Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, and John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood answer host Tom Campbell’s questions about changes in the top job at the N.C. Supreme Court. These exchanges took place during the Feb. 15, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”…
A Durham woman is going to federal prison for bilking the Medicaid system out of more than $900,000, U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon announced on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan sentenced Tamara Perry McCaffity, 57, to 46 months in prison…
Judge William Webb (Photo from Fayetteville State University website) Former University of North Carolina System Board of Governors member Bill Webb, who resigned in January, vacated his seat for financial reasons, according to his resignation letter. The document, tendered to UNC Board…
Candidates are already lining up for the 2020 elections in North Carolina. It’s not unusual to see candidates jump into a race a year before the election. But some might be throwing their hats into the ring even earlier than normal. That’s because primary elections have been moved up from…
A federal judge sentenced a former N.C. Board of Elections official to two months in federal prison followed by a year of supervised release for assisting a non-citizen to vote. U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon announced Friday Judge Louise Wood Flanagan also…
It’s time to wake up, North Carolina. Enough is truly enough. In truth, it’s well past time lawmakers take substantive steps toward rewriting or eliminating much of the arcane laws governing alcohol, painfully documented in N.C. General Statute 18b. It runs nearly 150…
Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration could risk violating a state law protecting whistleblowers if it has threatened retribution against employees who want to cooperate with a legislative probe of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal. Cooper has told state employees not to speak with investigators the ACP subcommittee…
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Illinois state government worker Mark Janus in 2018 in his fight against forced payment of union dues. Now Janus continues to help other public-sector workers who don’t unions to siphon part of their paycheck without their consent. Janus discussed his case and the aftermath…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the impact of N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Martin’s pending resignation. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 1, 2019, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
An after-action report on the toppling of Silent Sam reveals “serious deficiencies” in how UNC-Chapel Hill law enforcement handled the situation. The UNC Board of Governors voted to make the report public Jan 15 and disclosed it the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 1.
