Asheville Four Seasons Politics
A covid-19 relief bill the Legislature approved unanimously on Saturday contains a $5 million boost for tourism-related businesses in Buncombe County.
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Etowah Four Seasons Politics
In their third meeting on reopening the county for business post-coronavirus, business owners pushed back on a phased plan they said was too rigid and time-consuming.
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North Carolina Four Seasons Politics
At an April 23 press conference, Gov. Roy Cooper gave a reasonable explanation of what led him to institute North Carolina’s statewide stay-at-home order nearly a month earlier.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday extended the statewide stay-at-home order through May 8 and announced a roadmap for easing restrictions and reopening the state's economy.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Although local government budget-writers have no solid figures yet on sales tax revenue since the coronavirus shutdown, they know the drop will be steep.
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North Carolina Four Seasons Politics
Reflecting their constituents' anxiety about "extraordinarily gloomy employment futures" and "real fear over the likelihood of a slow and painful economic 'recovery' from which they will not personally recover," Henderson County commissioners asked Gov. Roy Cooper for the flexibility to begin reopening the local economy.
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Polk County Four Seasons Politics
State Rep. Jake Johnson is endorsing requests by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners and other local government bodies for the authority to decide how to reopen businesses at the end of the month.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper wants people to think about reopening the economy as a light dimmer, not an on/off switch.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Henderson County commissioners want to take the wheel on a plan to begin reopening the local economy.
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