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Opportunity Scholarship Supporters Seek Three-Judge Panel To Review Lawsuit
By David Bass Carolina Journal Parents supporting North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program want a three-judge panel to review a lawsuit challenging the scholarships. A motion filed in the N.C. Court of Appeals this month seeks to have the case transferred away from…
National Group Drives Opposition To District Maps In N.C., Other States
By Donna King Carolina Journal The N.C. House passed its district map proposal during evening session Tuesday, Nov. 2. The Senate is expected to vote on the N.C. House district map on Thursday. Redistricting maps do not go before Governor Roy Cooper,…
N.C. House Passes Its New District Maps
By Theresa Opeka Carolina Journal On Tuesday, November 2, The N.C. House voted along party lines in favor of its new House election district map, while the N.C. Senate approved new congressional maps. The votes come despite many Democrats saying…
Cary Drops Masking Rules, Even As Cooper Maintains Two-Year-Old Emergency Order
By John Trump Carolina Journal COVID-19 numbers are down across the board, yet the governor and health secretary continue to encourage people to wear masks and to follow a two-year-old emergency order. But one Wake County city appears to be using…
Report: Parental Empowerment Key To Accountability In Private-School Choice Programs
By David Bass Carolina Journal Accountability for publicly funded school choice programs should primarily come through parent empowerment, not regulatory overreach. That’s the assessment of a new report from Notre Dame Law School scholar Nicole Stelle Garnett published by the…
Mule Sculpture Installed In Benson
Standing proud at the intersection of Highways 27 and 50 BENSON – The Town of Benson has announced the installation of its mule sculpture on the pedestal at the intersection of Highways 27 and 50 is now complete. This installation…
South Johnston Farm Business Management Team Places First
The South Johnston Farm Business Management Team competed in the virtual National FFA Convention Virtual Contest. This team had to compete against students from all over the nation and they placed first in the NC FFA State contest. Team Members…
Billboards Call On Teachers To Leave NCAE, Get A $500 Raise
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal A statewide campaign launched by the John Locke Foundation — publisher of The Carolina Journal — urges public school teachers to save $500 in dues each year by leaving the partisan N.C. Association of Educators. The billboards…
You Don’t Need A New Spouse To Have A New Marriage
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp Marriage is awesome. It’s also incredibly challenging! There is absolutely nothing easy about living with another person who not only thinks differently than you, but also does things differently than you, and likely has a…
Lawmakers Finalize Anti-Rioting Bill, Send It To Cooper
By Mitch Kokai Carolina Journal The N.C. House voted 63-41 Tuesday on a final version of a bill increasing penalties for rioting. The bill now heads to the governor. “We saw firsthand what happens when folks join in what was…
