Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, denied claims from Democrats and some media outlets that he helped carry out a plan to mislead House Democrats into not showing up to an early morning session so House Republicans could more easily pass a veto override of…
Weeks before the start of the federal trial against Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin has reached a tentative, comprehensive settlement with attorneys representing thousands of local governments. But for North Carolina, the fight to bring retribution to the owners of Purdue Pharma is far…
North Carolina Sen. Dan Bishop on Tuesday, Sept. 10, won the state’s 9th Congressional District race against his Democratic challenger, Dan McCready. But Republicans shouldn’t relax in 2020, said David McLennan, a professor of political science at Meredith College. …
Republicans held serve. Let the 2020 election campaign begin. In special elections for two U.S. House districts Tuesday, Sept. 10, state Rep. Greg Murphy of Pitt County and state Sen. Dan Bishop of Mecklenburg County held off Democratic challengers to win seats unofficially in the 3rd and 9th U.S. Congressional Districts, respectively.
The General Assembly is continuing its push to pass mini-budgets as the stalemate over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Fund budget continues into another month. Cooper vetoed the $24 billion budget bill June 28, primarily because the budget plan…
On Ocracoke Island, the streets stink of dead fish, and water still laps at houses. People walk through dirty water in bare feet and flip flops. That will breed its own health problems, as snakes, sewage, and debris swim in that same water. “The…
UNC Hospitals is one step closer to regaining its clean reputation, but concerns remain. After completing follow-up inspections, the Joint Commission lifted its preliminary denial of UNC Hospitals’ accreditation and upgraded the hospital to “accreditation with a follow-up survey.” UNC Hospitals was originally placed…
A three-judge N.C. Superior Court panel’s ruling Tuesday, Sept. 3, in Common Cause v. Lewis will force the N.C. General Assembly to redraw state House and Senate election maps. The decision will affect House districts in 28 counties and Senate districts in 21 counties. The court order says…
Some N.C. lawmakers are thinking about ways to deal with foster children whose birth parents are struggling with substance abuse. House Bill 918 would allow foster parents who have cared for a child up to 3 years old, for at least…
Clarification: After publication, a UNC spokesman contacted Carolina Journal to correct a portion of the Martin Center’s report. The Campus Free Speech Act doesn’t stipulate “institutional neutrality,” but rather states that a “constituent institution may not take action, as an institution, on the public policy controversies of the day in…
