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Senate Bill 562, “The Second Chance Act,” unanimously cleared the Senate May 8.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), introduced legislation that would protect probation officers and enhance their ability to do their job by giving them authority to arrest a third party who forcibly interferes with an officer’s performance of his or her official duties.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 12:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The City of Chicago announced on Thursday, April 4, that it is filing a civil lawsuit against Jussie Smollett after the actor refused to reimburse the city for costs associated with the investigation of his alleged hate crime hoax.
Published: Friday, April 12th, 2019 @ 9:44 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Americans from across the political spectrum can unite around prison reform legislation that will reduce crime while giving our fellow citizens a chance at redemption.
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2019 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tuesday morning, the Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they'd dropped all 17 charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in an odd "plea deal," allowing Smollett to escape trial on accusations that he orchestrated a false hate crime against himself and lied to Chicago police in
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger laid out contrasting visions for North Carolina state government
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 12:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Monday, March 18th, 2019 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State budget writers have more challenges than normal as they prepare for the next biennium. First, there are economic headwinds from tariff and trade wars and a broader concern about when the next recession will arrive
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 12:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A newly released statewide poll from the Pretrial Justice Institute and the Charles Koch Institute seems to show North Carolinians are ready for reform of the pretrial justice system and the practice of requiring money bail
Published: Monday, December 24th, 2018 @ 7:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded passage of the First Step Act, once in a generation bipartisan legislation that reforms America's criminal justice system
Published: Thursday, December 20th, 2018 @ 1:33 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley praised Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) for his work to improve the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation to reform America's criminal justice system
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 10:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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If you are a certain age, it may have been delivering newspapers in the neighborhood
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation to reform America's criminal justice system
Published: Friday, December 7th, 2018 @ 7:29 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Panelists at Campbell Law School offered a different path to resolving conflicts — in the criminal justice system and in disciplinary situations in K-12 schools.
Published: Monday, December 3rd, 2018 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Later this week, the President and First Lady will travel to Argentina for the G20 Summit.
Published: Friday, November 30th, 2018 @ 9:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'm thrilled to be back in the great state of Mississippi.
Published: Thursday, November 29th, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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For voters in House District 119, it's a case of déjà 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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In the race for a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court, voters are the highest-ranking judges
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 1:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In keeping with his campaign pledge, the President continues to donate his salary on a quarterly basis to further important priorities. Today, President Trump is proud to donate his 2018 second-quarter salary to the Small Business Administration.
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly unanimously approved House Bill 379: An Act to Assist the Criminal Law Recodification Working Group
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2018 @ 5:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every Saturday night our family would gather round the black and white TV to watch the latest Perry Mason episode
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 11:01 am
By: Tom Campbell
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School safety, charter schools, and teacher pay headline K-12 issues for Republican and Democratic lawmakers during the N.C. General Assembly's 2018 short session
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Government needs some degree of secrecy to preserve a free and open society. But government can abuse secrecy. That abuse threatens the long-term viability of the same free and open society
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine a man serving a 20-year prison sentence. He's told when to eat and what to wear, and he lacks the option of opening a door. He has little to no independence or free will
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 @ 3:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who says Republicans and Democrats can't do good things together?
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 4:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The opioid crisis has touched one in three North Carolinians, a recently released Elon University poll says
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 @ 1:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've been spending a lot of my time recently on projects that facilitate constructive conversation across political differences
Published: Thursday, October 26th, 2017 @ 9:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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$73 million in grants from the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission will go to support criminal justice programs in communities across North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 @ 10:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper participated in the launch of the Face to Face initiative, a national call to action sponsored by the Council of State Governments encouraging policymakers to personally engage with the people who are closest to the correctional system
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 5:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The 2017 legislative long session is over. Kind of. In the wee hours of June 30, on the eve of the new fiscal year, the General Assembly adjourned, only to schedule encore sessions in August and September
Published: Sunday, July 30th, 2017 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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