From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 738: Some North Carolina lawmakers have shown interest in having this state join 12 others in supporting a Convention of States. That’s an option provided in Article V of the U.S. Constitution for states to initiate constitutional amendments. During a recent visit to Raleigh, former Republican U.S. Sen. Tom...
The House higher education committee on Tuesday gave its nod to a bill decreasing the number of members on the UNC Board of Governors from 32 to 24. The measure would eliminate positions on the board as the terms of current members expire. “The intent of this bill frankly is to make the Board of Governors,...
RALEIGH — It’s been less than a week since President Obama gave his stamp of approval to the most sweeping health care overhaul since Medicare, but the new law is already stirring political passions in North Carolina and affecting races for state and federal office.
