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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) held a voter rally in Raleigh at the Marriott Hotel on Friday, Jan. 15. The rally is part of his attempt to obtain 83,000 signatures so that the NC Board of Elections will accept his name on the 2024 ballot.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A retirees' group working with high-profile Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is suing in federal court to block North Carolina's 30-day residency requirement for voters.
Published: Saturday, January 27th, 2024 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state retirement system and top legislative leaders are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to dismiss the Wilson County school board's appeal in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 11:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper signed seven bills, vetoed two, and let three become law, including the 2023 Appropriations Act, or the state budget, which passed both chambers on Sept. 22.
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2024 @ 7:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Doug Turpin has a personal story about how a school can change its values quickly, without parents being fully apprised.
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 2:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is currently campaigning to be the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s next governor, was named as one of three potential options for Vice President of the United States by a Fox News commentator on Sunday.
Published: Thursday, January 25th, 2024 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has rejected plaintiffs' request to block an Oct 10 vote for new members of the Asheville Human Relations Commission.
Published: Wednesday, January 24th, 2024 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced by North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, along with fellow Sens. John Cornyn (R-Tx) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) that would preserve and protect funding for longtime high school programs and activities like archery and hunting safety
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 @ 6:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Catherine Eagles has issued an injunction against two pieces of North Carolina's new abortion law.
Published: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 2:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new Civitas poll finds that 66% of North Carolina voters are concerned about crime and safety in their neighborhoods.
Published: Saturday, January 20th, 2024 @ 1:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is asking the state Supreme Court to consider a case of bar owners suing the state for damages because of COVID-related shutdowns in 2020.
Published: Friday, January 19th, 2024 @ 2:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s ongoing state budget stalemate.
Published: Thursday, January 18th, 2024 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will no longer have a dual role as the state’s fire marshal come Jan. 1.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 3:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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US District Judge Loretta Biggs will not expedite a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's restrictions on felon voting.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court in California is likely to hear the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board's lawsuit against major social media companies.
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 9:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Critics of North Carolina's new eCourts digital court records system seek more time to move forward with a class-action suit.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 7:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has granted state law enforcement officials' request to block a lower court ruling favoring a video sweepstakes operator in a Robeson County case.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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School choice advocates thought it couldn’t get any better than the successes and growth of the movement in 2022. But then 2023 came along.
Published: Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 @ 12:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Pacific Legal Foundation is backing five plaintiffs who have sued Asheville for rejecting their applications to serve on the city's Human Relations Commission. The plaintiffs argue the city rejected them because they are white.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 5:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The recently passed NC state budget contains a provision that would not allow local governments and municipalities to establish minimum wage and other employment-related requirements for private employers.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 12:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three years after government agencies shut down the nation in the COVID pandemic, examination of policy on reining in government overreach, protecting medical autonomy, and preserving our rights to earn a living are critical to preventing a liberty crisis in the future.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 3:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 4:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, Sept. 22, the General Assembly passed a budget which contains a new provision that would allow lawmakers total discretion over destroying records.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A $2.5-billion-dollar bond referendum is slated to be placed on the November ballot this year, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) looks for support to fund 30 different projects in the school district.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced that NASCAR’s All-Star race will be returning to North Wilkesboro. This will be the 40th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs challenging appointments to Asheville's Human Relations Commission are seeking an emergency restraining order and injunction in federal court.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 12:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A back-and-forth power struggle between state lawmakers and members of the North Carolina Board of Education came to a head in the new budget—and, at least for now, lawmakers won.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has rejected a Waynesville-based company's request to block a new federal rule linked to farm worker wages.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 12:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has declared the week of Sept. 25 “Clean Energy Week.” Whether that indicates he will sign Senate Bill 678, “Clean Energy/Other Changes,” remains unclear.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Republican candidate in the 2024 race for North Carolina’s next attorney general has changed course and has decided to run for a different office.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 12:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday two petitions related to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag law."
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2024 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill on Friday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 @ 12:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, sat down with CJ reporter Alex Baltzegar to discuss his run to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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