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A total of seven laws enacted during the 2023 General Assembly session took effect on July 1st.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, discusses House Bill 44.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 4:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, discusses House Bill 44.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 4:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, speaks in favor of House Bill 44.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I spoke in favor of House Bill 44, removing the literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution at a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee on the morning of March 1. My prepared comments are below:
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 8:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House in a concurrence vote passed House Bill 264, Emergency Powers Accountability Act, 66-44, on Wednesday, Oct. 20. Specifically, the legislation requires the governor to get concurrence from the Council of State for an emergency declaration lasting more than seven days.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina voters soon could vote for governor and lieutenant governor as a team under a measure approved Tuesday by the House Elections Committee.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 8:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation this morning that protects health care personnel who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents (chemotherapy drugs) from disease and injury caused by exposure. House Bill 644 requires the North Carolina Department of Labor, by...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Few pieces of education legislation filed this year have been subject to more debate than House Bill 944: Opportunity Scholarship Act.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers have an opportunity. After spirited debate by participants on both sides of the aisle, last week members of the House Education Committee approved a bill (HB 944) to provide low income children with a voucher of up to $4,200 to attend nonpublic schools.
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A bill that would authorize tax dollars to be used for private school vouchers cleared its first hurdle Tuesday by passing the House Education Committee in a 27-21 vote.
Published: Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 @ 11:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sizzling oratory and stubborn statistics clashed as opponents of a tax-funded voucher bill for private schools squared off against advocates of the...
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2013 @ 11:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Supporters called it "a new concept" allowing North Carolina corporations to operate as for-profit entities with an environmental and public benefit mission.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics of school vouchers have been out in force recently, particularly in the pages of the News & Observer. For example, last week Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes...
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2013 @ 2:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Acting on his commitment to transform North Carolina's education system, Governor Pat McCrory signed two bills today to help expand digital learning initiatives and promote technology in the classroom.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2013 @ 8:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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