A federal appeals court granting a stay to Riggs and Democrats in an election dispute, a judge allowing a COVID protester’s lawsuit to proceed while dropping some defendants, and House leaders pushing a predatory-debt bill in hopes of Senate approval. Additional coverage features Gov. Josh Stein seeking an injunction to block changes to the Utilities Commission and a discussion on the impact of the trade war on North Carolina’s tobacco industry, with insights from Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation and Katherine Zehnder of the Carolina Journal.

<p>A federal appeals court granting a stay to Riggs and Democrats in an election dispute, a judge allowing a COVID protester&rsquo;s lawsuit to proceed while dropping some defendants, and House leaders pushing a predatory-debt bill in hopes of Senate approval. Additional coverage features Gov. Josh Stein seeking an injunction to block changes to the Utilities Commission and a discussion on the impact of the trade war on North Carolina&rsquo;s tobacco industry, with insights from Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation and Katherine Zehnder of the Carolina Journal.</p>

The Carolina Journal News Hour on WBT focuses on state-wide news, politics, and business stories that impact the lives of the residents of Charlotte and all of North Carolina utilizing the exceptional resources of The Carolina Journal.

<p>The Carolina Journal News Hour on WBT focuses on state-wide news, politics, and business stories that impact the lives of the residents of Charlotte and all of North Carolina utilizing the exceptional resources of The Carolina Journal.</p>