In a true emergency declaration, Council of State members would have to vote on on the action taken by Cooper, or any other governor, under a new law that took effect on Jan. 1.
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2023 @ 8:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Children in grades K-3 in North Carolina have surpassed the rest of the nation when it comes to their early-literacy skills. That’s according to N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, who shared the news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 6:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor and Council of State will see primary competition between conservatives and RINOs
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 @ 7:51 pm
By: John Steed
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has recently made the national media rounds claiming that the current General Assembly is a partisan gerrymander. Does this claim have any merit? The short answer is not at all.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 8:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Revolution of the States: Conservative states are more likely than liberal ones to have "open primaries," allowing Democrats to vote in Republican primaries and contributing do deep-red states electing moderate Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 1:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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Will a "Ron Revolution" come to the 19 states that have greater Republican control than Florida?
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 12:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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The most recovery they've seen is in middle and high school math, with the least recovery in middle school reading.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, North Carolina Senate leaders introduced a bill that would “bring much-needed balance and accountability to unelected boards and commissions,” according to a press release from Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham.
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 @ 9:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“I will be the best governor money can’t buy,” said Folwell
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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as Tillis himself mulls bid for governor and Whatley pushes for NCGOP chairman
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: John Steed
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The North Carolina Republican Party announced Tuesday that its chair, Michael Whatley, has been appointed as the new general counsel for the Republican National Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hello, I’m your Lt. Governor Mark Robinson and it’s my honor to address you tonight
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 11:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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A Senate bill banning TikTok and other social media platforms on government devices was passed Tuesday in the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s an axiom as old as history. “Those who have no power want it, and those who have power want more of it.” The current power struggles in North Carolina politics are proof of the truth.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 12:28 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The North Carolina State Constitution unequivocally declares, “The legislative, executive, and supreme judicial powers shall be forever separate and distinct from each other”
Published: Thursday, February 9th, 2023 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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rules that ban tramples on religious liberty
Published: Thursday, February 2nd, 2023 @ 2:36 pm
By: John Steed
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In a statement Wednesday, N.C. Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced he is running for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 10:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Within hours after the returns came in from the 2022 midterm election, speculation was already floating about 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Rep. Ben Moss, R-Moore, announced on Tuesday that he intends to run for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 12:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Charitable giving is up at North Carolina-based charities. North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall shared the good news at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 1:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As soon as first-term Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson made the surprise announcement that he would not run again, Guilford County state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Republican, began hearing from supporters that he should consider the role.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 7:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey called for more security at state power substations this week following the vandalization in Moore County that left tens of thousands of people in the dark for four days.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 4:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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According to Catherine Truitt, N.C. superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability on public schools.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dobson will have served 14 consecutive years in three different offices when his term ends in 2024, first as a McDowell County commissioner, then as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and as the Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2022 @ 11:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Those Races That Trended Away from Their Partisan Leanings Were Mostly Predictable
Published: Sunday, December 18th, 2022 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It would have been very different for Beaufort County with a Democrat sheriff
Published: Saturday, October 29th, 2022 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Steed
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RALEIGH: In advance of Hurricane Ian’s remnants moving through the state, Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency today to activate the state’s emergency operations plan, waive transportation rules to help the transport of fuel and critical supplies
Published: Thursday, September 29th, 2022 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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A lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's COVID-related shutdown of N.C. bars continues to make its way through the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 9:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Council of State meets once a month to deliver updates on state agencies. The council is made up of ten elected leaders of departments within the executive branch, plus the Governor, Lt. Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Auditor.
Published: Tuesday, September 20th, 2022 @ 10:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina continues under the Authoritarian yoke of an Emergency Powers executive governing stance as Authoritarian Cooper refuses to rescind his extra authority of Emergency Powers even though his own government's bureaucrats admits that the Covid threat is in a diminishing state.
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 11:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's COVID-19 State of Emergency ends after 888 days.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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