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The Physical Safety and Security working group — a subset of the House Select Committee on Safer Schools — met briefly Wednesday, May 2 to approve recommendations on improving school security
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbents Dan Barrett and Joyce Krawiec headline the May 8 Republican primary in a reconfigured state Senate District 31
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 9:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If North Carolina Democrats hoped - and North Carolina Republicans feared - that a Roy Cooper administration would represent a clean break from the administration of former Gov. Pat McCrory, both sides have good reason to revise their expectations
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers want to give virtual charter schools more time to improve student performance as the four year pilot program nears completion
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Incumbent Rep. Beverly Boswell, R-Dare, is running for re-election in House District 6, but first she must face Currituck County Commissioner Bobby Hanig in the Republican primary
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is strange, isn't it, that a state that may be indirectly responsible for touching off the de-licensing revolution among the states still hasn't joined that revolution
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bob Rucho, Vickie Sawyer, A.J. Daoud, and William Howell are packed into a primary race where points of view are vaguely similar - but backgrounds span from experienced to outsider
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 10:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers who want to see more bang for North Carolina's education bucks ought to consider shifting more spending decisions to the local level
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers remain frustrated over the slow pace of disaster relief after Hurricane Matthew devastated southeastern parts of the state more than 1.5 years ago
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 2:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell strongly hinted some of the 601 people terminated from the State Health Plan after a recent eligibility audit could be investigated
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 7:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sometimes in politics it comes down to where you live. That's certainly the case in the Senate District 21 Democratic primary, where the shape of the district, and whether one of the candidates actually lives in it, became central issues
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Rev. Mark Harris and U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger sit in the same choir, singing the praises of President Donald Trump
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 1:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When it comes to debates over tax reform or tax cuts (rarely for tax increases), it is quite typical for questions of fairness and justice to be part of the conversation
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On the question of how North Carolina should select its judges, and especially the justices of the Supreme Court, the state's political leaders expressed sharply divergent views
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 @ 12:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter schools have flourished in North Carolina since 2011, when the General Assembly removed the statewide cap of 100. Along with the rest of the country, though, that growth recently has started to slow
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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All three candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. House District 3 believe President Trump is Making America Great Again. Only one believes incumbent Walter Jones will help him
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2016, the General Assembly passed a bill that created the Achievement School District — later changed to the Innovative School District or ISD — which was tasked to coordinate the transfer of up to five persistently low-performing district schools to a charter school operator
Published: Monday, April 30th, 2018 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Panelists at a Juvenile Justice Workshop say school resource officers are valuable in protecting students and faculty, but more rigorous and realistic training is needed
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two political newcomers are fighting it out in the 13th U.S. Congressional District Democratic primary in hopes of unseating freshman Republican Rep. Ted Budd in the November general election
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Hurt people hurt people." That's how one middle school principal summed up the origins of bullying for me.
Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 @ 10:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina schools, which now refer more than 40 percent of all offenders in the state's juvenile justice system, need to stop arresting and charging kids for minor, nonviolent offenses, state court and public safety leaders say
Published: Saturday, April 28th, 2018 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Jacksonville financial planner is running in the House District 14 Republican primary against the incumbent who has held the seat since 2004
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's been 10 years since the Libertarian Party had a candidate on the ballot for the state Senate District 8 seat in southeastern North Carolina. This year there will be a contested primary
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Want to know why conservatives are more skeptical than progressives of the idea of government confiscating more of our money to throw at social programs
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina was seventh-best among states for its economic outlook, says the 2018 edition of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 @ 1:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican incumbents Shirley Randleman of North Wilkesboro and Deanna Ballard of Blowing Rock are vying for the newly drawn Senate District 45 seat
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 @ 11:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers approved six recommendations during the final meeting of the School Safety Subcommittee on Student Health
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:54 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: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 1:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a three-way race in the state House of Representatives District 59 Republican primary, with incumbent Rep. Jon Hardister squaring off against former state Sen. Mark McDaniel and newcomer Karen Albright
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While reminding us that the leader of the free world maintains some semblance of life outside the arena, these presidential pets rarely served overtly political purposes
Published: Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past two weeks, government budget agencies have delivered two key reports to North Carolina taxpayers. One should infuriate them. The other should please them
Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former state Rep. Roger Younts, R-Davidson, who was appointed to the General Assembly in July 2013, is running for his old seat. Current Rep. Sam Watford is not seeking re-election to run for the open Senate seat in District 29. Davidson County Commissioner Steve Jarvis is challenging Younts
Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2018 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Backroads, byways, boondoggles, and brouhahas is an occasional column - taken from news sources throughout North Carolina - highlighting how government spends our money and makes other questionable moves about which state residents may not be aware
Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 @ 11:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow, believes the integrity of North Carolina elections is at risk
Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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