Victims of human trafficking can feel mistreated in the North Carolina justice system, facing charges for offenses they committed while under the influence of coercion and deception, state policymakers say. A new bill, which passed the N.C. General Assembly on June 15 and is awaiting…
The N.C. Court of Appeals gave Lt. Gov. Dan Forest the green light for his lawsuit against the Employees Political Action Committee, the political arm of the State Employees Association of North Carolina. In a split 2-1 decision, the Court…
Adrian Moore, vice president of policy for the Reason Foundation, discusses North Carolina’s approach to prison reform. Moore offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
[Editor’s note: Updated, 4:02 p.m., to include statement from Rep. Richard Hudson.] A majority of North Carolina’s congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats, has spoken out against the separation and detainment of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border. None has supported the Trump administration’s family-separation policy.
A two-sentence order from a federal judge means North Carolina will not reinstate primary elections for 2018 judicial races. The order arrives less than a day after candidates started filing for judicial offices across the state. “In view of the opening of the filing period, the Court advises the parties…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 787: The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled, 7-2, that the state of Colorado could not force a professional cake baker to design a cake for a same-sex wedding. But the ruling’s long-term impact is not as clear-cut as the result might imply. Jon…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 787: A fatal attempted prison break at Pasquotank Correctional Center in 2017 has prompted state legislators to focus attention on prison reform. Adrian Moore, vice president of policy for the Reason Foundation, has spent years research the topic across the country. Moore offers…
A new report from N.C. State University researchers shows that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship voucher program for low-income students has a “positive, large, and statistically significant” impact. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, assesses the study’s impact for the voucher program’s future.
Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case involving a cake baker and same-sex marriage. Guze offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
[Editor’s note: Updated to include comments on Twitter by Rep. David Lewis.] Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a pair of bills Friday that tweak state election laws and judicial election districts. Cooper’s office announced the vetoes after 9 p.m. Friday. He issued the vetoes after a rare Friday business session at…
