Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the Biden administration’s approach to a surge of illegal immigrant crossings at the southern border. Kokai offered these comments during the April 9, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time. Senate Bill 326, the Election Integrity Act, would require that absentee ballots be requested…
Democratic and Republican justices split over whether to order a new trial in a brutal murder case.
The state Senate has passed a new version of a bill that would require N.C. sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, two years after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar effort. The new bill, however, has a major concession: It only requires sheriffs…
Ray Nothstine, Carolina Journal opinion editor, urges N.C. lawmakers to enact constitutional carry protections. Learn more here: “Time to pass constitutional carry in North Carolina.”…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses President Biden’s likely impact on judges within the federal court system. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 12, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House. We look at where they’ve been, what they’re doing now, and what we might expect them to do as lawmakers. The…
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains why N.C. policymakers should refocus attention on protecting Second Amendment rights. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation senior fellow in legal studies, explains his proposal for an amended N.C. Emergency Management Act. Learn more here: “Time to Amend the Emergency Management Act, Part Four.”…
If a state government agency wants to avoid complying with N.C. law, it might be able to accomplish its goal through a collusive lawsuit settlement. But state lawmakers could take steps this year to strike back against those settlements. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at…
