Only one day after a favorable vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee, the North Carolina State Senate approved legislation (HB 823) to eliminate the waitlist for the Opportunity Scholarship Program.…
The bill includes several policy changes for which the John Locke Foundation has advocated
North Carolina is finally moving forward in its elections after a myriad of lawsuits successfully altered both the congressional and legislative maps to be more favorable to Democrats. Friday, March…
The bill should not be controversial. State law already prohibits election equipment from being connected to networks via modem or any other means
All On The Line, a program of Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee, is seeking to use public hearings as a way to assist in future litigation of district maps.…
The North Carolina House Redistricting and Senate Redistricting and Elections committees met jointly yesterday to begin discussing where and when they will hold public hearings to collect public input on…
"I am a Democrat. He’s the governor, and a Democratic governor.” And with that explanation, North Carolina state senator Paul Lowe cast the deciding vote to sustain Governor Roy Cooper’s…
A Jan. 7 news release from Sen. Leader Phil Berger’s office announces committee assignments. The General Assembly reconvenes Wednesday, Jan. 13. Be sure to join the John Locke Foundation’s government…
From Carolina Journal: The Senate approved the Tax Reduction Act of 2019 on a 28-13 vote on Monday, May 20, and sent it to the House. Last Thursday, the bill…
North State Journal reports on this year’s teacher walkout scheduled for May 1: The N.C. Association of Educators (NCAE), an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), has announced another…
Two leaders of the N.C. General Assembly’s redistricting work explain their recent actions in The Atlantic. Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, leads the House’s redistricting committee, while Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell,…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports: As North Carolina’s population ages, and demands for health care rise, nurses need the freedom to do more. A bipartisan group of lawmakers made that…