The N.C. Supreme Court dismissed as "moot" a request to speed up proceedings in a lawsuit challenging two state constitutional amendments.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 6:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The “Inflation Reduction Act,” which passed the U.S. Senate on Sunday, is set to pass the U.S. House tomorrow, and the final version will not contain guarantees that those making under $400,000 per year will avoid any resulting new taxes.
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2022 @ 8:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Supreme Court Justices Tamara Barringer and Phil Berger Jr. confirmed late Friday afternoon that they will take part in a high-profile case involving two challenged amendments to the N.C. Constitution.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The current version of Senate Bill 717 would add a Taxpayer Bill of Rights to the state constitution and provide two conforming amendments to carry it out.
Published: Sunday, April 25th, 2021 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years, we have listened to and read about persons and groups of persons who claim that their right to vote has been disenfranchised.
Published: Monday, December 28th, 2020 @ 7:35 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) issued the following statement after two of his amendments were unanimously adopted during a markup of H.R. 5800 in the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2020 @ 12:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2018 midterm was one of the most interesting elections held in our state. While there wasn't the "blue wave" many had predicted, this was a change election
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 8:07 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In addition to choosing representatives, and deciding six statewide constitutional amendments Tuesday, Nov. 6, North Carolina voters approved more than $1.8 billion in local bonds for K-12 and community college projects, parks and open spaces, low-income housing, and street improvements
Published: Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 @ 2:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you expected the 2018 midterm elections to settle all scores and clarify all unanswered political questions in the era of Donald Trump, you were just asking for disappointment - and that's what voters gave you
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2018 @ 2:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The two candidates competing for the N.C. House District 1 open seat agree that more economic development and good-paying jobs are top priorities in the northeastern counties that make up the poor, largely rural district
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 8:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For voters in House District 119, it's a case of déjŕ vu all over again. Republican incumbent Mike Clampitt and Democrat Joe Sam Queen are battling in another general election to win the legislative seat
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics have devised reasonable arguments against each of the six constitutional amendments on North Carolina’s election ballot. But outlandish claims about the amendments threaten to drown out serious messages that might sway undecided voters
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 @ 3:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House District 21 (Portions of Sampson, Duplin, and Wayne counties.)
Published: Thursday, October 25th, 2018 @ 11:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Listen to this state's only two-term Republican governor, and you'll hear that GOP legislators are "trying to put unconstitutional things in the state constitution to make them not unconstitutional anymore."
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 11:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Much of the conversation surrounding this year’s N.C. Supreme Court election focuses on the potential impact for the court’s partisan makeup
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some First Amendment experts say a federal judge in Seattle erred in blocking a company from publishing blueprints for plastic guns, and N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is wrong for supporting the decision because it's an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2018 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's no surprise that every living N.C. governor agrees that the current governor and his successors should maintain their level of power within state government
Published: Friday, September 7th, 2018 @ 5:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The continuing court fights over constitutional amendments, congressional districts, and other election issues have placed North Carolina in national headlines
Published: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With an election deadline looming, Republican legislative leaders are calling a special legislative session Friday, Aug. 24, to rewrite two constitutional amendments a three-judge Superior Court panel removed from the Nov. 6 general election ballot
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin has named a three-judge panel with mixed political affiliations to hear a pair of lawsuits challenging four constitutional amendments
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 12:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Senate Monday night sent two proposed constitutional amendments to the House
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2018 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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SurveyUSA, along with the Civitas Institute, a nonprofit conservative public policy organization, released findings from a flash poll showing a majority of voters support several constitutional amendments proposed this year
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 11:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In addition to the U.S. Constitution, every state has one as well. North Carolina’s is an important governing document
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 10:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear legal arguments on the constitutionality of amendments in four states that limit marriage to heterosexual couples. East Carolina University experts will present a panel discussion titled "Continuing Debates Around Federal, State and...
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015 @ 7:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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For years I shied away from this. I thought everyone knew it. I assumed bringing it up would only show how shallow I am. After all, we are all Americans and knowing it should be like a genetic appendage.
Published: Thursday, February 6th, 2014 @ 6:52 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Mark Levin, who wrote an excellent book "The Liberty Amendments" to urge states to call for an Article V Convention to propose constitutional amendments to restore the federal government back to some sort of constitutional limits, calls Nullifiers "kooks."
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 11:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, R-Wake, the House speaker pro tem, says a provision passed late in the General Assembly's session - giving lawmakers...
Published: Thursday, August 1st, 2013 @ 11:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is install considers: the the first ten in the Bill of Rights, an overview of the Constitution, and then the remaining seventeen of the Bill of Rights.
Published: Sunday, September 12th, 2010 @ 10:20 am
By: Diane Rufino
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