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The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously against plaintiffs challenging removal of a Confederate monument from the Chatham County Courthouse property.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 579, “Prevent Harm to Children,” which increases penalties for presenting obscene materials to minors.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 6:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A unanimous N.C. Court of Appeals panel is allowing a woman to move forward with her lawsuit against the city of Raleigh and one of its employees. The employee injured the woman in an auto accident in 2018.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 11:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has filed paperwork to run for president of the United States, according to a Federal Election Commission filing.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 7:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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Charlotte City Council member Braxton Winston has thrown his hat in the ring in the 2024 race as a Democratic candidate for North Carolina’s Commissioner of Labor.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 7:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The chief of staff for Gov. Roy Cooper and his lead attorney are being called to testify before a legislative oversight committee next week over allegations that they attempted to intimidate the head of the North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 3:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Senate is advancing a bill that would prohibit applicants for state employee positions to affirm their support for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 11:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein opposes a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him. The suit chalenges North Carolina's restrictions on abortion pills.
Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 @ 4:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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How Washington, North Carolina neglects African-American, Latino and Poor Communities
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 9:43 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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The N.C. State Board of Elections is updating voter registration forms to comply with the state Supreme Court's ruling against felon voting.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 6:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a trio of rulings Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court restored the state's voter ID law, took state courts out of partisan gerrymandering disputes, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 5:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed state Capitol Police Chief R.E. “Chip” Hawley to serve as the director of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Hawley will fill the vacancy left when Director Robert Schurmeier’s term ends on June 30, 2023.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"This is proof positive that North Carolina politicians and bureaucrats are prepared to trample on the rights of private property owners in order to benefit favored business interests,” said Jon Guze, Senior Fellow for Legal Studies at the John Locke Foundation.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 10:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week on “The Debrief”: – Donna King is on assignment, speaking from the United States’ southern border.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 6:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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H.B. 346, Reorganization & Economic Development Act, sailed through three House committees, including Health, Insurance, and Rules, this week before passing 86-26 in the House Thursday and now heads to the Senate.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Liberals love Europe. They think the continent is better than America, and they apologize for us lowly hoi polloi every chance they get.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill to ban China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing N.C. agricultural land and property within 25 miles of the state’s military bases.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bipartisan House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to reorganize and create a holding company that could transfer billions in surplus policyholder money is on its way to the House Rules Committee after passing in the House Insurance Committee Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 5:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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All families in North Carolina would be eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship Program under a bill that moved through the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey spoke out against an N.C. House bill that would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina to create a holding company in which it could move policyholder money.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 12:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two recent news stories about educational institutions in our state illustrate the truth of that statement.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 9:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As lawmakers in the General Assembly are poised to consider a bill that would streamline the process of approving new charter schools, a statewide charter advocacy organization reports that more than 77,000 students remain on waitlists to join charter schools.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the House Health Committee will consider several bills that critics say are likely to raise insurance costs for consumers.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A woman arrested during an April 2020 ReOpenNC COVID shutdown protest is suing the governor, the city of Raleigh, and state and local law enforcement officials. She argues that defendants violated her constitutional rights.
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a much-anticipated rally at Ace Speedway in Elon, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson declared his candidacy for governor of N.C., joining N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell in the Republican primary field.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 7:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Attorney Sandra Hairston has filed paperwork signaling interest in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's treatment of foster children's mental health.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 6:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses the vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto of 2023.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wilkes Community College President Jeff Cox will serve as the next president of the N.C. Community College System.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 8:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Meet and Greet with Washington City Council Candidate Gary Ceres with 50/50 Cash Raffle
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 1:29 pm
By: Gary Ceres
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The worst of pandemic-induced learning loss is behind us but there’s still work to do. That’s according to data in a new report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 12:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a bid to draw large corporate interests to conduct business in South Carolina and bring tens of thousands of jobs to the state, former governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has informed Emperor Palpatine that South Carolina is the ideal location to build a new Death Star.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: Babylon Bee
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This week, the Wake County Board of Education approved a revision to its library policies that would require materials to not be “pervasively vulgar” and make “age” and “grade” appropriateness a higher concern.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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National groups representing manufacturers, small businesses, and major corporations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a sales tax dispute from North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 10:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Local elections boards using private donations in the administration of their elections is getting the attention of lawmakers, as some question the fairness and impartiality of the process.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. John R. Bradford III, R-Mecklenburg, made it official Thursday by announcing his run for the state treasurer’s office.
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee held a discussion Wednesday on a bill that would help those affected by medical debt, and members are hoping that the second time is the charm.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 7:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has officially ended the legal dispute between North Carolina's attorney general and Wake County's district attorney. The two officials, both Democrats, were battling in court over potential enforcement of a 1931 state criminal libel law.
Published: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County held a press conference Wednesday to announce her party affiliation change from Democrat to Republican.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers in the North Carolina House passed H574, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act which would prevent biological female athletes from being forced to compete against biological male transgender athletes in school sports designated for females.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 @ 11:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The head of the N.C. Association of Educators and fellow plaintiffs have dropped their lawsuit against North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Published: Thursday, May 25th, 2023 @ 6:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Newly minted Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is the primary sponsor of the House version of a bill that would dramatically expand school choice across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 @ 10:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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