In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Washington, D.C.-based law firm and the Pat McCrory Committee Legal Defense Fund renew their arguments against a defamation suit stemming from the 2016 election.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The old aphorism was never truer, “laws are like sausages. It’s best not to see them being made.” The big news this week has been the state budget and why, almost three months late, it hasn’t passed.
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2023 @ 1:39 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Raleigh News & Observer clarifies why stepping away from the Electronic Registration Information Center is a good idea.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 7:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, North Carolina legislators took a step toward repealing the literacy test requirement from the N.C. Constitution. Legislators heard House Bill 44 in the Judiciary 2 committee Wednesday. The bill would place a constitutional amendment on the 2024 general election ballot.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Private election administration funding, or “Zuck bucks,” influenced the outcome of some races in the 2020 election in North Carolina
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 7:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court will decide soon whether N.C. election officials count absentee ballots received by mail between Nov. 7 and Nov. 12.
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 @ 3:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections will hold a remote meeting beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2020 @ 11:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A judge has dismissed Democratic attempts to throw out North Carolina’s protections against absentee voting fraud.
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel agreed with the NAACP and other plaintiffs that the General Assembly violated the state constitution's prohibition on changing legislative district boundaries in the middle of a decade
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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All but one of the 29 speakers at Friday's public hearing of a joint legislative redistricting committee encouraged and admonished Republican lawmakers to dramatically alter the way North Carolina's electoral districts are drawn
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2017 @ 11:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper's victory in last November's election hasn't ended the squabbling that accompanied his win
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 @ 7:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Information from Democracy North Carolina will be added to our ongoing investigation into the protest matters following the general election
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2017 @ 5:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory has asked the General Assembly to write a $200 million check to help North Carolina residents and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew and the wildfires
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 18 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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When WRAL reported on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to throw out North Carolina's congressional maps barely a month ahead of the 2016 Primary, the station's "journalists" turned to their friends in three different organizations belonging to Blueprint NC (the "eviscerate"* group)...
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Attorneys representing the state of North Carolina in the Harris v. McCrory lawsuit - in which earlier this month a three-judge federal district court panel threw out the congressional districts drawn in 2011
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections today received word that Democracy North Carolina and other plaintiffs have filed a complaint in federal court claiming violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2016 @ 9:03 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Freedom of speech is one of the core values of a free society. It ought to be appreciated and protected by Americans across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, it is not.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 11:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Naughty and Nice: North Carolina had plenty of both this year. Here is our list!
Published: Sunday, January 4th, 2015 @ 12:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Liberals are desperate to prove that North Carolina's new election law constitutes the second coming of Jim Crow-era voter suppression. Their desperation reflects three desires.
Published: Friday, December 19th, 2014 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Division of Motor Vehicles and the State Board of Education appear to have worked out a hiccup in the state's new voter identification law that could have made it harder for some out-of-state students attending college in North Carolina to vote.
Published: Sunday, August 31st, 2014 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways that are inappropriate, violate UNC policies, and possibly illegal.
Published: Thursday, March 6th, 2014 @ 11:31 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Leaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-WaitingFor years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university system had prompted state Republicans to talk up the idea of shaking the place up.
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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A year ago, Duke Cheston of the Pope Center criticized a class in political science at North Carolina State University. Because its presentation of the American political system was clearly biased, his story was titled "Evil Republicans 101." Now we have come across another section of the same...
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Supporters of public campaign financing have long claimed that it would never have a partisan slant. But the latest Civitas investigation has found how one liberal activist has taken control of the process.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 8:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Is adopting a law requiring photo identification for North Carolinians to vote a common sense solution to voter fraud that has become - unnecessarily - highly politicized?
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2013 @ 2:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Civitas investigation has revealed how lobbyist Bob Hall, Director of the liberal advocacy group Democracy North Carolina, is a behind-the-scenes driving force at the State Board of Elections (SBE).
Published: Sunday, December 16th, 2012 @ 12:05 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Opening an email sent by the Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce I saw something that caught my eye. The subject was "League of Women Voters to Provide Voter Education Training."
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 @ 10:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Some lobbyists recently received an email from the reelection campaign of House Speaker Thom Tillis asking for money. State law prohibits lawmakers from soliciting lobbyists for campaign contributions.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 11:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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