The N.C. Environmental Management Commission has dropped its lawsuit against the Rules Review Commission, less than two weeks after going to court. The EMC offered no explanation for the dismissal in its court filing.
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Rules Review Commission faces another legal challenge, the first filed since Gov. Roy Cooper dropped a lawsuit against the group in October 2022.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 10:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Rules Review Commission will consider Thursday two proposals that would restrict access to voting systems information. RRC staff members recommend rejecting both proposals.
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 @ 12:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed an “Memorandum of Understanding” with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to promote “zero-emissions” trucks and buses
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 6:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper's lawyers filed a notice of voluntary dismissal Friday in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's Rules Review Commission. A hearing had been scheduled for Nov. 9 in the case.
Published: Friday, November 25th, 2022 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Elections (SBE) used faulty procedures to certify flawed election equipment
Published: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 @ 11:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following a hearing that included testimony against proposed election rules changes from several speakers, the Rules Review Commission voted against them
Published: Thursday, September 1st, 2022 @ 10:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An exclusive report by RedState found that the campaign to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón was unsuccessful due to the campaign’s negligence and willingness to turn in invalid petition signatures, mislead donors, and allegedly request workers to break the law.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 6:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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N.C. Rules Review Commission strikes down tighter rules for election observers for upcoming general election.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 1:27 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Editors at the Washington Times highlight former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s efforts to tip the presidential election toward Democrat Joe Biden.
Published: Wednesday, October 14th, 2020 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, The Governor’s Office filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, challenging the constitutionality of the membership of the Rules Review Commission (RRC) as a violation of the North Carolina Constitution’s Separation-of-Powers Clause.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 9:41 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The N.C. Senate’s leader on election law issues is blasting the latest lawsuit from Gov. Roy Cooper.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Rules Review Commission unanimously voted to reject a State Board of Elections’ request for emergency powers on Thursday, May 21.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2020 @ 12:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On May 11, I noted that the State Board of Elections (SBE) was proposing to expand the emergency powers of SBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 2:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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NCACC staff continues to work with local, state, and federal partners this week as counties maintain critical efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and work to ensure continuation of county operations and services
Published: Monday, May 11th, 2020 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is grappling with systemic shortages in mental health care, and regulations are making it worse — often disproportionately hurting veterans and the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The fate of the state's public education system is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court after justices heard two cases regarding the constitutional authority of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If students in charter schools perform no better on standardized tests, all other things being held equal, than their peers in district-run public schools, should North Carolina limit or stop the growth of charter schools
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2017 @ 7:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, Thom Tillis took part in led a bipartisan letter expressing concern to leaders in the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Prisons over the elimination of key programming in the Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) revised Statement of Work
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 9:36 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled on two cases concerning public school education, the state and local government agencies that oversee it, and what responsibilities are outlined in the state constitution
Published: Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper participated in the launch of the Face to Face initiative, a national call to action sponsored by the Council of State Governments encouraging policymakers to personally engage with the people who are closest to the correctional system
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 5:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It's no surprise that N.C. legislators might disagree about regulatory reforms that make substantive changes to state policies
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 9:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A healthy skepticism tends to come in handy. That's especially true when it comes to gauging the merits of a new government program
Published: Thursday, January 12th, 2017 @ 8:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Upcoming events, festivals, exhibits, and more!
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 1:18 am
By: Russell Allen
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Wearing matching uniforms, they maneuver with precision across the football field. With each player hitting their mark in a memorized formation, they move as one.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 4:40 am
By: ECU News Services
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There have been some significant recent developments in two lawsuits involving the separation of powers, both of which were filed in Wake County Superior Court last November.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the "Rights and Regulation Update" and in two separate reports I have offered an important emerging consensus in the public debate about hydraulic fracturing...
Published: Monday, September 29th, 2014 @ 3:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In this newsletter and in two separate reports I have offered an important emerging consensus in the public debate about hydraulic fracturing:
Published: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 @ 8:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An iconic image in the propaganda war against hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") is that of flammable tap water. Water you can light on fire. It is a calculated image to terrify.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 12:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mr. Jatha Milford Tetterton, age 88, a resident of Washington, NC died Friday November 15, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was affectingly known to many as "Goon" or "Mr. Goon".
Published: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 @ 11:31 pm
By: Announcements
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