Alan Gura, lead counsel in the gun rights case District of Columbia v. Heller, discusses the possible impact of a North Carolina case in which the state Supreme Court affirmed gun ownership rights for a nonviolent ex-felon. Gura delivered these remarks during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation and the Federalist Society Nov. 17, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
State forecasts $1.4 billion budget surplus
The North Carolina General Assembly's Fiscal Research Division projects that while inflation and interest rates are still up, the state will have $400 million over in collections in the current fiscal year and $1 billion additional revenue coming into the state coffers in FY 2024-25.