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Why we’re rallying for a Convention of States in Raleigh this week

The movement to have North Carolina join other states in exercising the call for an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the US Constitution has been brewing steadily in our state legislature since 2013. As consistent supporters and sponsors of the current Resolution HJR235, here are a few reasons we believe North Carolina needs...

Tim Moffitt, Dennis Riddell
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NCSU asks Appeals Court to block trial judge’s ruling in Poe Hall dispute

North Carolina State University has asked the state’s second-highest court to block a trial judge’s ruling in a legal controversy involving the Poe Hall shutdown. The lower court order would force NCSU to allow outside investigators into the closed building.

CJ Staff
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With evidence complete, NC voter ID’s fate sits with federal Judge Biggs

Critics and supporters of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law wrapped up their evidence Monday in a federal trial in Winston-Salem. US District Judge Loretta Biggs will decide whether to uphold the ID law or strike it down as unconstitutional.

CJ Staff
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Bill would require NC teachers to post lesson plans online

A measure introduced in the North Carolina House would expand transparency requirements in public schools, including by requiring teachers to post lesson plans online for easy access by parents. Filed on May 2, House Bill 1032, Academic Transparency, requires that lesson plans be posted online no later than 10 days after the lessons are handed out....

David N. Bass

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Republican nominees for lieutenant governor, state auditor to be determined in today’s second primary

North Carolina is holding its second primary today. Polls will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. To be eligible to vote, you must either be a registered Republican or an unaffiliated voter who either did not vote in the March 5th primary election or voted the Republican ballot in the primary.

Theresa Opeka
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Two-thirds of NC voters want sheriffs to cooperate with ICE

While opponents have been fighting to stop a bill in the General Assembly from mandating sheriffs cooperate with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, the vast majority of North Carolinians are in support of the legislation.

Brianna Kraemer
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UNC lawyers argue COVID shutdown suit could cost $260 million in damages

The University of North Carolina would be forced to pay more than $260 million in damages if plaintiffs win a lawsuit stemming from COVID-related campus shutdowns in spring 2020. Lawyers representing UNC used that figure in their latest brief Monday filed with the state Supreme Court.

CJ Staff