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Incidents in other states in the November 5 election have highlighted problems with ballot-marking devices (BMDs): touchscreen voting machines that produce a small paper ballot that is then fed into…
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Nevertheless, 39 out of 40 (97.4%) adult North Carolinians — and more…
On November 2, voters selected school board members in nonpartisan, mostly competitive school board races in seven of North Carolina’s 115 school districts. Parents went to the polls with legitimate…
Gov. Roy Cooper yesterday declared this to be “North Carolina Manufacturing Week.” At the same time, he also demonstrated yet again his blatant hypocrisy on “corporate tax breaks.” Over the…
Caldwell County leaders do not want the county to be split in redistricting, and the county has political clout. Despite that, Caldwell County is certainly going to be split between…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Every corporate welfare package is a little different. Each one has it’s own little quirks. This one, as reported by Triangle Business Journal, is particularly clever. Initially, this sounds pretty typical.…
Click here to view and here to listen to Sarah Curry discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — N.C. counties entered into incentives contracts totaling nearly $284 million from 2009 to…
Budgets lay out priorities. Votes on the budget reflect priorities of lawmakers. The governor had his with a 2.3% increase in spending. The House passed a budget last week that…
View in your browser. Welcome Since the release of grades based on the state’s new school performance grade system, the mainstream media and liberal advocacy organizations have focused on the…