Opinion? 30 Vote(s) |
Subject Article View all Polls |
![]() |
To empower our civil servants to best help others, the government must always operate more efficiently and more securely.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2020 @ 9:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
Search Terms: president donald j. trump dnlds wht hs governance accountability federal workforce |
![]() |
Colorado police have significantly scaled back officer-initiated traffic stops in May and June as officers adapt to policing in a pandemic and under a new law cutting back on qualified immunity.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 3:09 pm
By: Daily Wire
Search Terms: daily wire colorado police enforcement action accountability law august 10 2020 |
![]() |
Gov. Roy Cooper activated 450 members of the N.C. National Guard to help cities deal with potential property damage if riots relating to the death of George Floyd continue.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 11:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: carolina journal governor roy cooper national guard riot support lawmakers call for accountability june 1 2020 |
![]() |
Here is a question: What was the first thing Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the NC State Board of Elections (SBE), asked for in her April 29 memo to the General Assembly?
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 @ 7:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
Search Terms: civitas general assembly election funds accountability executive director karen brinson bell may 11 2020 |
![]() |
President Donald J. Trump is holding the World Health Organization (WHO) accountable by putting a hold on United States funding.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 1:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
Search Terms: president donald trump dnlds wht hs accountability world health organization who april 16 2020 cvd19 |
![]() |
While there is certainly more to democracy than elections, elections are the focal point of a democracy.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 6:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
Search Terms: civitas elections board accountability elections democracy march 20 2020 |
![]() |
North Carolina voters shouldn’t be asked to approve county sales tax increases on election days where turnout is considerably low, one expert says.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 @ 7:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: carolina journal accountability sales tax referendums march 6 2020 |
![]() |
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the bipartisan PFAS Accountability Act, legislation that would hold federal agencies accountable for addressing contamination for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military bases across the country.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 10:43 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: senator thom tillis pfas accountability act contamination military bases may 9 2019 |
![]() |
The University of North Carolina System is governed by confusion, and the problem is as much systemic as it is situational.
Published: Thursday, April 25th, 2019 @ 9:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: unc school system turmoil accountability april 8 2019 |
![]() |
Reporters, government accountability activists, and residents often grapple with government institutions, which can be slow to respond to and or even hostile toward any attempt to shine light on their operations.
Published: Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
Search Terms: reporters government accountability activists sunshine week |
![]() |
Members of Congress will no longer be able to rely on taxpayer money to settle sexual harassment and sexual misconduct claims, thanks to legislation passed just this week
Published: Wednesday, December 26th, 2018 @ 2:18 am
By: Daily Wire
Search Terms: sexual harassment congressional accountability act al franken |
![]() |
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded passage of bipartisan legislation to reform the process to pursue claims of sexual harassment or other workplace discrimination experienced on Capitol Hill is headed to the president's desk
Published: Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 2:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: sexual harassment thom tillis congressional accountability act |
![]() |
Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) was signed into law
Published: Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 @ 1:09 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: veterans affairs thom tillis appraised value offer senior executive accountability |
![]() |
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, attended the signing ceremony of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: veterans affairs va hospitals veterans healthcare va accountability thom tillis |
![]() |
For better and for worse, imperfect human beings fill government roles and make government decisions.
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 4:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: government government accountability pacific legal foundation |
![]() |
Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) unanimously passed the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 11:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: thom tillis veterans affairs va executives va senior executive accountability act |
![]() |
This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight to protect victims of workplace harassment and American taxpayer dollars by supporting H.R. 4924, the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act, and H.Res. 724. Both pieces of legislation will reform the outdated laws govern
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 12:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
Search Terms: sexual harassment congressional accountability walter jones |
![]() |
Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the VA Senior Executive Accountability (SEA) Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would strengthen accountability of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: veterans' affairs va executive accountability act thom tillis |
![]() |
Remember when civil rights advocates demanded accountability from police and wanted them to wear bodycams? Those bodycams cost police departments a good chunk of money
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 @ 4:54 pm
By: Daily Wire
Search Terms: police bodycams civil rights police accountability |
![]() |
Lawmakers and education scholars Monday night debated whether the state should sharpen its focus when overseeing tax-funded charter and private schools
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 @ 1:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: charter schools school choice education charter school accountability hometown debate |
![]() |
This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-introduced the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), legislation that would restore accountability to the regulatory process and ensure proper judicial review, empowering the courts-not agencies-to interpret all questions of law, including both statut
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
Search Terms: thom tillis regulatory accountability seperation of powers sopra |
![]() |
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the President for signing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: thom tillis veterans affairs accountability whistleblower protection north carolina |
![]() |
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the committee passage of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: veterans' affairs thom tillis committee on veterans' affairs north carolina accountability whisleblower |
![]() |
Improving School Accountability In North Carolina
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: school accountability north carolina k-12 education republican democrat general assembly |
![]() |
Accountability — and our outdated concept of it — is a topic Andy Smarick of the Fordham Institute artfully explores in recent blog post “Public Accountability vs. Consumer Accountability”.
Published: Sunday, November 20th, 2016 @ 10:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
Search Terms: government accountability school choice public funding government spending |
![]() |
Obama's legacy will be his disastrous foreign policy, his rejection of Christianity, and his disassociation from traditional American values.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 7:31 am
By: Diane Rufino
Search Terms: obama president obama accountability brexit eu islam muslim brotherhood christianity values diane rufino transform foreign policy legacy |
![]() |
Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) applauded the Senate for passing S. 2133, the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act, which will help federal agencies better detect and prevent fraud
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 @ 11:30 pm
By: Thom Tillis
Search Terms: thom tillis senator fraud prevention north carolina government accountability office |
![]() |
The deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown during altercations with police officers have led to a heated national debate about the proper use of force by police departments. It has racial overtones, but it shouldn't be a racial issue, as any American could become victim to police officers who...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: carolina journal michael lowrey eric garner michael brown police accountability officers community |
![]() |
More than half of North Carolina voters and 70 percent of Republicans would be less likely to re-elect Gov. Pat McCrory if he supported the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, according to a poll released today by the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Published: Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 @ 7:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: medicaid expansion pat mccrory governor obamacare government accountability |