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Heritage report: School transgender policies clash with parental rights

A recent Heritage Foundation report raises concerns about K-12 school transgender policies that exclude parental input. The report questions state and local policies that abridge the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, a pressing issue in North Carolina as the battle continues over implementing the Parents Bill of Rights. Released June 12,...

David N. Bass
Opinion

Elites failing iconic American institutions

Critical American institutions are crumbing before our eyes because the intellectual elites charged with caring for those institutions are failing on a grand scale. In academia, business, and government people in critical leadership positions are failing the most basic responsibilities and across the spectrum. Students, stockholders, customers, and citizens are suffering failure, as is the culture...

Dallas Woodhouse

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Heritage ranks NC 14th in nation for educational freedom

North Carolina improved its performance on education freedom metrics from a year ago, moving from 15th to 14th place in the conservative Heritage Foundation’s annual rankings. The Tar Heel State scored between Alabama, at 13th; and Missouri, at 15th. The top five performing states are Florida, Arizona, Utah, Arkansas, and Indiana. The bottom five are...

David N. Bass
Opinion

Threats to liberty after 9/11, foreign and domestic

I was 17 and a senior at Habersham Central High School in Georgia. I had just finished my first-period Human Anatomy class and was walking into my second-period class. As I entered the room, I looked to my right and saw, surprisingly, that the television was on. It was playing a video of an airplane...

Donald Bryson
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Study: School choice states have lower increases in private school tuition

A new study from the Heritage Foundation finds that states with expansive school choice have lower private-school tuition rate increases than states without school choice. The results fly in the face of common arguments from foes of school choice that offerings like North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program will make private schools even more unaffordable. The study,...

David N. Bass
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Imminent NC Utilities Commission decision could increase home-energy costs

This winter, North Carolina residents are paying more to heat their homes, and an upcoming decision by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) could add to the pain. The NCUC is expected to release its Carbon Plan by the end of December, as required by H.B. 951, and which of the options they choose could affect...

Alex Baltzegar
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Tillis, Burr help pass same-sex marriage bill

North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis has been working on fellow Republicans to support the Respect for Marriage Act, and found success Tuesday as it passed the chamber, 61-36. The U.S. House is expected to pass the bill by the end of the year. It will then go to President Biden's desk for signature. Opponents say it puts a target on religious organizations.

CJ Staff