Economy

This was the second week in a row that active cases fell, and the second week in a row there were more recoveries than new cases.

The spike North Carolina is seeing is in testing bringing about a proportionate spike in known cases. More testing is a good thing.

Nihal Krishan of the Washington Examiner details one of the business community’s top concerns about COVID-19. It involves the threat of legal action. Business groups say that the fear of a flood of unfair coronavirus lawsuits hurting businesses is real despite data showing that not many such lawsuits…

With less than 100 days until Election Day, politics could not be more turbulent. The decisions made by North Carolina voters will determine our state’s economic prospects and legislative priorities, the makeup of our state’s highest court, who sits in our governor’s mansion and in the White House, and which…

Jay Heflin of the Washington Examiner highlights business owners’ concerns about potential legal liability linked to COVID-19. Business owners won’t rest easy if Congress shields companies from coronavirus-related lawsuits since they know that such protections only go so far. “Probably a solid 8 to a 9,” said Chris…

This was the first week active cases showed a decline, and it was also the first week there were more recoveries than new cases.

Angela Rachidi of the American Enterprise Institute offers ideas for Congress to consider in the COVID-19 relief debate. Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including the president, have expressed support for another payment, though they disagree on how a new round of payments should look. … … Recent research has…

Here are several recent graphs of COVID-19 data in NC related to deaths and hospitalizations.