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The state’s prison health care system is failing to adequately care for older people with chronic illnesses and diseases.

Carolyn Kaster  North Caroline Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at Guilford Technical Community College, Monday, April 19, 2021, in Jamestown, N.C., about the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan. If more North Carolinians get vaccinated, the state could end most pandemic restrictions by June 1, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday, though the mask will likely remain. In order for that to happen, though, at least 67% of the state’s adults would have to have at least a first-dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Right now, that number stands at 47%. Cooper said his conversations with state health offici...

Howard, R-Davie, is her 17th term and is the longest-serving current member of the state House. She also was removed from the Finance committee on which she had served 32 years. She was shifted to the House Appropriations committee as an at-large member. Howard could not be immediately reached Wednesday for comment. The House voted 114-1 on second reading Wednesday to approve House Bill 334. The bill is likely to receive its third reading during Thursday’s floor session. Howard was one of two representatives to vote against the bill when it was first presented on the House floor on April...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: This week, North Carolina received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Tuesday, during his weekly COVID-19 press conference, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the vaccine was distributed to 42 hospitals across state. The state is still unsure how many doses it will receive weekly. Governor Cooper said that the federal government has told him that each Friday the state will get information about the following week's shipment, then the state has a few hours to identify where to direct the shipments. Department of Healt...