On balance, there is likely no better mechanism for identifying and replicating successful schools over time than allow parents to make choices — and for education dollars to follow those choices.
To swap broader taxes on sales, income, or property with a narrower revenue source was, of course, one of the main attractions of the state lottery for some proponents.
Carolina Journal and John Locke Foundation staffers will be on the air and all over social media covering Tuesday night’s election returns, including the presidential race and North Carolina races statewide. Be sure to keep up with them throughout the night. JLF Vice President Donna Martinez will co-anchor coverage throughout the night on WPTF NewsRadio...
• The latest Elon University Poll suggests that House Bill 2 may not be the GOP-killer Democrats expected. While a near-majority of likely voters opposes the “bathroom bill” (49.5 percent against, 39.5 percent for), that opposition hasn’t doomed the re-election prospects of Gov. Pat McCrory. The incumbent Republican leads Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper 49 percent...
• There won’t be any “grand bargain” on House Bill 2 after all: Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts announced this morning that the Charlotte City Council would not consider a measure repealing the city ordinance that prompted H.B. 2. Had the council voted to repeal, then the General Assembly might have returned for a special session...
The six counties with population densities of at least 750 people per square mile accounted for 36 percent of all North Carolina ballots cast in 2012.
• The polls are open until 7:30 p.m. Find your polling place here. Have at it! • Advancing the primary so that North Carolina became a player in the presidential selection process worked, to the extent that a record 11 percent of the state’s registered voters took advantage of early voting, including one-stop voting, absentee balloting,...
• Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones is on the airwaves with an ad touting her record as she seeks the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Jones will face 2012 Democratic nominee Linda Coleman, Durham attorney Ron Newton, and Wake County state employee Robert Wilson in Tuesday’s primary. • A WRAL News/Survey USA poll of...
It is conceivable that North Carolina’s match-up will be the nation’s most-expensive Senate race and one of its most competitive.
