Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. School choice support: A new poll shows broad support for the Opportunity Scholarship…
North Carolina received a “C” for poor fiscal management from the national nonprofit Truth in Accounting. But the Tar Heel State is doing much better than the report suggests. North Carolina’s poor grade ignores a decade of fiscal reforms and efforts to…
Fewer than six weeks from the 2020 general election, two of the five members of the State Board of Elections walked off the job. Republicans are disgusted. They say they were misled by information from the board. Its staff. State Attorney General Josh Stein. Together, the Democratic majority…
The day after the state announced a settlement with Democratic super-litigator Marc Elias likely gutting absentee ballot protections, the State Board of Elections’ two Republican members resigned. They suggested they were tricked into going along with a plan to let the board’s director negotiate settlements out of court. Members…
A settlement in an election lawsuit strips absentee ballot protections, opening the door for election fraud, one election expert says. Parties in the North Carolina Alliance of Retired Americans v. North Carolina State Board of Elections filed a joint…
A group of teachers is prioritizing itself over students, experts say of recent tactics from the N.C. Association of Educators. About half of North Carolina’s school districts are closed for in-person instruction, while the other half have students alternating between learning in the classroom and attending…
UPDATED, 2:50 p.m., to include information from governor’s news conference. Gov. Roy Cooper plans to allow fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and other outdoor entertainment venues. Cooper plans to move the state toward Phase 3 of his COVID-19 limits Oct. 2,…
“I don’t consider myself to be a black leader. I consider myself to be a leader in N.C. who just happens to be black.” That’s how Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Mark Robinson introduced himself at a debate hosted by the…
Bowling alleys are finally allowed to reopen in North Carolina. But for small town operations like Fairwood Lanes in Roanoke Rapids, the governor’s permission slip may be too little, too late. The financial strain is crippling, Fairwood Lanes owners Elizabeth and Timothy Robinson tell me Wednesday,…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Falling behind: Senate Republicans are touting a study from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that says…
