A new state audit has revealed a troubling trend for student attendance records in six North Carolina school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A hearing scheduled Nov. 21 at the federal courthouse in Winston-Salem could help determine the course of a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 7:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican congressional candidates in potentially close races have outperformed their democrat opponents thus far in the third quarter of this year’s election cycle.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2024 @ 7:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will not take up a case involving a challenge to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag" law.
Published: Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 @ 11:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Court of Appeals will allow two lawsuits to move forward involving school buses that caused damage while delivering meals to students during the COVID pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has ruled in favor of the state retirement system and against the Harnett County school board in a pension-spiking dispute.
Published: Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A provision in North Carolina's new state budget could end two ongoing court fights over disability benefits.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 9:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, led the debate as the NC House voted unanimously Tuesday for House Resolution 897. It urges Congress to support Israel in response to unprovoked attacks from terrorist group Hamas.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 8:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, and House Majority Leader John Bell, R-Wayne, held a press conference to highlight continued funding in the state budget for the Veterans Justice Initiative (VJI).
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 12:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Over recent months, shopping malls in the Charlotte area have seen several incidents of criminal activity, which is part of a larger wave of offenses committed at other malls in large urban areas throughout the U.S.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Opponents of North Carolina's voter ID law seek a February trial in their federal court case.
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2024 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A defamation lawsuit related to a political advertisement in a North Carolina state senate race has been resolved through a settlement.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, Oct. 11, the House Oversight and Reform Committee listened to representatives from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) over multiple concerns, including outsourcing driver’s license production to a Canadian company.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, following seven votes on other bills, the North Carolina House introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas for the terrorist attacks and vowing to support Israel.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 11:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A three-judge Superior Court panel appointed by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby will consider Gov. Roy Cooper's latest lawsuit against state legislative leaders.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 11:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court order Tuesday blocks the University of North Carolina from releasing information that could reveal the name of a former student who is suing the school.
Published: Friday, February 9th, 2024 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former NC Supreme Court justice and current candidate for governor, Mike Morgan, took a seemingly uncharacteristic swipe at his primary opponent, Democrat Josh Stein, on Tuesday.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Two federal lawsuits challenged North Carolina's new elections law on the same day legislators enacted the law over Gov. Roy Cooper's veto.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent decision in a western North Carolina certificate-of-need legal dispute could affect dozens of other CON cases across the state.
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit back at journalists who he said are still upset he didn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 10:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The US Supreme Court will not take the case of Virginia-based owners of a Dare County beach home who challenged the county's COVID-related shutdown in 2020.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Attorney Kieran Shanahan of Raleigh discusses U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle’s June decision to award $1.1 billion to victims of terrorism sponsored by Syria.
Published: Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 @ 3:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Members of the North Carolina General Assembly are back in Raleigh Tuesday to vote on overriding another round of vetoes from Governor Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2024 @ 6:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A court hearing Tuesday in Asheville could help determine whether an expelled University of North Carolina student can continue to shield his real name while he sues the school.
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2024 @ 1:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs challenging race-based membership qualifications for Asheville's Human Relations Commission hope to pursue a class action suit.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission is urging a federal court to reject a preliminary injunction and dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A local little league baseball player found himself embroiled in controversy this week, as he was confronted with accusations that he wears 12% blackface when taking the field for games.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 8:39 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Plaintiffs challenging North Carolina's new state Senate election map seek a Feb. 15 ruling from the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake Forest filed a series of state Supreme Court briefs Friday defending its decision to reject a proposed charter school in 2020.
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 @ 7:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Coming on the heels of a second-quarter report that saw losses of $526.7 million, VinFast reported Thursday that it lost an additional $623 million for the third quarter of 2023.
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2024 @ 2:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Fair is set for the Raleigh state fairgrounds from October 12-22, 2023
Published: Friday, February 2nd, 2024 @ 9:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sens. Ted Budd, R-NC, and Thom TIllis, R-NC. signed on to a letter Wednesday, along with 11 other senators, to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, urging him to keep the U.S. Senate in session until all 12 appropriations bills have been debated and passed by the Senate.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Many were surprised to hear President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday on the resumption of building the border wall in South Texas — including Republican US Sen. Ted Budd of North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 5:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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