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Four voters urge the NC Supreme Court to allow a defamation case to proceed against lawyers who worked to boost Gov. Pat McCrory's campaign after the 2016 election.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 8:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Orange County property owners urge the NC Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit challenging school impact fees.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 7:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“We have a responsibility to our party, our members, and donors to ensure that our energy, efforts, and financial resources are being used to support the candidates with the best chance of winning,” said David Merrill.
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 @ 12:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The John Locke Foundation has signed onto a letter to federal officials opposing new steel tariffs. An Ohio corporation and the United Steel Workers are petitioning to raise tariffs on tinplate steel.
Published: Saturday, November 4th, 2023 @ 12:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Democrat North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper credited for leading an army of clean-energy companies coming to the state, is being criticized for polluting waterways near its $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Chatham County.
Published: Saturday, November 4th, 2023 @ 12:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is one of three states proposed for a fall "Red v. Blue" debate between Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 2:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chef, discusses the latest developments in negotiations over North Carolina’s state budget.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A five-year-old lawsuit challenging North Carolina's voter ID and tax cap state constitutional amendments will head to a three-judge panel.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Home builders challenging water and sewer impact fees Greensboro assessed before 2018 made their case at the NC Court of Appeals Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 11:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After months of speculation, it is official: U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop, R-NC8, is running for the Republican nomination for North Carolina attorney general in 2024.
Published: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Companies involved in a legal dispute with Gov. Roy Cooper over video sweepstakes operations in Forsyth County urge the NC Court of Appeals to stay out of the fight.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood is being accused of overstepping her authority in a lawsuit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections unveiled plans for providing free photo voter identification cards at county boards of elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Medicaid expansion is likely to increase the cost of healthcare for all North Carolinians, including those on the State Health Plan (SHP), according to state Treasurer Dale Folwell.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At August’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said her department faced “a crisis” over inadequate funding for agency staff.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry, R-NC, is the interim speaker of the United States House of Representatives. It follows the historic GOP vote Tuesday afternoon to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s budget for the new biennium would expand school choice across the state to an unprecedented level.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new study from the Heritage Foundation finds that states with expansive school choice have lower private-school tuition rate increases than states without school choice.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 5:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute backs a company in its legal fight with the state Revenue Department over a tax exemption.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge will allow a Second Amendment lawsuit to proceed against Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden. The suit challenges the way McFadden addresses mental health checks for concealed handgun permits.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Raleigh robber did not face a "vindictive" resentencing after a federal Appeals Court delivered him a legal victory. That was the conclusion of a 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 1:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians who are on the State Health Plan (SHP) for their medical insurance will not see an increase in their premiums for the 2024 benefit year. State Treasurer Dale Folwell and the SHP Board of Trustees agreed to the freeze for the sixth year in a row.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina System is asking a federal judge to move a sex assault lawsuit to a courtroom closer to Chapel Hill. A motion filed Monday would shift the case from the state's Western District to the Middle District.
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2023 @ 9:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Attorney General Josh Stein officially supports Planned Parenthood's effort to block part of North Carolina's new abortion law, according to documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court.
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2023 @ 12:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers representing the NC State Board of Elections and local district attorneys urge a federal judge to reject a request from critics of state felon voting restrictions.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The NC Court of Appeals will allow a former Pinehurst Village Council member to proceed with his open-meetings lawsuit against the village. The decision reverses a trial judge.
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 5:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"With this kind of support at the federal level, it should be a wake-up call for regulatory reform to speed up the permitting process so we can build more nuclear," said SPN Energy Fellow, Amy Cooke.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 4:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week on the Debrief, conflict over a new elections bill, and the legislature looks to roll back more executive appointment powers.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel has ruled a video game called Ocean Fish King falls under the state's ban against video sweepstakes.
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2023 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For a long time, Democrats have held a large advantage over Republicans amongst voters on the issue of education. However, that appears to have changed.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 10:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new set of laws are set to take effect Tuesday, Aug. 1, in North Carolina. Among them is S.B. 626, Modify Human Trafficking and Rioting Laws, which includes a provision that allows more human-trafficking victims to collect compensation under the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cherie Berry, the longest-serving Labor Commissioner in North Carolina history, has endorsed Luke Farley, R-Wake, for her old job.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US Sen. Ted Budd and Rep. Dan Bishop have signed on to a US Supreme Court friend-of-the-brief challenging "Chevron deference." That's a legal doctrine that calls on judges to defer to administrative agencies' interpretations of federal law.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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