Rick Patterson
Rick Patterson is founder of Poolonomics and a leading voice in pool care. His expertise is recognized in major publications such as Business Insider, LifeHacker, and Yahoo! News.
News
State Supreme Court takes case involving Cooper’s COVID bar shutdowns
The North Carolina Supreme Court will consider at least one of two pending cases related to Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2020 shutdown of bars during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court issued an order Thursday granting the governor’s September 2023 request to take up the case Howell v. Cooper. The order arrived nine days after the governor asked the high court to take up a second case brought by the North Carolina Bar and Tavern Association. Justices have not yet acted on the second case.
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Sowing Resilience Heroes: Dr. Phoebe Harris
Dr. Phoebe Harris at Robeson Community College talks about how food insecurity impacts college students in Robeson County.
Josh Bass
Josh Bass is the president of the Currituck Chamber of Commerce.
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Proof of concept: NCInnovation awards $5.2 million in pilot grants
NCI approved $5.2 million in pilot grants for eight research projects at seven NC public universities.
Opinion
Inflation or price gouging? We all know the answer.
Blaming the spike in prices on companies who are also experiencing higher costs is, well, bananas.
News
Trump becomes first former US president to be convicted of a crime
Thursday was a historic day as former President Donald Trump became the first former president convicted of a crime in the history of the United States.
News
Dental hygienist’s licensing dispute relies on NC’s 2019 criminal reforms
The issue spotlights reforms made in the North Carolina General Assembly to help reformed ex-offenders find work and become productive citizens again.
News
Yulia’s Law would bar hospitals from denying organ transplants to those unvaccinated for COVID
Yulia's Law, currently awaiting action in the NC Senate Rules Committee. would bar hospitals from denying organ transplants based on COVID vaccine status.
News
Former TIAA employees sue over termination and denial of religious exemption to COVID vaccine mandates
Former employees of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America are suing their former employer over being terminated from their jobs after failing to comply with the company’s COVID-era vaccine mandate.
News
Locke, NC Chamber, Farm Bureau urge top NC court to revisit administrative deference
The John Locke Foundation, NC Chamber, and NC Farm Bureau all hope the North Carolina Supreme Court will choose to reform the way state courts address the legal issue of “administrative deference.” The groups filed separate friend-of-the-court briefs Wednesday in a case challenging the dismissal of Winston-Salem State University professor Alvin Mitchell.
Opinion
The remarkable legacy of Billy Graham
Public interest in the ministry of Billy Graham was rekindled this month with the historic unveiling of his 7-foot-tall bronze statue in the United States Capitol.
