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The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the long-running Leandro school funding case, ruling that every decision made in the case since 2017 was void.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2026 @ 4:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It's been an interesting few weeks! It seems that now is a good time to give any interested parties and update on what has been going on with the Washington City Council.
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2026 @ 6:30 pm
By: Nick Fritz
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Groups representing North Carolina's travel and tourism industry support a lawsuit against Currituck County at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2025 @ 8:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Greed and personal desires take precedent over fiscal responsibility.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2025 @ 10:00 am
By: Dave Hudson
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The North Carolina State Election Board held a webinar Wednesday for the media to discuss the changes with the new photo ID requirement when voting.
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 3:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of prominent North Carolina business leaders, and some big Republican donors, sent a letter Tuesday morning to all House Republicans urging them to abandon plans to muddy the budget process with legalized casinos
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A number of Raleigh politicos expected legislative leadership to announce a budget agreement this week. On Tuesday, however, tales of a budget agreement came and went.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State budget negotiations are stalled as House and Senate lawmakers are too far apart to reach a deal. Reportedly, there will not be a budget agreement until likely September, following what had initially been a June 30 deadline.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate decreased again in April from March’s rate of 3.5% to 3.4% according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also decreased to 3.4%.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 11:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Special provisions continue to thrive in North Carolina. The last biennium budget was loaded with special projects, and the forthcoming one may be no different.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 11:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Trustees launch refreshed strategic plan, appoint Honors College dean
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:12 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in March according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. This is lower than February’s revised rate of 3.6%, yet 0.2 percentage points higher than the unemployment rate in March of last year.
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 12:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice would continue its growth trajectory in North Carolina under a budget passed by the House April 6 in a bipartisan vote of 78 to 38.
Published: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 @ 10:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a press conference Thursday, Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore announced that an agreement has been reached between the chambers to expand the federal Medicaid entitlement program in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 2:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin called on his fellow Democrats to negotiate with the Republican House majority over the debt ceiling.
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 1:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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State Representatives Should Be More Transparent
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2022 General Election has come and gone. And while the oft-prophesied national “red wave” failed to materialize, North Carolina Republicans had a successful election season.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 3:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new calculation from N.C. state officials says more than $677 million of a court-ordered Leandro education plan remains unfunded.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Controller Nels Roseland objects to a timetable for addressing the N.C. Supreme Court's latest Leandro order.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 3:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As a Fiscal Conservative, I have always made it my goal, as a county commissioner, to hold spending down to keep our taxes low.
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The John Locke Foundation and N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law label a proposed forced money transfer in the Leandro case "unconstitutional."
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican budget writers released their conference budget adjustments for the new fiscal year on Tuesday, circumventing the traditional appropriations process.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly has voted to adjourn on Friday, July 1 to a date certain, meaning the 2021-2023 legislative biennium will not formally come to an end on Friday.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A recent Civitas poll found that 66% of likely voters say K-12 public education is headed in the wrong direction.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 1027 would require identification of legislators who request special provisions in the state budget bill.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 5:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State revenue forecasts jump from $28.4 billion to $32.6 billion in fiscal year 2021-2022.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Numerous Republican Senators responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin launching a full-scale invasion during the early morning hours on Thursday with a variety of statements that offered support for Ukraine and called for immediate action.
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2022 @ 7:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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The new North Carolina budget has many positive elements, with notable tax cuts and school choice expansion. On balance, there is more good than bad.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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