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Superior Court Judge Dismisses Latest Legal Challenge Against CON
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A Durham County Superior Court judge has dismissed a New Bern eye surgeon’s lawsuit challenging the state’s certificate-of-need law. Judge Michael O’Foghludha heard roughly two hours of arguments Thursday, June 3, before agreeing…
Breaking The Habit Of Not Showing Up
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp “We’re playing it safe.” And that’s been completely understandable for the last year or so. Even long time Christians who were faithful to gather with the church each and every Sunday before the pandemic hit…
NC County Pushes Back Against Corporate ‘Wokeness,’ Bans Coke Machines
By Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Surry County commissioners are pushing back against major corporations for what they describe as a “bigoted, left-wing divisive political agenda.” The first step: Removing all Coca-Cola machines from government buildings. The Board of…
Legislative Overhaul Of High School Sports Organization All But Certain
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — In its latest hearing into the N.C. High School Athletic Association, the private nonprofit that governs and manages most aspects of High School Sports, prominent education leaders said they have many of the…
Activists In Our Schools: Big Data
Part 4 in a seriesBy Michelle Antoine Johnston County Schools are changing. In a shift of departments at Johnston County Schools Central Offices – Student Services was recently moved under the umbrella of the Office of Equity, a department that…
Democrats Propose Plan To Fund Leandro Without Republican Backing
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A bill sponsored by Democrats in the N.C. House would pump billions of additional dollars into public education over the next few years toward meeting the requirements of a new remedial agreement in…
Democrats, Unions Fighting Legislative Move To Open Disciplinary Records
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A bill that would open disciplinary records of government employees is crawling through the Senate, and employee unions and Democrats are determined to kill it. Lawmakers filed Senate Bill 355, the Government Transparency…
Unemployment News Isn’t So Rosy
By John Hood The latest estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show about 251,000 North Carolinians unemployed as of April, down about 58,000 since the beginning of 2021. Alas, the news about our labor market isn’t as good as…
Harnett County Schools Announce Administrative Appointments
The Harnett County Board of Education has approved three educational professional appointments. Dr. Aaron L. Fleming, Superintendent announce principal appointments for the 2021-2022 school year. “I’m excited to have these three individuals join our administrative team and continue their commitment…
N.C. Unemployed Must Now Prove They Are Seeking Work To Continue Benefits
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — An executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, May 21, requires recipients of unemployment benefits to prove they are searching for work to continue receiving benefits. The move makes North Carolina…
