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Winterizing Your Lawn Mower

With winter months ahead, it is important to consider taking time and preventative care for your gas-powered lawn mower at either the end of the mowing season or at the start of spring.
 Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

Gov. Roy Cooper and DHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen. (Carolina Journal)

N.C. gets low overall ranking for pandemic response

North Carolina ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country on Politico's new State Pandemic Scorecard. The Tar Heel State's overall ranking of No. 41 combines high marks for health and the economy with low scores for social well-being and education.
N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions.

School closures still on the table this winter

Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter. Cohen delivered this news as teachers and students scramble to wrap this semester and kids try to catch up from the year of remote and missed school.
State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

State Board of Elections director, Karen Brinson Bell, at a hearing in an N.C. Senate committee. (Carolina Journal file photo by Maya Reagan)

Modems removed from voting machines in five N.C. counties

The N.C. State Board of Elections recently removed analog modems from voting equipment in five counties, a move that has drawn criticism from the N.C. House Freedom Caucus. The Freedom Caucus — 25 House members chaired by Rep.