/tags/nc-coronavirus-news-collaborative NC Coronavirus News Collaborative en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:16:22 GMT /health/2021-11-23/nc-schools-slow-in-starting-covid-19-testing-despite-millions-in-federal-funding At the beginning of November, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported less than half of the funds had been either spent or obligated to schools for reimbursements. The funds must be used by the end of June. Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:16:22 GMT /health/2021-11-23/nc-schools-slow-in-starting-covid-19-testing-despite-millions-in-federal-funding NC Watchdog Reporting Network /health/2021-10-08/north-carolina-school-staff-vaccine-mandates-few-watchdog In many North Carolina counties, school staff aren't tracking vaccination rates of their faculty or staff, let alone requiring a vaccine, even though educators increasingly say they support mandates, according to a survey by the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:54:47 GMT /health/2021-10-08/north-carolina-school-staff-vaccine-mandates-few-watchdog NC Watchdog Reporting Network /news/2021-06-03/police-officers-untrustworthy-testify-local-prosecutors-reveal-who-north-carolina The North Carolina House and Senate each passed bills that would require centralized reporting of Giglio letters, creating a database that law enforcement agencies could consult when hiring new officers. The letters say which law enforcement officers are deemed too untrustworthy to testify in court. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:28:39 GMT /news/2021-06-03/police-officers-untrustworthy-testify-local-prosecutors-reveal-who-north-carolina NC Watchdog Reporting Network /news/2021-03-29/rivalry-newsrooms-teamed-powerful-accountable-watchdog-collab Accountability journalism is sometimes bigger than competition. Seven newsrooms in North Carolina teamed up to keep an eye on those in power. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:05:20 GMT /news/2021-03-29/rivalry-newsrooms-teamed-powerful-accountable-watchdog-collab NC Watchdog Reporting Network /health/2021-02-11/some-line-skipping-even-as-seniors-wait-for-covid-19-vaccine On a recent Saturday morning, Peggy Hoon got behind the wheel of her 2011 Toyota RAV4 and made the 300-mile round trip to Charlotte from her Raleigh… Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:15:09 GMT /health/2021-02-11/some-line-skipping-even-as-seniors-wait-for-covid-19-vaccine NC Watchdog Reporting Network /health/2021-01-28/counties-hospitals-point-to-state-software-as-vaccine-choke-point Early this week, simmering frustrations boiled over with a multi-million-dollar system that the state of North Carolina bought to track vaccine… Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:05:00 GMT /health/2021-01-28/counties-hospitals-point-to-state-software-as-vaccine-choke-point NC Watchdog Collaborative /health/2021-01-14/host-of-problems-slows-the-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccine-in-nc In the four weeks since a Charlotte doctor became the first in the state to receive a shot of COVID-19 vaccine, federal officials have shipped nearly 1… Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:27:37 GMT /health/2021-01-14/host-of-problems-slows-the-rollout-of-covid-19-vaccine-in-nc NC Watchdog Reporting Network /business-economy/2020-11-17/even-with-protections-thousands-face-eviction At 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 30, Mecklenburg County sheriff's deputies showed up at Leegraciea Lewis' apartment door. Lewis hadn't changed into her day clothes… Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:50:11 GMT /business-economy/2020-11-17/even-with-protections-thousands-face-eviction NC Watchdog Reporting Network /politics/2020-11-11/your-election-day-vote-may-not-be-showing-up-yet-online-thats-normal-in-nc On Election Day, North Carolina voters insert ballots into the scanners that count votes in every precinct. Voters know their votes are counted when they… Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:29:31 GMT /politics/2020-11-11/your-election-day-vote-may-not-be-showing-up-yet-online-thats-normal-in-nc NC Watchdog Reporting Network /politics/2020-11-02/nc-democrats-hope-to-flip-these-4-seats-blue-and-theyre-spending-big-to-do-it Control of the North Carolina General Assembly, and thus a hand in the once-a-decade redraw of congressional and state legislative maps, may come down to… Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:32:56 GMT /politics/2020-11-02/nc-democrats-hope-to-flip-these-4-seats-blue-and-theyre-spending-big-to-do-it NC Watchdog Reporting Network