Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: Testy Exchange: The Oct. 2 N.C. State Board of Education got heated…
Throughout my career in journalism, I’ve tried to make it a point to learn something from all each of my editors, even those I often questioned, or even disliked. One such editor, who falls into that latter category, sometimes made points that were both salient…
Ten words from a single U.S. Supreme Court justice just might have derailed an effort to end partisan gerrymandering through judicial fiat. “If it’s politics, it’s fine; if it’s race, it’s not.” Justice Elena Kagan, an Obama appointee, uttered that line during oral arguments Monday in McCrory v.
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses N.C. Libertarians’ potential impact on 2016 elections. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 662).
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, assesses the potential electoral impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to review President Obama’s executive order on immigration. Kokai offered these comments during the Jan. 18, 2016, edition of Time Warner Cable News’ “Capital Tonight.”…
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, analyzes 2016 N.C. legislative races. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 661).
John Locke Foundation Vice President Becki Gray and Chairman John Hood answer host Tom Campbell’s questions about factors influencing the 2016 elections in North Carolina. These exchanges took place during the Jan. 10, 2016, episode of N.C. Spin.
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses the 2016 race to replace Roy Cooper as North Carolina’s attorney general. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 660).
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses North Carolina’s 2016 U.S. Senate race. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 660).
The John Locke Foundation touts the benefits of freedom during its first candidate education forum of the 2016 election season. The Jan. 8, 2016, forum in Raleigh features remarks from: Becki Gray, JLF vice president for outreach; Kory Swanson, JLF president and CEO; Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor; and…
