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Votes have started coming in for the March 3 primary. The John Locke Foundation provides several election data products that will help you better understand what is happening in the…
After years of denials and delays, on Nov. 13 the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate project finally received 401 Water Quality Certification (WCQ) from the North Carolina Department of Environmental…
Every year, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians are charged with motor vehicle offenses. Most of those charges are resolved in a straightforward way. The offender appears at the courthouse,…
A court filing has revealed serious allegations of vote buying in a county commissioner race in the March 5 primary. While shocking, vote buying is hardly new in North Carolina.…
October 26 Update: The General Assembly ratified an amended version of Senate Bill 757 on October 25. It makes changes to the 3rd, 7th, and 8th districts, none of which…
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…
The Lowrie Gang of Robeson County robbed for the last time. Many locals feared the violent gang. The poor, however, considered them to be local Robin Hoods because they shared their stolen…
Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022. Overall, the U.S. Department of Education recognized 297 schools for outstanding academic performance or…
North Carolina K-12 public schools have received close to $6 billion in Covid-19 relief funds A new analysis finds school districts have about 75% of Covid funds unspent, and although…
K-12 public school districts in North Carolina have received about $6 billion in federal funds to help address the coronavirus pandemic. On average, since last March, school districts have spent…
At $50,000, compared to the $875 million press release issued for the massive Apple taxpayer giveaway, this press release was somewhat cheap. Elkay Manufacturing, a leading producer of sinks and…
Because teachers have the option of declining summer employment, summer learning programs designed to address learning loss may be short-staffed. Reasons for opting out of the summer learning programs vary,…