, lifts Stay-At-Home orders for gyms, other businesses7h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 5:30 PM ) For the first time since March 2020, bars will be permitted to open at 30% capacity with a cap of 250 people.Tags: Roy Cooper 4 people like this. Like The Latest: N. Carolina Governor Eases Restrictions, Curfew8h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 4:45 PM ) Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday announced the state will ease gathering and occupancy restrictions and end its 10 p.m. statewide curfew starting Friday.Tags: N Carolina, Roy Cooper 45 people like this. Like NC Gun Provisions in 2020 Vetoed Bill Clear Committees9h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 2:52 PM ) Two more portions of a 2020 concealed weapons bill that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed successfully last year have resurfaced this year in separate measures.Tags: North Carolina, Roy Cooper 24 people like this. Like States pass virus aid, not waiting for Washington10h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 2:08 PM ) By Brian Witte | Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic’s economic fallout.
Maryland and California recently moved forward with help for the poor, the jobless, small businesses and those needing child care. New Mexico and Pennsylvania are funneling grants directly to cash-starved businesses. Nor...Tags: Business, Florida, Politics, News, Maryland, Congress, California, Washington, Disney, California News, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Sport, Economy, Soccer, Pennsylvania 18 people like this. Like North Carolina: Committee Advances Worshipper Protection Bill15h ago ( February 24, 2021 at 9:00 AM ) North Carolina may pass a bill to help protect worshipers from gunmen. IMG NRA-ILA
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- February 23rd, the Senate Committee on Judiciary issued a favorable report for Senate Bill 43, to expand the ability of citizens to defend themselves and their loved ones while attending religious worship. They referred the bill to the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate for further consideration.
Senate Bill 43 allows law-abiding citizens who hold a concealed handgun permit t...Tags: Texas, Guns, Senate, Bill, North Carolina, General Assembly, Nra, IMG, Jack Wilson, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Roy Cooper, Gun Rights News, NRA-ILA, Institute for Legislative Action ILA, National Rifle Association of America ILA, Committee Advances Worshipper Protection Bill 146 people like this. Like Federal Court Allows Damage Claims To Proceed In N.C. Permit CaseFebruary 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM Federal Court Allows Damage Claims To Proceed In N.C. Permit Case, iStock-884214706
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- A U.S. District Court Judge in North Carolina has ruled that plaintiffs in a case challenging last year’s “temporary suspension” of accepting and processing pistol purchase permits allegedly due to the COVID-19 outbreak and state of emergency declared by Gov. Roy Cooper, may pursue damage claims and associated claims for declaratory relief and attorney’s fees.
The case is known as Sta...Tags: Guns, North Carolina, PPP, Federal Court, Kelly, Flanagan, Stafford, The Foundation, Gottlieb, Roy Cooper, Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Rights News, Second Amendment Foundation SAF, Alan M Gottlieb, Gerald Baker 123 people like this. Like Cooper Seeking Improved Warning System After Deadly TornadoFebruary 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the state must learn from the surprise tornado that struck the community of Ocean Isle Beach with little or no warning, leaving three people dead and 10 injured.Tags: Cooper, Ocean Isle Beach, Roy Cooper 44 people like this. Like Washington State CIO Taking Similar Job in North CarolinaFebruary 17, 2021 at 3:30 PM Gov. Roy Cooper has nearly filled out his second-term Cabinet by choosing Washington’s chief information officer to take a similar position in North Carolina.Tags: Washington, North Carolina, Roy Cooper, Washington State CIO Taking Similar Job 1 people like this. Like Cooper Picks Delli-Gatti as Next NC Environmental SecretaryFebruary 16, 2021 at 5:59 PM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has again picked a veteran leader from the Environmental Defense Fund to become his environment secretary.Tags: North Carolina, Environmental Defense Fund, Roy Cooper, Cooper Picks Delli Gatti 22 people like this. Like Cooper Signs COVID Relief Bill Distributing Federal MoneyFebruary 10, 2021 at 10:47 AM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed a bill from state lawmakers that will distribute money approved by Congress for reopening schools, improving vaccine distribution and helping people pay their rent.Tags: Congress, North Carolina, Cooper, Roy Cooper 29 people like this. Like Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the callJanuary 16, 2021 at 5:30 PM By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press
By the busload and planeload, National Guard troops were pouring into the nation’s capital on Saturday, as governors answered the urgent pleas of U.S. defense officials for more troops to help safeguard Washington even as they keep anxious eyes on possible violent protests in their own states.
Military leaders spent chunks of Thursday evening and Friday calling states in an unprecedented appeal for more National Guard troops to help lock down much of the ci...Tags: New York, News, Minnesota, Maryland, Minneapolis, Congress, California, Washington, Oregon, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Joe Biden, Fbi, Soccer, Pennsylvania 121 people like this. Like NC governor pardons 5, including man wrongly imprisoned for 44 yearsDecember 17, 2020 at 3:23 PM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted pardons Thursday to five men convicted of crimes they did not commit, including one freed this year after serving 44 years on a wrongful rape conviction.Tags: Cnn, NC, Roy Cooper 10 people like this. Like Biden picks North Carolina regulator to lead EPADecember 17, 2020 at 1:49 PM By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | Associated Press
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday offered the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency to Michael S. Regan, a North Carolina regulator who has made a name pursuing cleanups of industrial toxins and helping low-income and minority communities hit hardest by pollution.
Biden’s selection of Regan, who leads his state’s environmental agency, was confirmed by two people familiar with the selection process. They were not authorized the discuss the ma...Tags: Politics, News, California, Sport, Joe Biden, Soccer, Associated Press, Epa, Biden, Cuba, North Carolina, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Protection Agency, Black, Trump, Nichols 35 people like this. Like I'm a former poultry farmer. The meatpacking industry has failed workers during the pandemic and I'm not surprised by the deadly consequences.December 6, 2020 at 10:02 AM Plant workers produce lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) at the Beef Products Inc (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska, November 19, 2012.
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Tyson Food executives in Iowa made bets on how many of their employees would contract COVID-19.
Meatpacking horror stories like these aren't surprising for those of us in the industry.
The corporate level of this industry faces no accountability for their heinous actions.
Craig Watts is a former contract poultry farmer.
...Tags: US, America, Trends, Iowa, Usa Today, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Trump, Roy Cooper, Craig Watts, Trump Administration, St Joseph Missouri, South Sioux City Nebraska, LFTB, Beef Products Inc BPI, Occupational Health and Safety Administration OSHA 80 people like this. Like Gov. Cooper introduces new COVID-19 County Alert System that shows viral hotspots in NCNovember 17, 2020 at 3:13 PM RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Roy Cooper introduced a new COVID-19 county alert system during a news conference on Tuesday. You can see the...Tags: Raleigh, Cooper, NC, Roy Cooper 2 people like this. Like From 2A Activist to Lt. Governor: Mark Robinson Talks Exclusively to AmmoLandNovember 11, 2020 at 7:00 PM Mark Robinson
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- His political rise was nothing short of phenomenal and he made history in the process, rising from the level of Second Amendment activist before the Greensboro, N.C. City Council to becoming the Tar Heel State’s first Black lieutenant governor, running as a Republican.
His name is Mark Robinson, and from all indications, he is just beginning to make his mark on the political and social landscape. He spoke exclusively to AmmoLand about his sudden rise to ...Tags: Florida, Guns, Mexico, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Robinson, Fort Bragg, Nra, Nafta, Robinson, NRA Board, Ammoland, Greensboro Coliseum, Dave Workman, Greensboro 137 people like this. Like From 2A Activist to Lt. Governor: Mark Robinson Talks Exclusively to AmmoLand NewsNovember 11, 2020 at 7:00 PM Mark Robinson
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- His political rise was nothing short of phenomenal and he made history in the process, rising from the level of Second Amendment activist before the Greensboro, N.C. City Council to becoming the Tar Heel State’s first Black lieutenant governor, running as a Republican.
His name is Mark Robinson, and from all indications, he is just beginning to make his mark on the political and social landscape. He spoke exclusively to AmmoLand about his sudden rise to ...Tags: Florida, Guns, Mexico, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Robinson, Fort Bragg, Nra, Nafta, Robinson, NRA Board, Ammoland, Greensboro Coliseum, Dave Workman, Greensboro 101 people like this. Like NC governor says 'let the process work' as Tillis declares victory in close Senate raceNovember 4, 2020 at 1:14 AM RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) called on state residents to wait until all votes are counted on Tuesday while Sen....Tags: Senate, North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, Tillis, Roy Cooper 14 people like this. Like LIVE RESULTS Gubernatorial Elections: Republican incumbents ahead in 2020 reelection racesNovember 3, 2020 at 11:59 PM Insider
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Eleven gubernatorial seats are up for grabs around the US in 2020.
While gubernatorial elections have been largely overshadowed by the presidential race, governors have played in a leading role in shaping the US' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insider, in partnership with Decision Desk HQ, has live election results and race calls for all 11 gubernatorial elections on the ballot.
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In addition to the closely wa...Tags: Utah, Politics, Montana, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Indiana, Live, House Of Representatives, US Senate, Governors, Donald Trump, Vermont, Democratic, Mike Pence, Election 2020 135 people like this. Like LIVE RESULTS: Roy Cooper wins reelection against Dan Forest in North CarolinaNovember 3, 2020 at 9:51 PM
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection against Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, according to Insider and Decision Desk HQ.
Polls in North Carolina closed at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wins reelection against Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, according to Insider and Decision Desk HQ.Polls in North Carolina closed at 7:30 p.m. ET. The candidates: In North Carolina, votes for governor and lieutenant gover...Tags: Politics, News, Senate, White House, Trends, Live, Gop, Republican, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Forest, Charlotte, Trump, Pat Mccrory, Election 2020, Cooper 16 people like this. Like COVID cleaned out North Carolina's college campuses. That has electoral consequences.November 3, 2020 at 5:50 AM Chloe Arrojado can come and go from her dormitory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill without seeing a single soul.No one is canvassing, distributing campaign materials, or loudly pontificating in the Pit, a brick courtyard that serves as the university's "town square." There, partisan speakers often shout their opinions; conservative preachers sometimes thunder on about sin; and student groups stage rallies, bake sales, and the occasional condom giveaway. Or they register vot...Tags: Kerry Washington, News, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, North Carolina, Orange County, Donald Trump, Black, Booker, Clinton, Trump, Tufts University, Chapel Hill, University Of North Carolina, Pat Mccrory 91 people like this. Like Insider's guide to the 2020 gubernatorial electionsNovember 2, 2020 at 5:58 PM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper/Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.
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Eleven gubernatorial seats are up for grabs around the US in 2020.
While gubernatorial elections have been largely overshadowed by the presidential race, governors have played in a leading role in shaping the US' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insider, in partnership with Decision Desk HQ, will have live election results and race calls ...Tags: Utah, Politics, Montana, US, Trends, Joe Biden, Indiana, House Of Representatives, US Senate, Governors, Donald Trump, Vermont, Democratic, Mike Pence, Election 2020, Steve Bullock 87 people like this. Like Cynthia Wallace believes she can take down the congressman who sponsored North Carolina's infamous 'Bathroom Bill'October 30, 2020 at 2:20 PM Transgender people and their supporters at a protest to repeal House Bill 2, a North Carolina law that requires people in government buildings to use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate.
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First-time House candidate Cynthia Bishop is going up against GOP Rep. Dan Bishop in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.
Bishop is probably best known for being the architect of North Carolina's HB2, which p...Tags: Obama, Trends, Georgia, Gop, House, Nba, Lgbtq, Bill, North Carolina, Naacp, Donald Trump, Martin Luther King Jr, Bishop, Charlotte, Trump, Wallace 145 people like this. Like Last North Carolina polls before election give Biden, Cunningham narrow leadsOctober 30, 2020 at 2:58 PM Two new polls are shoring up predictions that Democrats will sweep North Carolina's statewide races next week.Democratic nominee Joe Biden has a 6-point lead over Trump in the typically red state, an NBC News/Marist poll of likely voters out Friday reveals. Meanwhile Democrat Cal Cunningham has a 10-point advantage over Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), suggesting he'll be one of the seats Democrats can count on to flip the Senate. And Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has the biggest lead of all: a whopping...Tags: News, Senate, Nbc News, Joe Biden, Democrats, Gop, Biden, Times, North Carolina, Trump, Cooper, Cunningham, Marist, Tillis, Roy Cooper, Siena College 134 people like this. Like Tarheel State Second Amendment Supporters Should Trust Thom Tillis With 2nd TermOctober 25, 2020 at 11:49 AM Opinion
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North Carolina – -(AmmoLand.com)- It can be exhausting for Second Amendment supporters when their champions face tough re-election battles. In the Tarheel State, one such race is taking place for the United States Senate.
As of this writing, RealClearPolitics has the race as a toss-up, with Cal Cunningham having a 2.3-point lead in the RCP average.
While the 2016 election shows that polls can be very wrong, that same election did see North Carolin...Tags: Guns, Senate, Reagan, Bloomberg, United States, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Sandy Hook, Nra, Harold, Cunningham, Chuck Schumer, Kay Hagan, Hagan, Tillis, Thom Tillis 150 people like this. Like In two political battlegrounds, thousands of mail-in ballots are on the verge of being rejectedOctober 23, 2020 at 8:25 AM Tens of millions of Americans have already cast their ballots for the 2020 election by mail, building on a historic shift in voting methods that started with primary elections held during the COVID-19 pandemic.Mail-in ballots, however, aren’t automatically accepted as in-person ballots are. Rather, they can be rejected if they have signature defects on their return envelopes. Unless cured by voters – which means that voters fix the signature errors on them – these submitted ballots will be rejec...Tags: Florida, News, Senate, United States, US Postal Service, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, New Mexico, North Carolina, New England, Pat Mccrory, Daniel, Rick Scott, Bill Nelson, Roy Cooper 99 people like this. Like NC governor caught on hot mic telling Biden they'll drag Cal Cunningham ‘across the line’ after scandalOctober 20, 2020 at 9:47 AM "I think Cal's going to get across the line, too," Gov. Roy Cooper appeared to say on Monday.Tags: Biden, NC, Roy Cooper, Cal Cunningham 29 people like this. Like What you need to know about North Carolina's governor race between Roy Cooper and Dan ForestOctober 9, 2020 at 3:07 PM North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper/Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is seeking a second term against his Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest.
Cooper has longtime served in politics whereas Forest's current office is the first he has held. Both are running on different approaches to handle the coronavirus pandemic.
The latest polls and election experts rank Cooper ahead of Forest...Tags: Politics, News, Senate, Trends, Gop, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Forest, Charlotte, Trump, Pat Mccrory, Cooper, McCrory, Thom Tillis, Roy Cooper, Dan Forest 119 people like this. Like I'm a high school student. Sending kids back to school is a mistake for kids, their families, and the country.September 19, 2020 at 9:34 AM IT Support Technician Michael Hakopian (R) distributes devices to students at Hollywood High School on August 13, 2020 in Hollywood, California
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As the country begins to send its kids back to school, debates are raging about whether or not it's safe to do so.
Issues like safety, parents ability to work, and politics are all complicating the situation.
I'm a high school student, and I'm afraid of going back, as it could unnecessarily put my family at risk of cont...Tags: America, Trends, Victoria, North Carolina, Illinois, Donald Trump, Trump, Hollywood California, DeVos, Roy Cooper, Betsy DeVos, Hollywood High School, Rodin Eckenroth Getty, COVID, Michael Hakopian, Victoria Feng 78 people like this. Like |