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Carolina Journal’s Donna King visits southern border wall
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses her trip to the southern border crossing at McAllen, Texas. King offered these comments on April 26, 2023.
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Locke’s Andre Beliveau supports bill redefining renewable energy as clean energy
Andre Beliveau, John Locke Foundation strategic projects and government affairs manager, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 678, Promote Clean Energy. Beliveau offered these comments during an April 25, 2023, meeting of the Senate Rules Committee.
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The Debrief: Fairness in Women’s Sports, OSP Lawsuit, and Covid $ Audit
This week on “The Debrief”: – Fairness in Women’s Sports – Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines was in Raleigh to talk to state lawmakers. She made news after tying a transgender, biological male swimmer and being denied the trophy by the NCAA. – Opportunity Scholarships – Newly minted Republican Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is the...
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Riley Gaines on Fairness in Women’s Sports
Swimmer Riley Gaines lobbied lawmakers on Wednesday to support the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act. Surrounded by Capital Police officers as she navigated the N.C. legislative complex, Gaines shook hands with lawmakers and paused for pictures with young girls. Gaines sat down with Carolina Journal for a deep dive into protecting female athletes, and what...
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Locke’s Jordan Roberts supports bill addressing decommissioning of solar projects
Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation director of government affairs, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 669, Solar Decommissioning Requirements. Roberts offered these comments during the April 18, 2023, meeting of the Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee.
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The Debrief: Riots, Vandalism, and Jeff Jackson’s TikTok
This week on “The Debrief”: Riots, Vandalism, and Jeff Jackson’s TikTok *Freshman Representative Jeff Jackson (NC) is finding himself under scrutiny with his questionable use of TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance *New anti-riot law has some activists up in arms *Conspiracy theories about the Democrat-turned-Republican state legislator Tricia Cotham are being fueled by a...
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Cooper staff called to testify on allegations of political interference
The chief of staff for Gov. Roy Cooper and his lead attorney are being called to testify before a legislative oversight committee next week over allegations that they attempted to intimidate the head of the North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation. The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18. In March, the director of the...
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai assesses impact of Tricia Cotham’s party switch
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Rep. Tricia Cotham’s party switch from Democrat to Republican. Kokai offered these comments during the April 7, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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The Debrief: April 6, 2023
This week, Republicans gain an official supermajority in the NC General Assembly, school choice is on the move, and Fairness in Women’s Sports gets on base in NC.
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Cotham announces her change from Democrat to Republican
Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County held a press conference Wednesday to announce her party affiliation change from Democrat to Republican.
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DeSantis v. Biden, SBI v. Cooper, and Veto Overrides
Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts. This week, they discuss the SBI Director and Gov. Roy Cooper face off , legislators override Gov. Roy Cooper’s gun bill veto, the latest poll results that matchup DeSantis and Biden.
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King leads ‘State Lines’ discussion of governor’s veto override
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses the vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s first veto of 2023. King offered these comments during the March 31, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
