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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2017 @ 9:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislative Republicans wasted little time Thursday dispatching Gov. Roy Cooper's call for an extra session to draw new legislative districts
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill was introduced in the state legislature to shift control of the state’s apprenticeship program from the Department of Commerce to the community college system
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 11:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Even as the number of voters who identify themselves as unaffiliated rises at the expense of the Republican and (especially) Democratic shares of the electorate, partisan polarization remains a strong force in our politics
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper ordered the General Assembly to convene Thursday in a concurrent special session to redraw state electoral maps
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the Trump administration opts out of the Paris climate change agreement, North Carolina will opt in, Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 11:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling striking down 28 North Carolina legislative districts as cases of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. But the high court has rejected the idea of holding special legislative elections this year
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 2:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper is calling on rank-and-file Republicans to go toe-to-toe with legislative leaders in budget negotiations
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's rare to see North Carolina lawmakers vote overwhelmingly against a bill. It's especially noteworthy when that "no" vote helps preserve one of state government's most valuable reforms
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alternatives to the traditional four-year university are getting the attention of the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A stint in juvenile detention is tough for kids who run afoul of the law, but it's nothing compared to time spent in adult prison
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am a teetotaler who believes that my fellow North Carolinians should be free to buy and consume the alcoholic beverages of their choice from the vendors of their choice
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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No discussion. No debate. No drama. A lopsided vote
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 8:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politically charged debates over teacher pay are nothing new
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While teacher salaries generally dominate employee benefit discussions during budget debates, other state employees stand to receive higher pay. But the House, Senate, and Gov. Roy Cooper all have different notions about how much to increase compensation
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 3:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Once clear message from the 2017 budget discussion: School choice remains a priority for the General Assembly
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2017 @ 9:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of all the differences among the three budgets submitted for the upcoming two-year spending cycle, none is larger, and less likely to be negotiated, than the $4.4 billion Medicaid expansion Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is pushing
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House budget includes more than $3 billion in transportation funding each year of the biennium, in addition to the General Fund appropriations for other state operations
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thirty-eight amendments consuming nearly eight hours of debate (including a few extended breaks) wound up changing few minds
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 2:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican-led N.C. General Assembly scored a victory in its ongoing legal war with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, as a three-judge panel rejected Cooper's latest lawsuit against lawmakers
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 5:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 155 slid through the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and, slowed by only the usual dissenters, advanced to the Rules Committee with nary a soft grimace nor a lingering burn
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 2:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. House budget writers' decision to mirror the Senate's overall goal of $22.9 billion in General Fund spending next year should pave the way for relatively quick agreement between the House and Senate on budget details
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It came across as an offhand comment, not designed to sway colleagues to vote one way or another
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 9:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Increasing funding in the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program is just one indicator of a growing movement for school choice
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When trying to make sense of North Carolina's legal fights over electoral redistricting, one is reminded of an old line from baseball stadium vendors: "You can't tell the players without a scorecard."
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 3:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper gave General Assembly Republicans a Memorial Day weekend present: yet another legal challenge to legislation the governor claims unconstitutionally limits his executive powers
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 @ 3:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina House education budget is scratch made, taking few cues from the Senate's plan, Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union, told Carolina Journal on Thursday
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 @ 12:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina professional basketball fans can rejoice: The 68th NBA All-Star Championship will be held Feb. 17, 2019, at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roy Cooper was mending fences. Just not the ones you might have imagined
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2017 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Languid summer days are near at hand. For students finishing the traditional academic year, time - free and fallow - beckons
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's foster kids are not all right
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2017 @ 7:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2017 @ 5:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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