RALEIGH — What started with a simple conversation among three students at North Carolina State University ended in a lawsuit. Hannalee Alrutz wanted something different, but actions by the administration left her little choice. Alrutz is president of Grace Christian Life, an evangelical campus group at N.C. State with roughly 100 members, who distributed pamphlets...
Free speech is important, say political activists on the Left and the Right. That’s a no-brainer, yet it’s also where consensus ends. Groups such as the liberal American Civil Liberties Union and the conservative Generation Opportunity disagree about how best to protect those First Amendment rights. House Bill 527, Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech — which...
With the conclusion of the General Assembly’s special session over Charlotte’s transgender bathroom law, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be turning his attention to a Campus Free Expression Act meant to protect free speech on UNC system campuses, strike down restrictive speech codes, and punish those who attempt to stifle public discourse. Forest spokesman Jamey...
Terry Stoops on N.C. voter support of school choice options; legislators debate Medicaid audit; Daniel Kreiss on technology & voter turnout; Paul Conway on Millennials & the election; Roy Cordato on flex-growth vs. smart growth.
CHARLOTTE — A recent survey commissioned by Generation Opportunity from the inc./WomanTrend polling company found 88 percent of North Carolina’s young adults have changed some aspect of their day-to-day lives because of the current state of the economy, such as skipping a vacation, reducing their grocery budget or skipping a major family event.
