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This week, over a hundred demonstrators surrounded a stage on the Halifax Mall, in front of the legislative complex, to hear from speakers. In committee rooms, social distancing measures for the public have been relaxed. It is a sign of business returning to normal as public health restrictions continue to be eased.
Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper (D) announced that he anticipates restrictions to be significantly scaled back in the coming weeks as the number of vaccinations has increased. He noted that while hospitalizations have inched up in recent weeks, the rate of deaths has dropped dramatically and the rate of vaccinations is stable.
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Even lawmakers can t get through to N.C. DES By Nick Ochsner | April 12, 2021 at 6:01 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 7:53 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - Paula Holdaway worked as a substitute teacher and at Loweâs until the pandemic struck last year.
With classes moving on-line, teachers didnât need Holdaway to fill in anymore. And her doctor told her to stop working at Loweâs due to a medical condition that would make her more susceptible to the impacts of COVID-19.
NC House votes along party lines for guardrails on governor s emergency powers
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
RALEIGH North Carolina s governor would have to get formal support from other elected leaders to carry out long-term emergency orders in a measure approved Wednesday by the state House.
The 69-50 party-line result favored Republicans, who ve chafed under Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper s directives during the COVID-19 pandemic and drafted the legislation.
Cooper s orders since the pandemic began in March 2020 caused bars, schools and personal service businesses to close, while restaurants and other retailers have had to scale back capacity. These orders have been slowly eased in recent months, but GOP lawmakers have said the governor had too much power to begin with.
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