After slogging through a mass of statistical data and redistricting jargon, day three of Common Cause v. Lewis brought the court back to the fundamental questions: the constitutionality of Republicans’ gerrymandered maps and the legal implications of the controversial Hofeller files.
Published: Thursday, July 18th, 2019 @ 2:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you can’t get a law, then go to court.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Partisan gerrymandering returns to state court Monday, July 15, for a battle that could stretch over weeks.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 12:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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PLEASE SUPPORT Uptown Greenville as we join the Greenville Noon Rotary in an effort to create an AWESOME display of honor and patriotism at the Town Common
Published: Friday, April 27th, 2018 @ 1:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With the adoption of Common Core State Standards in 2010, college and career readiness became the stated outcome of our public schools
Published: Sunday, January 7th, 2018 @ 9:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and ordered Federal assistance to supplement commonwealth and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Maria beginning on September 17, 2017, and continuing.
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2017 @ 4:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest lawsuit against North Carolina's redistricting process challenges the partisan nature of the "gerrymandering" process itself
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I cannot help but notice a trend in politicians using the adjective "common sense" to advocate for a legislation, typically that of a controversial nature which there is weak evidence to support the need for or its effectiveness
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 6:09 pm
By: Sabe Wilis
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A new unofficial congressional district map released Monday by a bipartisan panel of former state judges was not received warmly by the members of the General Assembly who have the legal authority to set election district lines.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 @ 3:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fear of gang violence helped pass the Federal Firearms Act of 1938. That law curbed the use of the infamous sub-machine gun, silencers and the like
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill that allows students to choose between the current or traditional math curricula passed the Senate Education Committee today
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If you want to know the difference between an assault weapon or military grade weapon, move on this article will not interest you. But this is not a primer on gun technology or nomenclature but on 2nd amendment rights and other rights that may be in jeopardy in the future
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 7:14 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The checkout line was stalled and grew long. "What's taking so long," one impatient customer groused
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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If you thought the debate over Common Core Standards was over; think again. It may be only starting - again
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina has a serious problem. Adopting a default mens rea provision would go a long way to solving it.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 7:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education will discuss the report’s findings next month.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After a federal court upheld North Carolina's common sense voter ID law and threw out the radical left's legal challenge, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) released the following statement...
Published: Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 @ 6:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Project Veritas, the investigative journalism outfit led by James O'Keefe and known for explosive undercover videos, released their latest work - an investigation into Common Core and the big money being made off the controversial standards.
Published: Friday, April 22nd, 2016 @ 1:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The 2016 election cycle is one of the wildest and strangest we've seen, especially the presidential contests. In recent days these campaigns have raised interesting questions about protest and disruption.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 @ 4:00 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Members of a state legislative panel are concerned that a new federal education law could keep in place controversial Common Core educational standards that dictate to states how students are taught and what they must learn.
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 11:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Sheriffs Vote To Support Common-sense Privacy and Safety Bathroom Protections
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2016 @ 3:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina lawmakers pushed back against Common Core education standards by passing legislation to require the teaching of cursive handwriting in elementary schools
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2016 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A teacher, a lawyer, and a doctor all say North Carolina needs a new leader in the state's highest elected position for education policy, and are laying claims to why they should be at the helm.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's reform of how the state makes purchases has saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state Senate's big kahuna went in front of the biggest, most-prominent Common Core-loving, spend-more-and-more-and-more money crowd and told them a few things I am SURE they didn't want to hear.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 11:37 am
By: Brant Clifton
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After fifteen months of work, the ASRC is in the process of finalizing their reports and submitting them to the State Board of Education and General Assembly. Their work has been thorough and has included surveys, examination of other standards in other states, testimony from experts and parents.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:03 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Nashville-Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) Lead Counsel Elliot Engstrom will be a featured panelist at the Heartland Institute's Emerging Issues Forum on Dec. 9 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 4:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over the last few weeks, the Raleigh News and Observer (along with its sister outlet, the Charlotte Observer) has been waging war on the opponents of Common Core and in particular on the Academic Standards Review Commission, the body tasked with reviewing the math and English standards and...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Why do we let Iowa & New Hampshire push us around?
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:25 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission published their draft Report of Findings and Recommendations (PDF). The commission will vote on the report later today and deliver it to the NC State Board of Education for their consideration.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 5:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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