UPDATED: One Step Closer to Defunding Abortion
UPDATE: Under the direction of Attorney General Josh Stein, North Carolina has joined eighteen other states in suing to block this new rule from being implemented. The suit came one week after the rule was announced. Planned Parenthood reportedly will lose roughly $50 to $60 million of the government funding it receives each year, based […]
Election Dates Set For 3rd Congressional District Seat
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the dates for the 3rd District special election process yesterday in a writ of election and proclamation. The recent passing of U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. left North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District without a Representative, and it is left up to the Governor to call for a special election […]
A New Election for NC’s 9th Congressional District
The constituents of North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District will have to wait a little longer for representation in U.S. Congress. At the end of an evidentiary hearing that lasted four days, Mark Harris, the unofficial winner of the race, declared that he thought there should be a new election: “It’s become clear to me that the […]
Cooper Appoints Cheri Beasley as Chief Justice of NC Supreme Court
Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that Associate Justice Cheri Beasley is the new Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. After former Chief Justice Mark Martin stepped down to take a position at Regent University in Virginia, state law tasked the Governor with the duty of appointing a replacement. In his announcement, Governor Cooper […]
NC Board of Elections Back In Business
After over a month without one, North Carolina finally has an active State Board of Elections. The new Board held its first meeting, made public by conference call, on Thursday morning, February 7. Among the items discussed in the Open Session was the appointment of county Boards of Elections. Not surprisingly, a motion was made to table Board […]
Celebrating National School Choice Week in North Carolina
This week, our nation will celebrate National School Choice Week (NSCW). During this time, thousands of events planned by schools, groups, and individuals will raise awareness of the different K-12 education options available in our country. This week will mark the eighth NSCW, and over the past seven years, more than 58,000 events have been […]
POV: Opening Our Eyes to Human Trafficking
Ronny lives in the Dominican Republic with his wife and two young sons. One day, he meets a man who works for a staffing agency in the United States. This man promises Ronny and a few of his friends jobs in the US working in hotels, jobs that pay enough that they can send some […]