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The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Leandro case on August 31. Chants of “cut the check” and “let the money go” during Every Child NC’s…
On most days and most roads, most drivers treat posted speed limits as the recommended speed. A person driving at the speed limit can be the slowest vehicle moving on…
The head of North Carolina’s judicial branch of government headed to the seat of the legislative branch this afternoon to tout the “Raise the Age” campaign. Supreme Court Chief Justice…
A press release from the NC Senate was sent out this morning about a news conference on transportation funding proposals. The press release is below. Raleigh, N.C. – Sen. Bill…
Started by Senator Hugh Webster in the 1990s, every other year during the long session the General Assembly has ‘Tomato Sandwich Day’. Today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.…
OK the Greensboro citizenry is supposedly so fired up and so engaged in fighting Sen. Trudy Wade’s bill to restructure the City Council, yet they need N&R columnist Susan Ladd…
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who’s considering another presidential run in 2016, discussed family and education issues during a meeting with N.C. lawmakers at the state Legislative Building…
Both Senate and House leaders have cancelled meetings, decided not to hold session, and declared a ‘snow day’. The big news is that the bill to raise the cap on…
Pundits on the political left and right have told different stories about the economic impact of North Carolina’s experience with ending federal extended unemployment benefits one year ago. John Locke…
John Hood explains for Wall Street Journal readers why North Carolina made the right decision when it reformed its unemployment insurance program in 2013. A year ago, North Carolina became…
Using data, not rhetoric, JLF’s John Hood methodically and completely refutes liberals’ accusations that the legislature and governor were wrong to exit the federal extended unemployment benefits program. In fact,…
Americans for Prosperity has submitted a letter to N.C. legislators urging them to lift the cap on the number of families eligible to receive new opportunity scholarships. As highlighted during…