A much more energetic President Joe Biden greeted his supporters at a rally in Raleigh Friday afternoon after what both sides of the aisle is calling a disastrous performance in a debate against former President Donald Trump Thursday night.
Modifications to the program were criticized as “mission creep” by one Republican lawmaker.
North Carolina gubernatorial candidates, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson and Attorney General Josh Stein, spoke to a crowd of over 500 Thursday at the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s Power Breakfast. Economy Robinson, the Republican nominee and Stein, the Democratic nominee both came out of the gate with their view on the economic future for the state. “We have to make...
A unanimous three-judge panel has dismissed former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr’s lawsuit seeking a state constitutional right to “fair elections.” Judges agreed Orr’s complaint raised political questions that a court should not address.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will not take up pension spiking cases involving the Harnett and Wilson county school boards. In both cases, the state’s second-highest court ruled against the school systems in their disputes with the state employees’ retirement system.
State lawmakers failed to produce a budget deal but shined more light on their priorities.
For legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle, this polling should offer comfort that common sense reforms are supported by a majority of North Carolinian voters.
Did you know that a legal dispute between North Carolina’s elected legislature and the British government helped provoke the American revolution?
The Right to Try Individualized Treatments Act allows patients suffering from serious or deadly illnesses to seek innovative treatments designed to their unique genetic makeup.
Don't expect to witness your favorite candidate in the same persona you see at rallies. Debates are usually a different audience and a different strategy.
A new television ad launched by the Republican Governors Association (RGA) claims the Attorney General Josh Stein “failed women” by taking years to address nearly 12 thousand untested rape kits across the state that could lead to capturing suspected sexual offenders that were yet to be identified.
North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson headlined the NCGOP State Convention Saturday night with a powerful speech drawing stand ovations from the crowd of an estimated 1,000 party faithful.
The Republican runoff race for Congressional District 13 was finalized Tuesday evening, with Brad Knott officially becoming the Republican nominee. Knott was facing a runoff with Republican Kelly Daughtry, but earlier this month Daughtry announced she was dropping out.
Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, is running Senate Bill 867, Superintendent of Public Instruction Minimum Requirements. The measure mandates that the state superintendent “must have at least one year of experience as a teacher or school administrator in this State or a member of a local board of education or the State Board of Education.” The legislation notably leaves out homeschool educators, and few other Council of State positions have such requirements.
Carolina Journal contributor David Bass sits down with with Republican State Superintendent Candidate Michele Morrow to discuss her goals, qualifications, and campaign. Editor’s note: Equal time was offered to her opponent, Democratic candidate Mo Green, who declined to be interviewed.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent polling in North Carolina’s race for governor. Kokai offered these comments during the May 31, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the potential impact of a smaller North Carolina state budget surplus than officials had projected. King offered these comments during the May 10, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
If we're considered innocent until proven guilty in this nation, how can we allow a process that punishes people who are not guilty or have dismissed charges?
The controversy surrounding the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite took a dramatic turn in Chapel Hill this week when a bus for the “Take Back Title IX” tour was vandalized while in the area. The bus, acting as both a vehicle and a mobile symbol for the national movement to preserve women’s sports, was defaced...
As a state lawmaker, it’s not my job to issue suspensions. But it is my job to improve our laws, and this incident proved our laws on short-term suspensions were inadequate.
A recent Heritage Foundation report raises concerns about K-12 school transgender policies that exclude parental input. The report questions state and local policies that abridge the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, a pressing issue in North Carolina as the battle continues over implementing the Parents Bill of Rights. Released June 12,...
On Good Friday state offices will be closed in North Carolina for Holy Week, along with 10 other states. However, that has not always been the case in North Carolina. The Monday after Easter — rather than Good Friday — was a legal holiday in North Carolina for 52 years, and for many years before...
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses Disney’s controversial programming changes. King offered these comments during the April 8, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the New York Times’ column warning about America’s “free-speech problem.” Kokai offered these comments during the March 25, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Canadian professor, author, and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson on Thursday offered a non-political and largely academic lecture on the psychology of beauty, dreams, and purpose. The reaction from city officials and activists to the address at the Durham Performing Arts Center was night-and-day from the one leading up to his appearance four years earlier. It...
As the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine continues to escalate, North Carolina’s local Ukrainian population is rallying to bring attention to the suffering of people in their homeland and to gather supplies to help them. Donna Goldstein, co-president of the Ukrainian Association of North Carolina, finds herself at the forefront of these efforts. Goldstein has...