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The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work in October with plenty of high-profile issues on its docket
The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work in October with plenty of high-profile issues on its docket
 
A three-judge panel overseeing the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's legislative election maps wants names of at least three people who could draw new sets of maps
A three-judge panel overseeing the federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's legislative election maps wants names of at least three people who could draw new sets of maps
 
A new initiative in North Carolina, Teaching Scholars Award Program, aims to encourage young teachers to work in rural areas in exchange for financial rewards and enrichment opportunities
A new initiative in North Carolina, Teaching Scholars Award Program, aims to encourage young teachers to work in rural areas in exchange for financial rewards and enrichment opportunities
 
North Carolina is teeming with new business owners, some of whom not yet old enough for middle school
North Carolina is teeming with new business owners, some of whom not yet old enough for middle school
 
Proponents of school choice in North Carolina have reason to cheer the state’s ninth-place ranking in the Center for Education Reform Parent Power! Index for 2017
Proponents of school choice in North Carolina have reason to cheer the state’s ninth-place ranking in the Center for Education Reform Parent Power! Index for 2017
 
The political interests of colleges and universities are adding to a growing list of problems for the schools over the past decade, and the free market will punish them accordingly, experts say
The political interests of colleges and universities are adding to a growing list of problems for the schools over the past decade, and the free market will punish them accordingly, experts say
 
What if a product could save lives and millions in health-care costs?
What if a product could save lives and millions in health-care costs?
 
Democrats, progressive activists, and left-leaning editorialists haven't liked past ideas from Republicans to change the way North Carolina's elections are run
Democrats, progressive activists, and left-leaning editorialists haven't liked past ideas from Republicans to change the way North Carolina's elections are run
 
Legislators voted to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes Thursday. They addressed a key piece of a third vetoed bill through a local measure that avoids the governor's scrutiny.
Legislators voted to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes Thursday. They addressed a key piece of a third vetoed bill through a local measure that avoids the governor's scrutiny.
 
A good percentage of North Carolinians think charter schools are private schools
 
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is rethinking how it does business
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors is rethinking how it does business
 
Last spring, Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, filed a bill that would establish new judicial and prosecutorial districts throughout the state and specify the number of judges and prosecutors for each While House Bill 717 didn’t come to a vote during the regular session
Last spring, Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanly, filed a bill that would establish new judicial and prosecutorial districts throughout the state and specify the number of judges and prosecutors for each While House Bill 717 didn’t come to a vote during the regular session
 
Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
 
The state's top elections staffer says she sees no problems ahead for North Carolina municipal elections - unless there's an election protest. There's also no way to certify the results of this year's elections under current conditions
The state's top elections staffer says she sees no problems ahead for North Carolina municipal elections - unless there's an election protest. There's also no way to certify the results of this year's elections under current conditions
 
The N.C. Supreme Court handed down twice as many 4-3 decisions Friday as it had during the rest of the year
The N.C. Supreme Court handed down twice as many 4-3 decisions Friday as it had during the rest of the year
 
Move over, piano teachers. Take the bench, soccer coaches. Computer coding is on the rise as an after-school activity for Raleigh's K-12 students
Move over, piano teachers. Take the bench, soccer coaches. Computer coding is on the rise as an after-school activity for Raleigh's K-12 students
 
John Locke was wrong. You might be surprised to see the chairman of the John Locke Foundation make that admission, but venerating a historical figure and applying his ideas to modern problems requires neither perfection in that human being (which is impossible) nor slavish devotion
John Locke was wrong. You might be surprised to see the chairman of the John Locke Foundation make that admission, but venerating a historical figure and applying his ideas to modern problems requires neither perfection in that human being (which is impossible) nor slavish devotion
 
A three-judge state court panel will decide whether the first lawsuit challenging N.C. election maps this decade can continue
A three-judge state court panel will decide whether the first lawsuit challenging N.C. election maps this decade can continue
 
The results are in. More North Carolina students are taking and passing college level advanced placement courses, and students are scoring higher than the national average on the revised SAT exam
The results are in. More North Carolina students are taking and passing college level advanced placement courses, and students are scoring higher than the national average on the revised SAT exam
 
Newspapers refuse to die. On a superficial level, that's a good thing.
Newspapers refuse to die. On a superficial level, that's a good thing.
 
The N.C. House could decide next week whether it wants to redraw election maps for judges across North Carolina
The N.C. House could decide next week whether it wants to redraw election maps for judges across North Carolina
 
State officials failed to account for 234 vehicles worth $634,000 seized by a program targeting drivers convicted of felonies for speeding or driving while intoxicated, a new state audit reported
State officials failed to account for 234 vehicles worth $634,000 seized by a program targeting drivers convicted of felonies for speeding or driving while intoxicated, a new state audit reported
 
One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
 
More than 10 years after the Commission on the Future of Higher Education assessed the plight of American universities, experts say the problems they identified remain entrenched, and new challenges strains educators even further
More than 10 years after the Commission on the Future of Higher Education assessed the plight of American universities, experts say the problems they identified remain entrenched, and new challenges strains educators even further
 
When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
When North Carolina is competing with other states and nations for investment, business startups and expansions, and high-value professionals, we start out with some important advantages
 
The list of schools eligible for the Innovative School District program just got a little smaller. Six schools remain as officials led by ISD Superintendent Eric Hall narrowed the list of schools eligible for the new program starting in the 2018-19 school year.
The list of schools eligible for the Innovative School District program just got a little smaller. Six schools remain as officials led by ISD Superintendent Eric Hall narrowed the list of schools eligible for the new program starting in the 2018-19 school year.
 
Chronic absences are a problem in North Carolina's traditional public schools. Among teachers, not students
Chronic absences are a problem in North Carolina's traditional public schools. Among teachers, not students
 
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners' vote to table a decision on High Point's proposed downtown stadium casts doubt on the project's future
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners' vote to table a decision on High Point's proposed downtown stadium casts doubt on the project's future
 
The debate about the future of the Affordable Care Act is surging once again
The debate about the future of the Affordable Care Act is surging once again
 
The administrators who oversee public university campuses across North Carolina could see a tighter budget in the years ahead
The administrators who oversee public university campuses across North Carolina could see a tighter budget in the years ahead
 
Earlier this month Amazon announced it was looking for a second headquarters in North America
Earlier this month Amazon announced it was looking for a second headquarters in North America
 
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that devotes state funding to address the controversial chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, setting up a political war of words with legislative leaders
Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that devotes state funding to address the controversial chemical GenX in the Cape Fear River, setting up a political war of words with legislative leaders
 
One day before a state group meets to consider the fate of Confederate monuments on the State Capitol grounds, the top leader in the N.C. Senate has called on Gov. Roy Cooper to drop his request to have those monuments moved.
One day before a state group meets to consider the fate of Confederate monuments on the State Capitol grounds, the top leader in the N.C. Senate has called on Gov. Roy Cooper to drop his request to have those monuments moved.
 
The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled on two cases concerning public school education, the state and local government agencies that oversee it, and what responsibilities are outlined in the state constitution
The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled on two cases concerning public school education, the state and local government agencies that oversee it, and what responsibilities are outlined in the state constitution
 
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