Panelists debating a proposed constitutional amendment creating a new state elections/ethics board offered starkly different views about the threats to separation of powers
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rob Christensen, the venerable political reporter for the News & Observer, offers a future vision of North Carolina as Illinois, with out-of-control spending leading to failing government and bad credit
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators and policy advocates debated Tuesday in Gastonia over a proposed constitutional amendment which would lower the cap on state income tax rates from 10 to 7 percent
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nothing could be finer than things in North Carolina, according to our Republican-controlled General Assembly
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 12:32 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote has sparked controversy in state politics
Published: Friday, October 5th, 2018 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The nonprofit and nonpartisan organization Truth in Accounting (TIA) recently released its “Financial State of the States” report. The report ranks states based on their ability or failure to meet outstanding financial obligations
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:41 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State lawmakers grouped six constitutional amendments on the November ballot in a way that limits efforts to distinguish each amendment from the others
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 12:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina politics can be exhausting. The past few weeks have brought us wrangling over redistricting and constitutional amendments, conflicts between Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican lawmakers over disaster relief and a gas-pipeline fund, and a mob of protesters toppling the Silent Sam statue
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This November, North Carolina voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to lower the state's income tax cap from 10 percent to 7 percent
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 2:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two replacement constitutional amendments have sailed through the House, but whether voters ever see them is far from decided
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 @ 9:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This November, North Carolinians will be asked to vote on six amendments to the State Constitution. One of these amendments, if passed, will require voters to show a photo I.D. before voting
Published: Friday, September 21st, 2018 @ 1:58 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Much of the conversation surrounding this year’s N.C. Supreme Court election focuses on the potential impact for the court’s partisan makeup
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The saying “nix all six” is gaining traction from ideologues on the Left who value partisan victories and power over all else
Published: Tuesday, September 18th, 2018 @ 4:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This overview is written for the purpose of educating North Carolina voters on the six proposed amendments to the North Carolina state constitution.
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 4:55 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It's no surprise that every living N.C. governor agrees that the current governor and his successors should maintain their level of power within state government
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2018 @ 5:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments, congressional districts, and other election issues have placed North Carolina in national headlines
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge Superior Court judge panel handed Gov. Roy Cooper a victory over the General Assembly in a continuing battle over appointments to state boards and commissions
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 11:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This November, lawsuits permitting, North Carolinians will vote in referendums on six constitutional amendments
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Senate followed the House's lead Monday, Aug. 27, as it voted along party lines to address court concerns and pass a pair of proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2018 @ 12:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The potential impact of unaffiliated voters on the upcoming election was the focus of the Thursday, Aug. 23 discussion of latest statewide poll by Civitas
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Environmental concerns are real and warranted, particularly when it comes to public health
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 1:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With an election deadline looming, Republican legislative leaders are calling a special legislative session Friday, Aug. 24, to rewrite two constitutional amendments a three-judge Superior Court panel removed from the Nov. 6 general election ballot
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The six living retired N.C. Supreme Court chief justices have signed onto a letter opposing two constitutional amendments that sit now in legal limbo
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an unusual order likely to be appealed, a majority of a three-judge Superior Court panel removed two constitutional amendments from the Nov. 6 ballot
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's wrong to suggest a proposed state constitutional amendment would block North Carolina from adopting a system of graduated tax rates
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If there's a universe in which lowering the cap on North Carolina's income tax rate amounts to a "tax cut only for the wealthy," our universe's rules of mathematics - and language - must not apply
Published: Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jim Martin, and the four other living former North Carolina governors, held a news conference Monday, Aug. 13, in the State Capitol building, standing in bipartisan opposition to two constitutional amendments they say would limit executive power.
Published: Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 @ 5:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge Superior Court panel has ordered state elections officials to delay printing fall election ballots until Sept. 1.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 @ 11:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin has named a three-judge panel with mixed political affiliations to hear a pair of lawsuits challenging four constitutional amendments
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 12:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Wake County Superior Court judge wants state Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin to appoint a three-judge panel to hear challenges by Gov. Roy Cooper and two left-leaning advocacy groups about four proposed constitutional amendments
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 @ 8:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Conference of the NAACP and Clean Air Carolina are asking Wake County Superior Court to strip four proposed constitutional amendments from the Nov. 6 general election ballot
Published: Thursday, August 16th, 2018 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A perplexing recent comment from North Carolina's attorney general suggests now might be a good time for a refresher course about the way people exercise power in our system of government
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed a court challenge to two constitutional amendments because they “would take a wrecking ball to the separation of powers” by rewriting bedrock constitutional provisions — including the Separation of Powers Clause itself
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 5:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican-led General Assembly wasted no time Saturday, Aug. 4, batting down a pair of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes dealing with constitutional amendments
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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