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TODAY'S GUESTS
7:30 Ray Nothstine - Civitas Institute
8:30 Marty DeJoesph - National Home Finance
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The Governor seemed optimistic that we could the transition to phase two by the end of the week...
GOVERNOR COOPER: “We are hoping that we can move into Phase Two. We still need to look at a couple of more days of the data. We should be able to announce something this week by mid week regarding what’s going to happen on Friday.” N&O
---TESTING GOAL: The state is hitting its goal of testing between 5,000 and 7,000 people per day.
---COVID19 SPREAD PARTIES: “That is completely irresponsible and completely unacceptable,” Cooper said.
N&O EDITORIAL CALLS OUT COOPER: "Cooper has a crisis within a crisis with the mess at DES, and he needs to do more than tell officials to move faster...This is an unprecedented problem, but not one that was unanticipated. The governor needs to own it, now." N&O
RECOVERY: More than 11,000 NC residents have recovered from COVID-19, new data shows...N&O
SOUTH LEADS REOPEN: By the numbers: Southerners lead the push for haircuts, meals out and playdates, and that's in keeping with the pace of where restrictions are being lifted...AXIOS
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LAWSUIT: A Raleigh-based law firm has begun to draft a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina on behalf of struggling salon owners...FOX
WIN IN OREGON: A judge in Oregon on Monday ruled that Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions were “null and void” after the Democratic lawmaker failed to have her emergency orders approved by the state’s legislature in 28 days...FN
A SCREAM IN WILMINGTON: The fifth “Scream” film will shoot in Wilmington this fall once COVID-19 safety protocols are in place, according to a release from Spyglass Media Group..SN
CRITICISM FOR WPD: The Wilmington Police Department has publicly defended how it handled the missing persons case of two Wilmington women — a defense that is at odds with family members, close friends, and roommates of the victims who have sharply criticized the investigation...PCD
PAG MOVES FORWARD: In the latest step toward mapping out the future of New Hanover Regional Medical Center, the New Hanover County Commissioners Monday unanimously approved the Partnership Advisory Group’s request to consider offers from Atrium Health, Duke University and Novant Health...SN
NO MONEY FOR YOU: Brunswick Co. Commissioners vote not to fund WAVE Transit route for FY21...WECT
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