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Boliek wins Republican nomination for State Auditor in run-off
Dave Boliek projected to win state auditor's run-off.
News
Weatherman defeats O’Neill for GOP nomination for lieutenant governor
Hal Weatherman was victorious over his second primary opponent Jim O’Neill on Tuesday for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in North Carolina. With more than two-thirds of precincts reporting on Tuesday night Weatherman had 76% of the vote compared to O’Neill’s 23.8%.
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Knott is officially NC Republicans’ nominee for Congressional District 13
The Republican runoff race for Congressional District 13 was finalized Tuesday evening, with Brad Knott officially becoming the Republican nominee. Knott was facing a runoff with Republican Kelly Daughtry, but earlier this month Daughtry announced she was dropping out.
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Moore, Weatherman among GOP figures supporting parents’ Charlotte Latin lawsuit
State House Speaker Tim Moore and lieutenant governor candidate Hal Weatherman are among 14 Republican political figures supporting parents who seek the North Carolina Supreme Court’s review of a lawsuit against a Charlotte private school. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that Charlotte Latin School breached its contract with the Turpin family by expelling two children in 2021.
News
NCSU asks Appeals Court to block trial judge’s ruling in Poe Hall dispute
North Carolina State University has asked the state’s second-highest court to block a trial judge’s ruling in a legal controversy involving the Poe Hall shutdown. The lower court order would force NCSU to allow outside investigators into the closed building.
News
With evidence complete, NC voter ID’s fate sits with federal Judge Biggs
Critics and supporters of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law wrapped up their evidence Monday in a federal trial in Winston-Salem. US District Judge Loretta Biggs will decide whether to uphold the ID law or strike it down as unconstitutional.
Opinion
Opinion
A rebate to taxpayers? Let’s pay down debt instead
Some legislators have proposed that the General Assembly send some tax money back to us. That sounds like fun. I have another idea: Use whatever money is in mind to pay down state debt. State debt currently stands at $8 billion. This would not change the state balance sheet. It would reduce the chance of...
Opinion
Why we’re rallying for a Convention of States in Raleigh this week
The movement to have North Carolina join other states in exercising the call for an Article V Convention to propose amendments to the US Constitution has been brewing steadily in our state legislature since 2013. As consistent supporters and sponsors of the current Resolution HJR235, here are a few reasons we believe North Carolina needs...
Opinion
Sharing NC’s fruits with the rest of the nation
A scholar from the libertarian Cato Institute recently publicized North Carolina's unique constitutional provision protecting economic liberty.
Opinion
NC has much to celebrate this National Charter Schools Week
It’s National Charter Schools Week, and there is much to celebrate about North Carolina’s charter school movement. Public charter schools in our state now educate 145,000 students in 63 counties, and charter popularity continues to grow with families. In fact, the state’s charter school waitlist now features over 85,000 student names. Despite widespread popularity, however,...
Elections
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Democrats run anti-Morrow bill in NC Senate
Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, is running Senate Bill 867, Superintendent of Public Instruction Minimum Requirements. The measure mandates that the state superintendent “must have at least one year of experience as a teacher or school administrator in this State or a member of a local board of education or the State Board of Education.” The legislation notably leaves out homeschool educators, and few other Council of State positions have such requirements.
News
Biden visits NC to pay respects and tout clean water
President Joe Biden made two stops in North Carolina on Thursday. The first took place after 1 pm in Charlotte when he met privately with the grieving families of the four officers who were killed in an ambush in east Charlotte on Monday.
News
In-person early voting for the May 14 runoff election gets underway
In-person early voting for the May 14 second primary/runoff election began Thursday at 8 am. It will end on Saturday, May 11 at 3 pm.
News
Federal judge strikes down NC crime for felon voting
A federal judge has struck down North Carolina’s law criminalizing felon voting. The law “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters,” according to a court order US District Judge Loretta Biggs issued Monday.
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Jon Hardister to resign effective April 8
Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced Thursday that he will resign his position in the North Carolina House, telling Carolina Journal that he would not rule out a return to public service at some point in the future, but for now he will be working in the private sector.
Videos
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Interview: Jack Clark, Republican candidate for State Auditor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
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Interview: Dave Boliek, Republican candidate for State Auditor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
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Interview: Jim O’Neill, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Jim O'Neill faces Hal Weatherman to be the Republican nominee for North Carolina's lieutenant governor.
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Interview: Hal Weatherman, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race.
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Carolina Journal’s Brianna Kraemer offers new details in ‘illegal alien’ school suspension story
Brianna Kraemer, Carolina Journal public policy reporter, discusses the latest developments in the story of a Davidson County high school student suspended for using the words “illegal alien” in class. Kraemer offered these comments during a May 8, 2024, appearance on One America News Network.
Culture
News
Mother-daughter entrepreneurs are ‘lovin’ it’ in NC
For Amanda Giles, Mother’s Day is unique. It is an opportunity to thank her mom, Deborah Holder, for being her mentor as she runs her own McDonald’s restaurant — just like her mom. Together, they share their knowledge, ideas, and experiences to help each other be the greatest they can be as they grow. Amanda...
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Pro-Palestine protestors plan to disrupt UNC graduation ceremony this weekend
Saturday’s commencement ceremony at UNC-Chapel Hill could come with disruptions as the Students for Justice Palestine plans to demonstrate on campus to “take back the university.”
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Waltonwood senior citizens make duffel bags for foster children
Foster children are given two garbage bags and 15 minutes to pack their belongings when they are relocated. When Christina Ryerson, Life Enrichment Manager at Waltonwood Lake Boone in Raleigh, and a group of her residents heard this, they took action.
News
Sowing Resilience Heroes: Kamren Lewis, UNCP Food Pantry
Kamren Lewis talks about food insecurity amongst college studentes.
Civil Society
Video
Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses Disney going ‘woke’
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses Disney’s controversial programming changes. King offered these comments during the April 8, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses New York Times’ warning about free speech
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the New York Times’ column warning about America’s “free-speech problem.” Kokai offered these comments during the March 25, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
News
Jordan Peterson returns to Durham 4 years after city moves to ‘cancel’ him
Canadian professor, author, and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson on Thursday offered a non-political and largely academic lecture on the psychology of beauty, dreams, and purpose. The reaction from city officials and activists to the address at the Durham Performing Arts Center was night-and-day from the one leading up to his appearance four years earlier. It...
News
Ukrainian people in NC rally to support homeland
As the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine continues to escalate, North Carolina’s local Ukrainian population is rallying to bring attention to the suffering of people in their homeland and to gather supplies to help them. Donna Goldstein, co-president of the Ukrainian Association of North Carolina, finds herself at the forefront of these efforts. Goldstein has...
Opinion
Why the Fourth Estate is in receivership
The fourth estate, journalism, is racing to receivership unless we can rescue it from its rapacious self. The hubris hasn’t always been this bad, this blatant, or this biased, yet it worsens daily. In the town I grew up in, Nashville, Tennessee, there were two newspapers in the 1950s and 1960s, one for the morning,...