The Debrief: Super Tuesday

March 1, 2024

This week on “The Debrief”: AI and political intrigue; candidates visit the Tar Heel State in the days ahead; election law changes delay results.

Be sure to visit CarolinaJournal.com each day for the latest on North Carolina politics and public policy.

News

Biden tries to shore up support as numbers continue to sour

All eyes are fixated on former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, which got underway this week in New York City.

Theresa Opeka

News

Wake-up call ahead as universities revive testing requirements

High school students looking to apply to colleges within the University of North Carolina system may have to face SAT or ACT testing in the years ahead after a four-year hiatus from standardized testing in response to COVID-19. Colleges initially paused testing requirements because students couldn’t go into testing sites in person. However, that pause...

Brianna Kraemer

News

Governor’s recommended budget adjustments eliminate funding for NCInnovation

There are a great many “investments” Gov. Roy Cooper suggests the North Carolina General Assembly should make in their short session, according to his Recommended Budget Adjustments for the 2024-25 fiscal year — but NCInnovation (NCI) is not among them. In fact, Cooper’s budget proposal, ‘Securing North Carolina’s Future,’ eliminates the $250 million appropriation to...

CJ Staff

Opinion

1864 and abortion law

On April 9, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a statute criminalizing those who perform abortions, except to preserve the life of the mother. The blogosphere and the networks were aghast that this statute was originally adopted in 1864. Is a statute better because its origins are of old, or is it worse? Liberals can’t...

Paul Stam

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Biden tries to shore up support as numbers continue to sour

Wake-up call ahead as universities revive testing requirements

Governor’s recommended budget adjustments eliminate funding for NCInnovation

1864 and abortion law