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Sen. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, reflected on his time representing the 16th District in the North Carolina General Assembly and his plans for the future as a newly elected U.S. House member representing the 13th District Tuesday at a farewell press conference.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 4:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State Controller Nels Roseland objects to a timetable for addressing the N.C. Supreme Court's latest Leandro order.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 3:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An N.C. House standing committee first met in January to discuss ways to improve K-12 public education. This week, the committee approved its final set of recommendations.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs working the Institute for Justice have filed a lawsuit against food truck restrictions in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up Cleveland County v. Conner, a case from North Carolina dealing with a dispute over an EMS worker's wages.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Charitable giving is up at North Carolina-based charities. North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall shared the good news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 1:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Dec. 8 at Raleigh’s City Club, panelists from both the left and right sides of the aisle were largely in agreement that North Carolina’s booming urban areas are not seeing enough homes being built for how quickly populations are growing
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell had some good news to share regarding pension systems in the state at his monthly “Ask Me Anything” Q&A on Dec. 6.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Duke Energy announced Thursday that crews have restored power to all customers in Moore County and the surrounding counties affected by an attack on Saturday on two major substations.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 9:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is calling for the ouster of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink for pushing a left-wing political agenda.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 7:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As soon as first-term Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson made the surprise announcement that he would not run again, Guilford County state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Republican, began hearing from supporters that he should consider the role.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 7:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey called for more security at state power substations this week following the vandalization in Moore County that left tens of thousands of people in the dark for four days.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry, representing North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District, has been officially named the new chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, after serving on the committee since first elected in 2005.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 7:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, describes North Carolina’s Moore v. Harper congressional redistricting case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 11:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, two food truck operators were giving away free lobster rolls and cheesesteaks in downtown Jacksonville, N.C.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 7:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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According to Catherine Truitt, N.C. superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability on public schools.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Supreme Court spent nearly three hours dissecting arguments in North Carolina's Moore v. Harper congressional redistricting case.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM passed a set of recommendations to lawmakers on Dec. 6 on ways to recruit and retain more women and minorities in STEM fields.
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Here are the Woodshed quick takes immediately following the oral arguments. In-depth coverage from Carolina Journal will follow. This post will also be updated.
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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C-SPAN has new rankings for the most-talkative members of the U.S. House, and one of North Carolina’s longest tenured representatives has made the top 10 list.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 11:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As 35,000 residents of Moore County remain without power, questions are being raised about what lawmakers in the General Assembly could do next year to address physical sabotage of the power grid or cyber-attacks.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There are six remaining municipalities under the LGC financial control, including Kingstown, Cliffside Sanitary District, Robersonville, Eureka, Spring Lake, and East Laurinburg.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled unanimously against the town of Blowing Rock in a short-term rental dispute.
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023 @ 11:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that a man convicted of felony child abuse can be charged with murder 21 years later in connection with the same set of facts.
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2023 @ 10:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dobson will have served 14 consecutive years in three different offices when his term ends in 2024, first as a McDowell County commissioner, then as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and as the Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2022 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal Appeals Court judges raised questions about a state criminal libel law that could be used against N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new survey from GasBuddy has some good news for drivers in North Carolina’s capital city — Raleigh is no longer on the top 10 list for Scroogiest drivers during the holiday season.
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2022 @ 3:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has rejected a drug defendant's argument that hemp legalization in North Carolina should lead judges to throw out his conviction.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 7:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the Moore v. Harper N.C. congressional redistricting case at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is helping finalize a bipartisan immigration deal, according to the Washington Post.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 5:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling favoring Durham Public Schools. The case involved one student's complaint about special-needs services.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 4:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg could face a new trial on federal bribery and fraud charges as early as March.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 7:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the case of widespread power outages across Moore County over the weekend.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Moore County Sheriff’s office held a press conference Sunday afternoon to update the public on widespread power outages this weekend impacting 40,000 homes and businesses across the sandhills region of central North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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