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North Carolina’s voter rolls are less secure than they should be. One reason for that reduced security is that hundreds of thousands of voter registrations are missing data that would…
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation is honored to announce that Dr. Troy Kickler, Senior Fellow and Managing Director of the North Carolina History Curriculum Project, has been jointly appointed…
Judge David Lee recently and unexpectedly declared that the General Assembly is an unnamed defendant in the long-running Leandro case. The General Assembly has never been a party to the…
The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split, 9-6, Monday in a decision rejecting N.C. legislators’ plea to intervene in a voter ID lawsuit. All nine Democratic appointees to…
To protect us from collusive settlements designed to circumvent NC laws, especially election laws, the General Assembly needs to strengthen and clarify G.S. 1-72.2(b) so that judges cannot cut legislative…
I’ve heard about four warnings about ratified House Bill 373, but I just sat down to look at what is going on. I’m too much of a dweeb to trust…
Yesterday HB 373, Elections passed the General Assembly. It does two major things – rolls North Carolina’s 2016 primary election into one day – March 15. Primary voters will select…
View in your browser. Welcome Nothing undercuts the enjoyment of watching football (Go Steelers!) on a Sunday afternoon more than tiresome political ads, particularly those pro-Kay Hagan ads that employ…
• WRAL News’ Mark Binker looks at the charge by the Senate Majority PAC that House Speaker (and Republican Senate nominee) Thom Tillis “[gave] tax breaks for yacht and private…
A recurring television ad in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race has prompted a response from Rep. Paul Stam, R-Wake, speaker pro tem of the N.C. House of Representatives. NCGA Increases…
• The League of Conservation Voters now goes after House Speaker and U.S. Senate nominee Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, trying to tie him to the coal ash spill at the Dan…
• The Harry Reid-backed Senate Majority PAC launches another ad attacking House Speaker (and GOP Senate nominee) Thom Tillis’ record on education spending. http://youtu.be/IknYJau234Y • Today marks the end of…