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"A third of kids in North Carolina are missing more than 10 days of school per year. This is, as compared to other states in the South, not a good number,” said NC DPI Superintendent Catherine Truitt
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge panel of the NC Court of Appeals will decide whether state environmental regulators followed the proper procedure when adding conditions to state animal waste permits.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 3:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Wake County judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state Republican Party's recent leadership election.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 12:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses August 2023 Civitas Poll results related to President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 8:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 3:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Five Asheville-area residents are suing the city in federal court for refusing to appoint them to the local Human Relations Commission. The residents claim they were rejected because they are white.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Revenue Department has filed a brief with North Carolina's highest court defending its decision to block a tax exemption related to equipment purchased to make asphalt.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls' federal First Amendment lawsuit has been reassigned from a judge appointed by former President Barack Obama to a colleague appointed by former President George W. Bush.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 5:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After serving for twenty-seven years in state government, including the last three as secretary for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Eric Boyette is retiring.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill passed by the House Alcohol Beverage Control Committee would allow ABC boards to permit ABC stores to be open on Sundays in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 6:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services objects to a request that would speed up action in a federal lawsuit dealing with foster children's mental health issues.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 9:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Loretta Biggs has set a Thursday deadline for defendants' responses to a request to speed up a federal felon voting lawsuit.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 8:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split state Court of Appeals panel has ruled that North Carolina bar owners can proceed with their lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's 2020 shutdown orders during the COVID pandemic.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 12:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Amy Galey, R-Alamance, explains the new “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law as parents across North Carolina send their children back to school.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state's highest court will not dive into a legal dispute about Wake County's scrap metal contract.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 1:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court justices split on a decision to vacate a Court of Appeals ruling addressing a media outlet's "fair report privilege." The decision prompted commentary from four of the court's seven justices.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 2:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a New Bern eye surgeon's legal challenge against North Carolina's certificate-of-need law.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Three former members of the North Carolina Symphony are suing their past employer to reinstate their jobs after being fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate because of their religious beliefs.
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court will not bypass an intermediate court's consideration of two parents' lawsuit against a Charlotte private school. Doug and Nicole Turpin accuse Charlotte Latin of expelling their children to retaliate against criticism of changes in the school's focus.
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 2:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians were more generous in their giving to charities in the state this past year.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 8:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Charlotte has joined a list of major US cities who recently placed a formal bid to designate the Queen City as a nationally recognized regional tech hub.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 3:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Justice Michael Morgan's final opinion day featured a 183-page opinion defending a death penalty verdict, a dissent in a castle doctrine case, and a vote with Republican colleagues to fight back environnentalists' challenge of a mining quarry's state permit.
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 2:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lee County Sheriff Brian Estes is asking a federal judge to dismiss him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina's eCourts record management system.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, assesses Dr. Mandy Cohen’s record as head of North Carolina’s top health agency.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting advocates in North Carolina seek a hearing before US District Judge Loretta Biggs and an expedited schedule for their federal lawsuit.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Adrienne “Aviva” Siegel, an American citizen with ties to North Carolina is among seventeen more hostages released by the militant group Hamas on Sunday.
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2023 @ 11:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Americans For Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC, is disavowing former President Donald Trump as the lead candidate for the 2024 election for president with its launch of a $1.68 million ad
Published: Thursday, November 30th, 2023 @ 7:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A fired state Department of Transportation worker urges the full 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals to rehear his lawsuit challenging the dismissal.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The only Wake County Republican currently serving in the North Carolina General Assembly will run for Congress. State Rep. Erin Paré will pursue a critical swing seat that will be key in the GOP’s 2024 efforts to retain a narrow U.S. House majority.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper offered his official endorsement Wednesday morning to fellow Democrat Josh Stein in North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Stein succeeded Cooper in 2017 as the state’s attorney general.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has filed a federal lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission. Earls says the commission is trying to chill her free-speech rights.
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An expelled student challenges the University of North Carolina's request to have his federal lawsuit moved to a venue closer to Chapel Hill.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses factors separating the NC House and Senate as they negotiate a state budget deal.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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