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Fund core programs or save surplus
Put money not needed for core services into savings or, alternatively, pay down state debt, which frees up recurring dollars no longer needed for debt service.
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Cooper vetoes bill making juvenile justice changes
Gov. Roy Cooper pulled out his veto stamp a second time this year — this time striking down a bill making changes to North Carolina’s “Raise the Age” legislation. Cooper handed down his veto of House Bill 834 at 4:59 p.m. Friday.
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King assesses NC budget stalemate
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the latest developments in North Carolina’s state budget debate. King offered these comments during the June 14, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Opinion
Our wrongful-conviction compensation system needs reform
The process of being compensated for losing decades of one's life should not be secretive; it should be streamlined.
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To secure NC’s future, we must protect property rights
Reforming and strengthening our removal laws are apparent steps we can take to prevent further abuses and address the root causes of squatting.
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Lawmakers tout $500 million economic benefit of US Open in Pinehurst
The state appropriated $18 million in incentives and millions of dollars in extra tax breaks to the USGA in a 2020 bill.
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Poll: Seven-in-10 NC voters support constitutional ban on non-citizen voting
A recent poll of North Carolina voters found a 68% support margin for a state constitutional amendment specifically prohibiting non-citizens from voting in elections. The poll from Carolina Partnership for Reform noted that with Republican legislators holding supermajorities in both chambers, such an amendment could make it on the ballot in November without Democratic support. The...
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Bill restoring driving privileges for certain DWI offenders passes Senate
All 46 senators present voted in favor of House Bill 250, which allows someone who has a second driving while impaired offense to get a limited driving privilege as long as their vehicle has an interlock installed.
Opinion
Resist the government quick fix
Let's avoid the governmental quick fixes that actually make the problems worse, even if we may benefit from their short-term relief, and instead focus on keeping things affordable for consumers through market-based solutions.
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US Supreme Court rejects placing more restrictions on mifepristone
On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court voted 9-0, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, to deny a bid led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine to restrict use and access to the abortion pill, mifepristone.
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Group raises awareness of scams targeting seniors in NC
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring awareness of such fraud at a press conference Wednesday at the NC Secretary of State’s office.
