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A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has sided with Attorney General Josh Stein in a battle over money flowing to state government from a legal settlement between the state and hog operation Smithfield Foods.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 6:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A controversial environmental program controlled by North Carolina’s attorney general and funded by hog farm proceeds returned today to the N.C. Supreme Court. The court must decide whether the AG can maintain control of the funding moving forward.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 3:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A split 2-1 panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that money resulting from a settlement between Smithfield Foods and the N.C. attorney general must flow into the state treasury.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 9:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. attorney general can’t keep and distribute money from a settlement over hog waste that leaked and overflowed from lagoons.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 2:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a 6-1 ruling, the N.C. Supreme Court has upheld the state attorney general’s hog farm “slush fund.” The ruling reverses a decision from the State Appeals Court.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Statement by former Lt. Governor Jim Gardner
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Crowded is an understatement. Twenty-six candidates from four political parties lined up to seek the vacant 3rd U.S. Congressional District seat in a July 9 special election
Published: Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today Francis De Luca filed to run for US Congress from the 3rd District in North Carolina
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A story out from Charlotte Observer reporter Jim Morrill confirms that Joshua Malcolm, former Chair of the defunct North Carolina State Board of Elections, will not be nominated to serve on the new NCSBE.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed four Democrats and four Republicans to the new merged board overseeing state elections and ethics enforcement
Published: Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new Civitas poll of North Carolina likely voters reveals how voters feel about local and national issues, including school choice, the Confederate monument controversy, and partisan politics
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After Republican Pat McCrory was elected Governor in 2012, North Carolina's well-organized Left-wing nonprofit policy groups met to map out an attack strategy
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 7:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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House Bill 589, the misnamed Competitive Energy Solutions for NC, is making its way through the North Carolina Senate
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2017 @ 1:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Tuesday, June 27, a state Superior Court judge ruled favorably on several motions for the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) case against the North Carolina Attorney General, which alleges that settlement money was illegally funneled to special interest groups instead of being distributed t
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In what may be a first, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has put on its docket a petition to declare that a renewable power facility is in fact a public utility under NC law
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 @ 3:23 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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House Bill 589, Competitive Energy Solutions for NC, is anything but competitive or a solution. It is a lobbyists’ dream bill with something for everyone – right down to a set aside for environmental non-profit NCGREENPOWER
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 2:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper’s nomination of Michael Regan to be the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality is troubling in light of information obtained from the NC Secretary of States Office
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 12:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper’s decision to wait to announce his cabinet appointments until after his swearing in is highly unusual as reported in this recent Civitas article
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Roy Cooper will literally take the oath of office to become North Carolina's next governor in the dark
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 @ 5:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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When people think of discrimination and voting they quickly go to the where the Left wants them to go and think about young people, poor people and minorities
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 10:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The N&O today tackled the issue of same-day registration (SDR), citing research conducted by the Civitas Institute
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As the 2016 voting starts (mail absentee ballots are already being requested), it is illustrative to look at opinions among unaffiliated voters this year to get a sense of which way these voters are leaning and compare to where they were in 2012 at the same time
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 8:58 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On October 18, the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against Roy Cooper in his capacity as North Carolina attorney general, alleging he illegally diverted money from public education to special interest groups.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 4:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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So here we go again: another Presidential Election without real safeguards to protect our votes
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 2:55 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A lawsuit filed by the president of a conservative policy organization says the North Carolina Constitution requires payments from a 2000 agreement between pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. and the North Carolina Department of Justice go to public schools
Published: Friday, October 28th, 2016 @ 4:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, October 21, my colleague Susan Myrick and I published a report on how another North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) employee apparently was advising others to violate state election laws
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Taxpayer advocates, public policy analysts, and Republican Party officials Tuesday slammed a Wake County sales tax referendum and characterized a proposed transit plan as a giant boondoggle
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent court order to extend voter registration in counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew is only logical if you assume that without it the people impacted did not have adequate time or alternatives
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) today has filed suit against Roy Cooper in his capacity as North Carolina Attorney General alleging that he illegally funneled settlement money to special interest groups.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 4:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Ahead of tonight's televised gubernatorial debate on WRAL, Pat McCrory's campaign is drawing attention to the network's financial support of Roy Cooper's campaign.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:19 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Civitas Action has released its annual Conservative Effectiveness Rankings of North Carolina state lawmakers for 2016.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 @ 9:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The most recent Civitas Poll was both accurate and thorough in calling the statewide primary results for both Democrat and Republican presidential primaries and other races, the head of the Raleigh think tank said today.
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Civitas Institute applauds Sen. Bob Rucho's tireless advocacy on behalf of North Carolina taxpayers. Rucho, who announced Thursday that the current term will be his last, spearheaded the fight for the most significant tax reform and relief in the state's history, passed in 2013...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A new Civitas Poll of registered, unaffiliated North Carolina voters shows Gov. Pat McCrory trailing Attorney General Roy Cooper in a hypothetical gubernatorial race.
Published: Monday, September 7th, 2015 @ 12:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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