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At their meeting on Wednesday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted unanimously to hold a public comment period and meeting on proposed permanent rules for non-citizen list maintenance.
Published: Sunday, December 21st, 2025 @ 11:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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I recently wrote about “How the Budget Stops California from Setting North Carolina’s Transportation Policy.”
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A set of 23 new laws went into effect on Oct. 1 in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 28th, 2024 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s no-more-stringent law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing stricter environmental regulations than required by the federal government
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of New Jersey’s main teachers unions is calling for the end of the basic skills test for certifying teachers.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Cooper now has 13 vetoes this session. Eight have been overridden by the legislature. Two more are scheduled for override votes on Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 6:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a “bipartisan solution” to a foster care issue that is “much needed right now.”
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 815, titled The Loving Homes Act, would allow one child or siblings in foster care to be placed in a foster home even if the foster family already exceeds the N.C. limit of five biological or other adopted children.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2023 @ 11:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections later this month will host a public demonstration of a new voting system under consideration for use in North Carolina elections.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 5:39 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s administrative code is cluttered with over 1,000 rules whose authorizing statutes have been repealed
Published: Saturday, March 25th, 2023 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed an “Memorandum of Understanding” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to promote “zero-emissions” trucks and buses
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 6:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections Will Accept Written Testimony Through August 8 on Its Proposal to Limit Election Observers
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections has extended the public comment period for two proposed rules related to tasks and duties of precinct officials at polling places and the appointment process and conduct of election observers.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Raleigh, N.C. -- The State Board of Elections invites the public to comment on two proposed temporary administrative rules related to tasks and duties of precinct officials at polling places and the appointment process and conduct of election observers.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 8:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It's much easier for unelected bureaucrats to make rules than for elected legislators to pass laws, and that's a problem
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2022 @ 3:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With a given law, sometimes clever hucksters, devious minds, and malicious enforcers and officials can twist “legal” implications out of it that clearly were never intended.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 11:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC's disorganized and confusing criminal code creates havoc for some people encountering the system
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, May 4th, Governor Cooper signed two bills passed by the General Assembly, providing regulatory and financial relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina has made many strides in criminal justice reform over the past decade.
Published: Sunday, March 8th, 2020 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections invites members of the public to comment on the proposed text of a permanent administrative rule pertaining to the issuance of free voter photo ID cards by county boards of elections.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 4:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One thing about the administrative state in North Carolina is that it carries on regardless of the party in power.
Published: Monday, September 30th, 2019 @ 8:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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History is full of examples of failed government reforms. Sometimes those failures stem from government agents’ inability or unwillingness to translate legislative reformers’ ideas into action.
Published: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 @ 4:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill now before the state Senate, House Bill 590, would make a simple but sensible adjustment to an already good regulatory policy.
Published: Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not long ago I wrote a report on the importance of sunset provisions with periodic review of state regulations. In it I equated reviewing old state rules with cleaning out a toolshed.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 11:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Did you know that North Carolina used to be the nation's leader in locally owned and operated distilleries?
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accidentally self-reported a serious federal violation
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 9:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last month, I wrote about Session Law 2018-69: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group, which had just been unanimously approved by both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Cooper.
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 8:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee today, Andy Wells (R-42) introduced an important and valuable piece of legislation in the form a proposed committee substitute for House Bill 379
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fate of the state's public education system is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court after justices heard two cases regarding the constitutional authority of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments from June 1 through July 31 on proposed changes to the Administrative Code regarding various aspects of elections administration
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking repeal of six unnecessary certificate-of-need rules to reduce the regulatory burden on medical diagnostic centers and purchase of major medical equipment
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina was lauded for "impressive reforms" curtailing its regulatory burdens on businesses and individuals, and national policy analysts discussed methods of further reducing costly restrictions during a June 22 teleconference call
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation's First in Freedom Index ranks North Carolina No. 36 in the nation and No. 8 in our region in regulatory freedom
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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