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Archives for October 2017
Civitas Poll Highlights Voters’ Sentiments on School Choice, Confederate Monuments, and Partisan Politics
RALEIGH – A new Civitas poll of North Carolina likely voters reveals how voters feel about local and national issues, including school choice, the Confederate monument controversy, ... Keep Reading
Roy Cooper and the Unconstitutional Line Item Veto
According to a federal court filing, Governor Roy Cooper, with assistance from Attorney General Josh Stein and the usual left-wing legal groups, will use federal court to ... Keep Reading
Charter Schools: What the News & Observer Gets Wrong
Raleigh News & Observer reporters Jane Stancill, Lynn Bonner and David Raynor recently authored a number of lengthy and highly critical articles on public charter schools in ... Keep Reading
The Left’s Transportation Vision: Unlimited Light Rail Funding; Fraud and Waste
North Carolina leftists continue their light-rail fetish If they had their way, the state’s Highway Trust Fund would be raided to pay for such boondoggles Light rail is a ... Keep Reading
Democracy NC Hires New Leader
Democracy NC head Bob Hall announced his retirement after 26 years of left-wing activism The group has financial ties to George Soros, and opposes popular, commonsense election ... Keep Reading
Who’s Really For Sale?
School choice critics claim that choice puts students up “for sale” But big businesses profit handsomely from the government education establishment, often as a result from ... Keep Reading
Legislature Overrides Cooper’s GenX Veto
Yesterday the North Carolina House and Senate voted to override Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of a far-ranging environmental bill (HB-56/Session Law 2017-209) that provides state ... Keep Reading
Lawmakers in Raleigh for Special Session on Oct. 4th
The North Carolina General Assembly will convene this week for the third special session of the 2017-2018 legislature. Legislative leaders have told lawmakers to be prepared for a ... Keep Reading