Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Erin Hucks to serve as District Court Judge for District 20D in Union County.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 2:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As a big fan of redistricting reform, this observer appreciates hearing support for the cause from Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent News & Observer editorial on redistricting claimed that “the numbers (of districts likely to be won by either Republicans or Democrats) are irrelevant if the redistricting process remains — as it has — purely partisan.”
Published: Thursday, December 19th, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced the appointment of Marc Tyrey as a District Court Judge in Guilford County.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 @ 9:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced he will host an open house at his new district office in Edenton.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 @ 8:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not all pictures are worth a thousand words. But the picture of North Carolina’s new congressional map tells an important story.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 @ 8:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest (but certainly not last) round of redistricting lawsuits is behind us.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 @ 1:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A three-judge panel unanimously upheld North Carolina’s new congressional districts, just in time for 2020 candidates to start filing.
Published: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In light of today’s Congressional redistricting lawsuit hearing, Lt. Governor Forest releases the following video highlighting the truth behind why North Carolina is constantly being sued.
Published: Monday, December 2nd, 2019 @ 4:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Candidate filing in North Carolina starts on December 2, but one group of candidates will not be able to file that day.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2019 @ 2:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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When it comes to North Carolina redistricting, the handwriting is on the wall. The old system for producing legislative and congressional districts is going away.
Published: Friday, November 29th, 2019 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican legislative leaders have offered a consistent argument throughout a nearly decade-long legal fight over state election maps.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 6:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Supreme Court rejects call to review legislative districts, so they're set for next year's election
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For several North Carolina counties, the General Assembly’s new election maps may misrepresent the actual population counts by around 20%.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 6:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As the map drawing progresses in the General Assembly in the wake of the Harper v Lewis preliminary injunction, all of the maps so far produced by members of the Joint Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting have either an 8-5 or 7-6 likely split in favor of Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 2:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed a new set of congressional districts today. Within an hour, the same Democratic organization that had sued against the previous map said that they would sue over the new map as well.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 2:06 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Reforms to the Innovative School District are here to stay after Gov. Roy Cooper allowed Senate Bill 522 to become law without his signature.
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2019 @ 6:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a letter last week to State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis, Gov. Cooper reiterated his opposition to the Innovative School District, or ISD
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 8:42 am
By: Governor's Office
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N.C. lawmakers so far have spent two days huddled around computers in a garishly lit legislative committee room, working to fit the puzzle pieces in what will become newly redrawn congressional districts.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An 18-member legislative committee will start work Tuesday, Nov. 5, on a new N.C. congressional map for the 2020 election. A court called for the new map one week ago.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 7:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. lawmakers are once again haggling over how to begin drawing new voter maps. This time, North Carolina’s congressional districts are at stake.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2019 @ 9:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) announced he will host an open house at his new district office in Jacksonville, N.C., which will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2019.
Published: Monday, November 4th, 2019 @ 11:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the second of a two-part series critiquing several redistricting reform proposals in the North Carolina General Assembly on their adherence to principles of redistricting reform.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 @ 3:21 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Don’t retire the lottery machines just yet. Experts say the General Assembly may soon enter another round of map redraws.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2019 @ 4:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly has approved a plan to reform the Innovative School District.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 3:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If asked to identify our biggest problem today in one word how would you answer? My word would be trust.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 6:54 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Following the Common Cause v. Lewis decision last month ordering the General Assembly to redraw legislative districts, I noted that the left may find results of their victory underwhelming.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 12:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If the General Assembly learned anything from recent decades of redistricting battles, it’s that the map-drawing process needs a thorough overhaul.
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2019 @ 10:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I have written about gerrymandering in these pages before, but the recent Superior Court ruling that the state’s legislative districts constitute an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander makes me want to do it again.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Redistricting calls for leadership, and now is the time for reform.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2019 @ 11:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation Districts Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, October 21, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Published: Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 @ 7:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With 2020 primaries quickly approaching, the State Board of Elections says it will need contested election maps by early December.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 1:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New maps proposed for 2020 legislative elections emerged from the most open, transparent process North Carolina ever has used to draw election lines.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 12:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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