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If lawmaking power is supposed to be forever separate from the powers of the executive branch, then how is it that state agencies can create what amount to laws?
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2022 @ 4:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's much easier for unelected bureaucrats to make rules than for elected legislators to pass laws, and that's a problem
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2022 @ 3:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Justice Paul Newby has secured a majority of votes to become the next chief justice of the state of North Carolina now that all 100 counties have officially completed their canvass of the 2020 election and have certified the results.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 6:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We recently published a story about the new proposal from the State Elections Board that would constitute an excess government overreach of power for the Executive Director.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 8:38 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Session Law 2019-198: Criminal Law Reform became law this month. It marks an important step forward for criminal law reform.
Published: Monday, September 2nd, 2019 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined leaders at the N.C. General Assembly to discuss the state administration’s slow pace of federal assistance to the victims of Hurricane Matthew
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2019 @ 4:27 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Senate Bill 584, Criminal Law Reform, is another attempt to clean up North Carolina’s mishmash of criminal laws. Picking through the disarray is proving a slow process for lawmakers.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s criminal code is a muddled, archaic monstrosity. The laws that govern criminal behavior are often unclear, encouraging senseless litigation and allowing bad actors to slip through the cracks.
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 1:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week I looked into the proposed “rules throttle” in the conference report for House Bill 162. As I see it, it’s an intriguing reform proposal that just needs a little more clarity and little more accountability
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The fate of the state's public education system is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court after justices heard two cases regarding the constitutional authority of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The conference report on House Bill 162, which has already passed the Senate, includes a common-sense adjustment of the state’s sunset provisions with periodic review
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Another session of the N.C. General Assembly - this one especially short - should convene at noon Oct. 4.
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2017 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly reconvenes Friday for another special session, primarily designated for redistricting business
Published: Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 1:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Often the best thing government can do is get out of the way. We've seen the results of that type of approach over the last six years with less government regulation, fewer taxes and greater access to free markets
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2016 @ 4:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State budget writers looking for ways to save taxpayers’ dollars should continue to examine the University of North Carolina system.
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Welcome back! I trust everyone had a good summer. We all need breaks and I hope you had a chance to unplug. You say that you were following Common Core until school let out. And now, well, you have no idea what's happened these last few months. No problem. It's time for a quick recap.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Legislation limiting assertive regulatory actions by executive branch agencies is gaining interest in the General Assembly and in state capitals around the country. Supporters say a state-focused version of the federal Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny, or REINS, Act, could...
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is among a number of state governments plagued by massive unfunded liabilities for state retirees' health insurance benefits, and, like many of its counterparts, it is placing greater responsibility for costs on members in a movement known as medical consumerism.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 10:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thank you to everyone who sent a signed letter to the NC Rules Review Commission.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 1:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The past two years have shown that the General Assembly is serious about regulatory reform, an attitude that is very welcome - not to mention vital to improving the state's business climate.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As a growing number of skeptics question the fiscal soundness of North Carolina's centerpiece Medicaid program, there is a push for a legislative review of the system.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2013 @ 1:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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