A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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“Driving drunk is quickly being replaced with driving drugged,” the report said
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2024 @ 4:39 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a dispute pitting a coalition of media outlets against Graham police over release of police video recordings.
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 5:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced Wednesday at the end of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing that she is not seeking re-election in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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the Berger machine in Raleigh distorts record and statements of local conservative leader
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 11:09 pm
By: John Steed
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson drew media attention Thursday morning after announcing that he would take steps as “acting governor” while N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper was in Japan this week for an economic development summit.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 4:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"A lot of these bills function as what I call a Freddy Krueger bill," said Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort. "Right about the time you think they are dead, someone breathes new life into them."
Published: Monday, December 11th, 2023 @ 12:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Even if good policy, not every reform belongs in a budget bill.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 1:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Former North Carolina Secretary of Cultural Resources, Betty Ray McCain, was also a humorist.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 4:52 am
By: Lib Campbell
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A state Court of Appeals panel will decide whether Charlotte should have produced city council survey results more quickly when WBTV requested those results as public records.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 3:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood is being accused of overstepping her authority in a lawsuit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff Ennis Wright.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, has given over $50,000 to a scammer, according to his campaign. Rather than accepting responsibility for falling victim to a scam, Stein’s campaign pointed the finger at a vendor.
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One of the sticking points in the state budget negotiations is the $1.4 billion proposed in the Senate version for NCInnovation, a private, non-profit created by some NC business leaders in 2018, aimed at providing grants for applied research at select UNC-system universities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Between the months of April and June of 2023, Congressman Wiley Nickel, D-NC13, accepted $88,500 from corporate PACs. Company PACs include Amazon, Visa, and H&R Block.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Novan Inc., Durham-based medical dermatology company, announced early Monday that it had entered into an agreement to sell all of its assets and was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2023 @ 12:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The alienation of affection lawsuit filed against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore ended officially Wednesday with a voluntary dismissal.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Criticism continues to mount over the North Carolina Senate’s decision to include $1.4 billion for NCInnovation in its proposed budget. Not only would it be a massive crony scheme using taxpayer dollars to reward select businesses by political appointees, the organization’s own justifications contin
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 @ 2:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Observers Are Already an Established Part of the Election Process
Published: Monday, September 18th, 2023 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The text from my friend came in around 8:30 Sunday morning. He reported that antisemitic flyers were distributed on all the driveways in his Quail Hollow neighborhood.
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 9:24 am
By: Lib Campbell
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Rule-loosening provisions — may soon be a reality across the state
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 1:26 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Not enough votes for casinos
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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A headline of “BREAKING: Computer Model Produces Results As Designed” would not sound quite as horrifying as what credulous media treated us with last week.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Over the past few weeks, Governor Roy Cooper has continued to sound the alarm on dangerous Republican plans that would gut funding for public education and expand private school vouchers so anyone – even a millionaire – can get taxpayer money for their children’s private school tuition.
Published: Tuesday, August 29th, 2023 @ 9:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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A split 2-1 N.C. Court of Appeals decision confirms that Patricia Chastian can not serve as elected Superior Court clerk in Franklin County.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Scott Lassiter, an assistant principal at Connections Academy Middle School and member of the Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors, filed a lawsuit against N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, accusing Moore of helping to break up Lassiter’s marriage.
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2023 @ 12:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill legalizing in-person and online sports betting into state law. However, the state will only permit legalized betting as early as January 2024.
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 1:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Employee Association of North Carolina (SEANC) is lobbying on behalf of state workers in favor of a 5% pay raise for the next two years.
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 1:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Follow the money
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 3:28 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Michael Savarino, grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, is asking the N.C. Supreme Court to reject a case linked to a 2021 traffic stop.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 7:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"I had never met her," Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, said of Cleta Mitchell. "I did not know who she was until after the meeting. They had no influence on the bill whatsoever."
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 11:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Saturday, former Congressman Mark Walker entered the 2024 North Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary after months of speculation.
Published: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A media coalition is urging the N.C. Supreme Court to consolidate two appeals related to access to law enforcement recordings.
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2023 @ 10:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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