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A bill to end payroll dues deductions for all public employees In North Carolina was introduced earlier this week.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 3:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We should never equate compassion or morality with a government program
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 11:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sharon Decker, NC Department of Commerce secretary during the McCrory administration in 2013-14, authored this editorial recently published at WRAL.com.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 12:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A far-left coalition of groups in North Carolina calling itself “NC United for Survival & Beyond” (NCUSB) is back again
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 10:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Estimates from the Senate budget proposal’s tax cut plan project a tax savings of roughly $13.9 billion over the next five years.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 12:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Membership in the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) declined 2.4 percent last year.
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 9:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican majority in the North Carolina General Assembly (specifically the Senate) is using the budget process to press some policy goals.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 2:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you read conservative culture commentary with any regularity, you’ll frequently come across an article or two highlighting the critical importance of fathers in the lives of their children.
Published: Friday, July 23rd, 2021 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It has been four years since the legislature last passed a significant tax reform.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 8:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leaders of the North Carolina High School Athletics Association are scheduled to testify before the newly created, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Interscholastic Athletic
Published: Monday, April 19th, 2021 @ 9:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program passed the N.C. House, 69-49, on Tuesday, April 13, following a floor debate that focused on accountability.
Published: Sunday, April 18th, 2021 @ 7:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory threw his hat in the ring on Wednesday to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate.
Published: Saturday, April 17th, 2021 @ 7:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Companion Legislation Would Increase Teacher Pay For Years 15-24
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 9:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Meagen O’Connell couldn’t stomach the thought of missing her son’s games.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina state government’s first philanthropy liaison will join Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration on March 1.
Published: Saturday, January 30th, 2021 @ 8:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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No crisis like COVID is accelerating a greater demand for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2021 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With civic and political conflict headlining the news nearly every day, I’ve been searching for a bright spot on which to pin my hopes for reconciliation in this country.
Published: Saturday, January 16th, 2021 @ 4:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The intellectual forces that have driven three decades of freedom-forward research and policy reforms in North Carolina will merge their capabilities, ensuring that North Carolinians' liberties are robustly defended and advanced as we enter this next decade.
Published: Monday, January 4th, 2021 @ 6:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Charlotte Observer published an inflammatory, race baiting, factless opinion piece that is a disservice to its readers and is insulting to Chief Justice Cherie Beasley and Chief Justice-elect Paul Newby.
Published: Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 @ 9:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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One of the biggest political and cultural shifts over 90 or so years is the clamoring for the government to do more in just about every area of society.
Published: Saturday, December 26th, 2020 @ 11:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Association of Educators Political Action Committee (NCAE PAC) included in its second-quarter 2020 finance report contributions to Gov. Roy Cooper’s and NC Sen. Dan Blue’s campaigns in excess of the legal limit.
Published: Thursday, December 24th, 2020 @ 3:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Newby’s election completed a Republican sweep of eight statewide judicial seats, including three at the Supreme Court and five on the Court of Appeals.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 3:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Chief Justice Cheri Beasley only picked up five votes after a statewide machine recount
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 5:31 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Are our political parties realigning? The last two elections certainly provide some strong evidence to think so.
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:47 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The NC State Board of Elections dealt with a difficulty in how to conduct a recount with a practical solution
Published: Monday, December 14th, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Critical lessons continue to come out of the results of the 2020 elections. One that seems to have escaped some of the political establishment is North Carolinians don’t want one political party to dominate.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Take a deep breath. It’s finally over. Mostly.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The ballots have been counted. Twice. Some will be counted again. Maybe all of them.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 10:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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2020 has been a tough year for North Carolina public schools.
Published: Monday, December 7th, 2020 @ 12:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Yesterday State Auditor, Beth Wood, released results of an audit highly critical of how the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) allocated $180 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 6:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After much acrimony and protest, Paul Newby still stands about four hundred votes ahead of incumbent Cheri Beasley in the race for chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 @ 10:16 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gratitude is everything. Gratitude brings joy. When we are thankful we are much more apt to look up to the heavens or look beyond ourselves.
Published: Friday, November 27th, 2020 @ 10:28 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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