Cooper’s Budget Proposal Pushes For More Spending, Medicaid Expansion
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper introduced a $55.9 billion budget proposal on Wednesday, March 24, that includes many of...
GOP Lawmakers Blast Elections Director For ‘Secret Settlement’
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers grilled State Board of Elections Director Karen Brinson Bell over her handling of the 2020...
Eminent Domain Amendment Approved by NC House To Strengthen Private Property Rights
RALEIGH - A supermajority of the North Carolina House of Representatives approved a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would strengthen private property rights...
Three-Judge Panel To Hear Case Against Emergency Management Act
By John TrumpCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A Greenville bar owner’s lawsuit challenging the state Emergency Management Act is heading to a three-judge panel....
State Board Approves 3-Feet Social Distancing For Return To Classrooms
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — The N.C. State Board of Education has voted unanimously to switch social-distancing requirements under a...
Senators Push For More Transparency In Government Worker Personnel Records
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the...
GOP Lawmakers Move To Bar ‘Sue-And-Settle’ Schemes After Settlement
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Republican senators have introduced a bill that would require lawmakers to sign off on any deal settling a lawsuit...
Federal Investigation Of 2016 State Election Shows ‘Failure Of Oversight’
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — A four-year federal investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina during the 2016 election has ended, netting 70 total...
State Has Too Much Debt Already
By John Hood
RALEIGH — Thanks to the fiscally responsible policies of the North Carolina General Assembly, state government has some $5 billion in unspent...
Bill Would Promote Early Literacy Among N.C. Public School Students
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Republican legislators in the N.C. Senate are pushing forward a bill meant to improve literacy among North Carolina public...
