State elections officials referred four-term state Rep. Rodney Moore, D-Mecklenburg, for investigation and possible prosecution, saying there was “clear and convincing evidence” he failed to report more than $141,000 in election campaign receipts and expenditures. The nine-member Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement voted…
Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last. “We see these…
A three-judge Superior Court panel has found the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement is unconstitutional because it violates the governor’s duty to faithfully execute laws, and approved an injunction nullifying it. However, with the Nov. 6 general election just three weeks away, the…
Some people want to censor or ban so-called “hate speech.” New York Law School Professor Nadine Strossen disagrees. The former national president of the American Civil Liberties Union offers a different approach in the book Hate: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship. Strossen shared key themes…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses new Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s potential impact on the U.S. Supreme Court. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 12, 2018, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
I’m a huge fan of free markets, limited government, and the promotion of individual liberty. Except when one’s perceived individual liberty infringes on mine because he or she fails to follow rules set by a participant in the free market. I refer to…
N.C. Democrats have traditionally used courts as political chess pieces, but Republicans are trying — mistakenly — to turn the game in their favor by making institutional changes to boost party power, experts say. Those changes could backfire, as shown by the political maneuvering in the state’s…
WASHINGTON. N.C. — A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a photo ID to vote has sparked controversy in state politics. The amendment, which will appear on the November ballot, represents a second attempt at enacting photo ID rules for state voters. An…
Recovery from Hurricane Florence will be long and hard. But as the waters recede, the strength of North Carolinians shines. We’ve been here before. From 1851 to 2018, North Carolina has been hit by 65 hurricanes. Hurricane Hazel in the 1950s set a benchmark, and Hurricanes Fran, Floyd,…
Silent Sam — the controversial Confederate statue that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus — may turn into a rallying election issue for liberal activists, a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors told Carolina Journal. “[Liberals]…
