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Federal judges to consider injunction against NC congressional map
A three-judge federal panel will consider this afternoon requests to block North Carolina’s new congressional map for the 2026 elections.
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Lawmakers defend NC congressional map against injunction request
State legislative leaders are defending North Carolina’s new congressional map against a federal injunction that would block the map’s use for 2026 elections.
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Nov. 19 injunction hearing set in suits against NC congressional map
Federal judges will expedite two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map. A preliminary injunction hearing is scheduled Nov. 19 in Winston-Salem.
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Legislators seek to dismiss challenges of new NC congressional map
North Carolina legislative leaders are asking a three-judge panel to dismiss two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map.
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Challengers seek injunction against new NC congressional map
Two sets of plaintiffs challenging North Carolina’s new congressional map are seeking an injunction to block its use in 2026 elections.
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NC median household income reaches $74K in 2024, according to Census
The official poverty rate in NC was 13% in 2024, essentially unchanged from 2023 and the 17th-highest rate among states.
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NC representatives push to block noncitizens from Census count
A bill backed by three North Carolina representatives has once again been introduced in the US House of Representatives to prevent noncitizens from being included in the population count that determines the nationwide distribution of House seats and Electoral College votes.
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Number of homeschool families doubles in N.C. and nationwide during pandemic
It’s no surprise the number of homeschool families swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the U.S. Census Bureau has released new data showing just how significant that growth has been. Nationwide, the number of homeschoolers doubled in 2020. Between April 25 and May 5, 2020, the Census reported 5.4% of all U.S. households with school-age...
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Race won’t be a factor in new legislative maps, Republicans say
Lawmakers won’t consider race when they redraw legislative maps to meet a Sept. 1 federal court deadline. Republicans on the House and Senate redistricting committee made that clear as they swatted down repeated objections from Democrats in a Thursday committee meeting. The decision not to use race was one of nine criteria the committee adopted...
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Wilson Fiber-Optic Cable System Risks Taxpayer Money
RALEIGH — Wilson’s $28 million Greenlight fiber-optic cable system could be obsolete before it’s complete, sticking taxpayers and electric utility customers with the bill for the city’s investment. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Regional Brief.
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Friday Interview: John Gizzi on American Politics
RALEIGH — American voters have elected a Democratic president who will work with larger Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate in 2009. John Gizzi, who has covered Washington politics for Human Events since 1979, recently discussed the likely political and policy implications with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Latino Parents Upbeat on Schools
RALEIGH — Latino households with school-age children find more to like in the nation’s public schools than do white parents or black parents, a national survey finds. About half of all Latino families expressed confidence that U.S. schools have improved over the past five years, compared to 25 percent of whites and 31 percent of blacks. Foreign-born Hispanics are the most optimistic group. Opinions about President Bush’s No Child Left Behind law were mixed, but Latino parents endorse the use of standardized tests, and the idea of holding schools accountable for student performance. North Carolina is home to a significant and growing Latino school population.
