NC Capitol Wrap

State lawmakers return to Raleigh on Monday for a "normal" short session focused on the budget and various policy initiatives, but don't think the coronavirus pandemic won't color everything that goes on. Meanwhile, plans to reopen N.C. during the pandemic have become a partisan issue, and the investigation into U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's stock sales heats up.

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As the state moves into the first part of a three-stage plan to resume business and social activities during the pandemic, there are disputes over wearing masks and testing prison workers for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr continues to garner bad headlines for stock sales before the market tanked.

As the state moves into the first part of a three-stage plan to resume business and social activities during the pandemic, there are disputes over wearing masks and testing prison workers for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr continues to garner bad headlines for stock sales before the market tanked.

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House and Senate negotiators are hammering out details of a $1.5 billion pandemic relief package, but one of the sticking points is a provision allowing restaurants to sell mixed drinks with takeout and delivery orders. Meanwhile, a small group of armed protesters pressed for the state to lift its stay-at-home order. And longtime Senate powerbroker Tony Rand died at age 80.

House and Senate negotiators are hammering out details of a $1.5 billion pandemic relief package, but one of the sticking points is a provision allowing restaurants to sell mixed drinks with takeout and delivery orders. Meanwhile, a small group of armed protesters pressed for the state to lift its stay-at-home order. And longtime Senate powerbroker Tony Rand died at age 80.

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The House passed its $1.7 billion package of federal coronavirus pandemic relief on Thursday, kicking off negotiations between the House and the Senate over a compromise proposal.

The House passed its $1.7 billion package of federal coronavirus pandemic relief on Thursday, kicking off negotiations between the House and the Senate over a compromise proposal.

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The Senate approved its $1.4 billion package of federal coronavirus relief, and House committees have rolled their proposals into an omnibus package that could allow mixed drinks to be sold with takeout orders during the pandemic.

The Senate approved its $1.4 billion package of federal coronavirus relief, and House committees have rolled their proposals into an omnibus package that could allow mixed drinks to be sold with takeout orders during the pandemic.

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Socially distant lawmakers open a brief session dedicated to coronavirus response, but how quickly they can come to an agreement on how much federal aid money to spend and where to allocate it remain to be seen.