In an end run around a new law that seeks to streamline the process for approving new charter schools, the Democrat-controlled North Carolina Board of Education OK’ed a new policy on Sept. 7 that allows the board to control funding for new charters.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 10:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"A third of kids in North Carolina are missing more than 10 days of school per year. This is, as compared to other states in the South, not a good number,” said NC DPI Superintendent Catherine Truitt
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses August 2023 Civitas Poll results related to President Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 8:10 pm
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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“To be rather than to seem.” This motto has long been the heartbeat of our state. It means that in a land teeming with natural beauty, our greatest beauty lies in the spirit of the men, women, and children who call North Carolina home.
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 @ 7:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a New Bern eye surgeon's legal challenge against North Carolina's certificate-of-need law.
Published: Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is suing the state’s Judicial Standards Commission to make them end investigations into some of her public statements
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jon Sanders, director of the Center for Food, Power, and Life at the John Locke Foundation, assesses Dr. Mandy Cohen’s record as head of North Carolina’s top health agency.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls has recently filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission, alleging the commission has aimed to stifle her First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With a large load forecast and a need for reliable electricity provision, Dominion Energy also balks at closing traditional power plants
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper offered his official endorsement Wednesday morning to fellow Democrat Josh Stein in North Carolina’s 2024 governor’s race. Stein succeeded Cooper in 2017 as the state’s attorney general.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new report on Florida’s K-12 education system describes the main tenets of Critical Social Justice, discusses how this ideology finds its way into K-12 schools, and documents how Florida has worked to reduce its spread
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not even two weeks into the new school year, at least nine Wake County public schools have already been forced to dismiss students early or close entirely because of HVAC issues.
Published: Sunday, November 26th, 2023 @ 9:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income households
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday marked the twenty-second anniversary of the deadly terror attacks on September 11, 2001, a day that started like any other but quickly became the deadliest day our nation has ever seen.
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2023 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Forty-one percent of likely general election voters in North Carolina now approve of Gov. Roy Cooper’s job performance, with 45% disapproving, according to the results of the latest Civitas poll.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 1:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Riggs will have to defend the seat in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the Pines, a John Locke Foundation-produced short film based on the 1898 insurrection that toppled Wilmington’s elected local government, recently won Best Film and two other awards at the Golden Hour Film Festival in Morganton.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 7:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent Economist magazine article examined President Joe Biden’s industrial policy approach, describing it as “place-based industrial policy.” (subscription may be required)
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently announced that two offshore wind sites located in Eastern North Carolina will not be leased due to objections from The Department of Defense.
Published: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 @ 7:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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So every two months, China adds more coal power than North Carolina can possibly retire
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 1:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, I woke my children up, helping them prepare for their week ahead; ensuring backpacks were zipped, faces washed, breakfasts eaten.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 8:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s election reform bill, Senate Bill 747, would require the state and county boards of elections to provide more information on elections and increase the frequency of list maintenance
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, explains his support for the House version of Senate Bill 747.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 10:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolinians Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell are among the 18 people indicted with former President Donald Trump by the state of Georgia for alleged crimes during the state’s 2020 elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 @ 12:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the 2024 presidential election countdown gets underway, voters are starting to identify which candidate to support going into what we know will be a momentous election.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2023 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Attention North Carolinians: If you want to treat yourself to some fresh, wild-caught flounder this season, you better start saving your pennies.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 6:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two democratically aligned advocacy organizations recently sent a letter to the election boards in ten states, including North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 8:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a month-long break for some, state lawmakers are getting back to work this week. Here is a preview of a few things North Carolinians might see in Raleigh this week:
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 3:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State budget negotiations are stalled as House and Senate lawmakers are too far apart to reach a deal. Reportedly, there will not be a budget agreement until likely September, following what had initially been a June 30 deadline.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 6:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court struck down part of a similar Georgia law.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 9:34 pm
By: John Steed
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