Colorado police have significantly scaled back officer-initiated traffic stops in May and June as officers adapt to policing in a pandemic and under a new law cutting back on qualified immunity.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 3:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper activated 450 members of the N.C. National Guard to help cities deal with potential property damage if riots relating to the death of George Floyd continue.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 11:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Here is a question: What was the first thing Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections (SBE), asked for in her April 29 memo to the General Assembly?
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 @ 7:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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President Donald J. Trump is holding the World Health Organization (WHO) accountable by putting a hold on United States funding.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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While there is certainly more to democracy than elections, elections are the focal point of a democracy.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 6:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina voters shouldn’t be asked to approve county sales tax increases on election days where turnout is considerably low, one expert says.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 @ 7:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the bipartisan PFAS Accountability Act, legislation that would hold federal agencies accountable for addressing contamination for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military bases across the country.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The University of North Carolina System is governed by confusion, and the problem is as much systemic as it is situational.
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2019 @ 9:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Reporters, government accountability activists, and residents often grapple with government institutions, which can be slow to respond to and or even hostile toward any attempt to shine light on their operations.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of Congress will no longer be able to rely on taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment and sexual misconduct claims, thanks to legislation passed just this week
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 @ 2:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded passage of bipartisan legislation to reform the process to pursue claims of sexual harassment or other workplace discrimination experienced on Capitol Hill is headed to the president's desk
Published: Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 2:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) was signed into law
Published: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 @ 1:09 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Our families will thrive. Our people will prosper. And our nation will forever be safe and strong and proud and mighty and free.
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 4:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, attended the signing ceremony of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
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For better and for worse, imperfect human beings fill government roles and make government decisions.
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 4:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As you all know, President Trump is deeply committed to our veterans. These brave men and women have given so much to our country and deserve our absolute best, which is why this President is fighting for reform and accountability at the VA.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 8:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) unanimously passed the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 11:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight to protect victims of workplace harassment and American taxpayer dollars by supporting H.R. 4924, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, and H.Res. 724. Both pieces of legislation will reform the outdated laws govern
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 12:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the VA Senior Executive Accountability (SEA) Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would strengthen accountability of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Remember when civil rights advocates demanded accountability from police and wanted them to wear bodycams? Those bodycams cost police departments a good chunk of money
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 @ 4:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Lawmakers and education scholars Monday night debated whether the state should sharpen its focus when overseeing tax-funded charter and private schools
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-introduced the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), legislation that would restore accountability to the regulatory process and ensure proper judicial review, empowering the courts-not agencies-to interpret all questions of law, including both statut
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the President for signing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his work for Eastern North Carolina veterans by voting for S.1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the committee passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his steadfast support of veterans and voted for passage of H.R. 1259, the VA Accountability First Act
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2017 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Improving School Accountability In North Carolina
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Accountability — and our outdated concept of it — is a topic Andy Smarick of the Fordham Institute artfully explores in recent blog post “Public Accountability vs. Consumer Accountability”.
Published: Sunday, November 20th, 2016 @ 10:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Obama's legacy will be his disastrous foreign policy, his rejection of Christianity, and his disassociation from traditional American values.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 7:31 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) applauded the Senate for passing S. 2133, the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act, which will help federal agencies better detect and prevent fraud
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Regulation costs already reach at least $3.1 billion annually in North Carolina and might stretch to as much as $25 billion. A new John Locke Foundation Policy Report focuses on a tool designed to "rein in" state regulatory overreach.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Center for Law and Freedom is making Staff Attorney Elliot Engstrom available to speak with groups statewide free of charge. Groups can choose to hear about a variety of topics, including...
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 5:44 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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