Elections & Public Integrity
Who’s filed for the 2024 Election?
Filing for the 2024 election has officially closed as of noon on December 15th. With it, we know which legislative seats will be contested and who is running for what…
Fayetteville
city in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Elections & Public Integrity
Two Problematic State Senate Districts and One That Is Not As Bad as It Looks
We noted on October 20 how the proposed North Carolina Senate map tended to favor Republicans. We also noted how closely they adhered to or failed to adhere to traditional…
Liberty
John Locke Foundation Film “In the Pines” to Screen at Raleigh Film Festival
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation’s gripping short film, In the Pines, is making waves through the film festival circuit. The film, produced by Greg de Deugd, and directed by Dugan…
Elections & Public Integrity
Criteria Recommendations for North Carolina Congressional Maps
Though North Carolina passed its newest budget last week, the legislature will still be busy this week. The legislature still must draw new congressional and legislative maps following the North…
Liberty
Amazon to Layoff 18,000 Employees This Week
Amazon will begin laying-off over 18,000 employees this week, the largest in the company’s history. This is the latest instance of a major company downsizing its working staff, and a…
Education
North Carolina Guarantees a Bill of Rights
In recent elections, North Carolina has often been referred to as a battleground state. In some ways, that was the case in the late 1780s. On November 21, 1789, North Carolina…
Education
On This Day in NC | November 21, 1789
On this day, North Carolina ratified the U.S. Constitution. North Carolina was the only state to have two ratification conventions. In 1788, the Hillsborough convention decided neither to reject nor approve the Constitution. Why?…
Liberty
Nearly 300 Teachers and Educators Have Been Arrested In 2022, 3 in NC
There are questions brewing as Fox News reports at least 269 teachers and educators have been arrested since Jan. 1, 2022, and at least three in North Carolina, mostly for sexual offenses.…
Research Brief
Regulation
Redistricting Dilemmas: Legislators Must Either Split Fayetteville or Surround It
The geography of Cumberland and Moore counties will force legislators to make tough choices when drawing North Carolina Senate districts for them. Legislators could draw relatively compact districts, but at…
Elections & Public Integrity
How to Attend, and Speak at, the Last Redistricting Hearings Before Legislators Start Drawing Districts
Here are the details for the three North Carolina General Assembly redistricting hearings scheduled for this week and how you can sign up to testify at them: Pembroke, Tuesday, September…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The NC Threat-Free Index and Immunity Update for the Week Ending July 5
Over 99.9% of people in NC posed no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone, and an estimated 71.7% of adult North Carolinians are immune.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Lottery winnings save business that Gov. Cooper destroyed
WRAL has the story (along with some spin), Six months after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered his Fayetteville hair salon, Jeffrey Yi said a lottery jackpot will help him reopen it.…