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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 @ 1:04 am
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Candidate filing for the 2022 statewide primary has restarted across North Carolina. Filing for the primary and rescheduled municipal elections will continue through March 4.
Published: Monday, February 28th, 2022 @ 9:45 am
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Parents across North Carolina want their voices heard on what’s best for their children, especially after two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, and changing curriculum.
Published: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 10:11 pm
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Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed the Free the Smiles Act. The bipartisan measure would have blocked mandatory mask policies in N.C. schools.
Published: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 @ 8:11 am
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, February 26th, 2022 @ 8:59 am
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The N.C. Supreme Court has granted a “temporary stay” blocking an Appeals Court ruling in the case of now-repealed election districts for Mecklenburg County judges.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
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The N.C. Supreme Court is refusing to insert itself back into the state’s legal dispute over legislative and congressional redistricting at this time.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 12:39 pm
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A bipartisan unanimous three-judge panel has upheld newly drawn maps for North Carolina’s legislative elections. But the same panel has rejected a revised map for congressional elections.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 11:30 am
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The Wake County Public School Board voted for making masks recommended but not required for athletics immediately. The vote includes extracurricular activities, ending masks requirements on Friday, Feb. 25, and for classes starting March 7.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 8:29 am
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Friday, February 25th, 2022 @ 3:19 am
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Challengers of a now-repealed state law creating judicial districts in Mecklenburg County are taking their case to the state Supreme Court.
Published: Thursday, February 24th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
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State lawmakers defending their latest election maps are urging a three-judge panel to avoid conducting a “beauty contest” over competing plans.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 11:01 pm
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is calling for broad reforms to the K-12 education system in North Carolina. Robinson’s comments came during a standing committee meeting on Monday, Feb. 21, that touched on themes of accountability, discipline, and restoring common sense.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 11:54 am
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 8:46 am
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The Wake County Public School System announced in a letter to parents on its website Friday, Feb. 18, that masks will become optional in their schools “in the coming days,” while Lee and Wayne County school boards voted to immediately lift mask mandates.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 12:06 am
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A research brief from curriculum publisher Amplify shows that elementary school students continue to lag behind in literacy almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 10:00 am
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The N.C. House and Senate gave final approval to redrawn or remedial legislative electoral maps Thursday, after last-minute adjustments delayed the Senate session several times.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 9:04 am
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, Feb.17, called for an end to local mask mandates for schools and local governments, though state lawmakers are seemingly forcing his hand.
Published: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 @ 8:27 am
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The so-called mainstream media, consumed with COVID and Ukraine, continue to either discount or downright ignore the Durham report and a recent court filing, which, pending an investigation, could have huge ramifications for Democrats and the Biden administration.
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 8:33 pm
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Monday, February 21st, 2022 @ 7:38 pm
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Tax season in North Carolina won’t open until Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, February 20th, 2022 @ 11:46 pm
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The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 “Index of Economic Freedom” puts the United States at a record low ranking, falling from 20th in 2021 to 25th this year out of 177 countries ranked.
Published: Sunday, February 20th, 2022 @ 9:32 am
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A rally on Tuesday called to end the mask mandate in Wake County schools. More than 100 parents, grandparents, and students held signs and demonstrated in the cold outside Wake public school headquarters in Cary during a school board meeting.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 5:39 pm
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 8:28 am
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Model legislation proposed by a higher-education reform group in North Carolina would prohibit political and ideological litmus tests in hiring decisions for public K-12 schools and public universities.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 7:53 am
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 10:06 pm
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a huge blow at the economies of many states, with North Carolina falling about the middle of the pack; better than most, but worse than others.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
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The state’s Department of Health and Human Services says its newly revised K-12 Toolkit is a guideline for school districts, but it won’t hold up to state laws.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 12:34 am
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A bill that would legalize mobile sports betting in North Carolina is likely to see significant consideration in the House during the abbreviated spring legislative session.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 6:11 pm
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Ten days after throwing out North Carolina’s newly drawn congressional and legislative election maps, the state Supreme Court has produced its formal opinion in the case.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 1:47 pm
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The fate of two approved amendments to North Carolina’s Constitution now sits in the hands of the state Supreme Court. The court spent an hour Monday morning questioning lawyers who argued for and against the amendments.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 11:07 am
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Property owners in one of the few remaining rural areas of fast-growing Wake County are questioning plans to build a bypass for U.S. 401 that would dissect several long-time family farms.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 7:53 am
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Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending the mask mandate for public school children, N.C. Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, stated that the House would be advancing legislation to give parents the ability to opt-out.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
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A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has issued another ruling against video sweepstakes operators.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 4:53 am
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