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On January 16, 2013, President Obama signed 23 Executive Orders which he claimed are aimed at reducing gun violence.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2013 @ 12:07 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Not long ago at a North Carolina community college, there always seemed to be fewer cars in the parking lot the week after Pell grant checks were sent out. And one instructor noticed that some students weren't taking the final in her class. Why? They hadn't studied and knew they were going to...
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2013 @ 9:42 pm
By: Duke Cheston
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For the activists who have fought for years to abolish North Carolina's death penalty, the just-completed short session was a crushing disappointment.
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2012 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis and Rep. Paul "Skip" Stam, House Majority Leader, released the following statements today after the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Bev Perdue's veto of Senate Bill 416, which modifies the procedures for the death penalty.
Published: Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 @ 5:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There's plenty of disagreement about the proper punishment for particular crimes, but no one wants to see an innocent person stuck in prison.
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Juvenile Age to 18 (HB 632/SB 506), otherwise known as "Raise the Age," seeks to modify the criminal court system by allowing minors (under age 18) charged with most misdemeanors to be tried in juvenile court.
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2012 @ 5:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Lt. Col. Quentin Hunter, 64, a resident of 851 Island Dr., Chocowinity, N.C., died Wednesday May 23, 2012, at his home.
Published: Saturday, May 26th, 2012 @ 3:08 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina should consider joining almost every other state in making the juvenile justice system the default destination for 16-year-olds charged with crimes.
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 @ 11:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently the first case to be heard under the Racial Justice Act (RJA) was decided in Cumberland County in favor of the defendant, Marcus Robinson.
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2012 @ 10:41 am
By: Seth H. Edwards
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A shocking revelation to a lot of people is that any handling of money is a business and the skills of running a business are required. Because government is a business, we should be electing people to public office who have business skills.
Published: Friday, March 30th, 2012 @ 10:14 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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North Carolina's two major preschool initiatives, Smart Start and More at Four, have been the subject of political claims and controversies ever since their creation.
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2012 @ 10:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How do you know 'judicial activism' when you see it? Black's Law Dictionary defines judicial activism as a "philosophy of judicial decision-making whereby judges allow their personal views about public policy, among other factors, to guide their decisions."
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2011 @ 9:16 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The Constitution was also written to memorialize the notion that sovereign power rests with the individual and not with the federal government or any governmental agency.
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2011 @ 2:32 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The Award of Excellence recognizes agencies that make achievements in improving the criminal justice system, establishing safer communities and improving the quality of life for citizens of N.C.
Published: Friday, December 10th, 2010 @ 4:00 pm
By: BCN
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