North Carolina scored zero of 100 points in Reason Foundation’s 2026 ranking of state open enrollment laws, tying for last for the third straight year. The state has no statewide policy, and a legislative study due in 2027 covers only within-district transfers.
Despite the appeal of socialist comradery, people should find community in voluntary associations which pursue non-coercive means of social betterment.
A state Business Court judge has denied the State Health Plan’s request for a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit against Atrium.
Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 23 other Democratic attorneys general in a letter calling proposed federal changes to Head Start unlawful. The letter cites no North Carolina data, and supporters of the rule say it cuts duplicative regulations and returns decisions to states.
Two Democratic members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) raised concerns Thursday over the investigation into more than 1,500 potential noncitizen voter registrations, questioning the accuracy of the federal database used to identify them and warning that the findings could fuel perceptions of widespread voter fraud.
Three North Carolina groups that provide legal services to low-income residents are suing the state and top Republican legislative leaders over recent budget changes.
The NC Local Government Commission (LGC) voted to take financial control of the Town of Ronda in Wilkes County and the Town of Rowland in Robeson County.
A former North Carolina Department of Labor employee is urging the state’s second-highest court not to take up her lawsuit against the department. She challenges the legality of her firing from her old DOL human resources job.
An injunction hearing is scheduled Tuesday morning in the State Health Plan’s lawsuit against Atrium. Superior Court Judge Matthew Houston will hold the hearing in Sanford.
Gov. Josh Stein, Treasurer Brad Briner, and top legislative leaders faced a deadline Friday to offer additional written arguments ahead of their Nov. 10 clash at North Carolina’s top court.
Lawmakers will return to Raleigh this week as GOP leaders weigh temporary gas tax relief amid sharply higher gasoline and diesel prices.
Under the new law, administrative law judges must interpret state rules and regulations independently. They may still draw on an agency’s specialized expertise when considering technical facts, but that expertise does not control their legal judgment.
A titan of American economic thought taught lessons that are still worthwhile learning today.
Top NC court to decide if DEQ permit delay violates property rights
Healthcare monopoly myth: Why CON’s ‘cream-skimming’ defense fails
Founders were far from unanimous
Pharmacy regulations will make NC’s healthcare problem worse
The impulse to back the weaker party, no matter what
NC’s economy looks more resilient than the nation’s
A federal judge will allow state and national Republican Party groups to intervene in a lawsuit challenging new guidance for North Carolina election officials dealing with mail-in ballots.
Whatley backs six-year House and 12-year Senate term limits; Cooper has not pubilcally stated a position.
Critics of North Carolina’s eCourts program have filed a new version of their 2023 federal lawsuit. It targets Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden and his insurer.
The US Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's latest ruling in a dispute over broadcast election ad rates. The decision announced Thursday afternoon marks a win for the Federal Communications Commission and groups that elect Republicans to the US House and Senate.
