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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…
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…
Rouzer Introduces Bill To Award Congressional Gold Medals To Fallen Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) joined Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) and 158 cosponsors on Tuesday in introducing legislation to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13…
N.C. House Passes Unanimous Resolution On Afghanistan Evacuation
By David Bass Carolina Journal The N.C. House voted unanimously Wednesday, Aug. 25, to pass a resolution urging Congress and the Biden administration to take additional steps to ensure all U.S. troops,…
Rouzer Statement On Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement after President Biden’s remarks regarding Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban: “I am saddened that President Biden doubled-down on his…
Midyear Fundraising Numbers Offer Clues About The 2022 Political Battles
By Dallas Woodhouse The Woodshed for Carolina Journal Carolina Journal recently reported on the second quarter federal fundraising numbers for declared U.S. Senate candidates in North Carolina. However, the U.S. Senate…
Early Look At Task Force Submissions On CRT Raise Concern
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in March announced the launch of a task force to address growing concern grew among public school parents about political and…
Suburban, Rural Schools Make Masks Optional; Urban Counties Keep Mandates
By Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal Given the freedom to choose whether to mandate masks for students, school boards across the state have begun voting to make face coverings optional for…
Governor Announces Vaccination Pressure Campaign, No New Mask Mandate
By Jeff Moore Carolina Journal Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday, July 29, that, although statewide mask mandates will still expire July 30 according to recent guidance, his administration is launching…
North Carolina To Require Vaccine Verification For State Employees
Urges Other Government Agencies and Private Employers to do the Same RALEIGH – Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen,…
Getting COVID-19 Shot Is Matter Of Personal Choice, Conservatives Say
By John Trump Carolina Journal The voices of those urging government officials to rely on individual liberty and personality responsibility as the founding principles relate to getting the COVID vaccine…
Senate Approves Final Deal Deferring ABC Renewal Fees
By John Trump Carolina Journal The N.C. Senate has approved a final deal with the House for a bill to defer certain ABC renewal fees. Negotiations over a final version…
