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While most North Carolina General Assembly districts trend Republican, this looks like a good year for Democrats. They enjoy a 48-42.6 percent advantage over Republicans on the state legislative generic…
Legislation passed in 2023 addressed the problem of election officials accepting ballots from nonexistent registrations (due to verification failure). A federal lawsuit settlement threatens to bring that problem back. The…
Voter registration is an essential part of making elections secure. A loophole in North Carolina’s same-day registration law allowed ballots from people who were not legally registered to vote to…
The General Assembly passed Senate Bill 747 over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto last October. It delivered a host of election reforms, many of which the John Locke Foundation had advocated…
The General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 747, “An Act to Make Various Changes Regarding Election Law,” on October 10. The party-line votes were 30-19 in…
The bill includes several policy changes for which the John Locke Foundation has advocated
RALEIGH — The John Locke Foundation is excited to enter a new era on July 1, 2023, when Donald Bryson succeeds Amy O. Cooke as chief executive officer and publisher…
A North Carolina school is under fire after LibsofTikTok posted a video of a potentially underage student getting a lap dance from a drag performer. The incident raises serious questions…
A loophole in North Carolina law allows ballots from unverified registrations to be counted. About 1,760 ballots from never verified voter registrations were counted in the 2020 election alone. Ballots…
Legislation to significantly expand education savings accounts in North Carolina—or ESAs, as they are commonly known—was introduced in the General Assembly earlier this week. House Bill 420, sponsored by State…
After increasing for four consecutive months, North Carolina’s unemployment rate plateaued in December at 3.9%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. North Carolina’s unemployment rate moved above the…
North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased for the fourth consecutive month in November, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to…