By Mitch Kokai Raleigh, NC – Mark Robinson’s election win already has earned him a place in North Carolina’s political history books. A recent appearance during an online John Locke Foundation forum offered clues about how future history texts might…
By Becki Gray Raleigh, NC – The 2020 election is over. Thankfully and finally. Maybe. Not everyone is happy, and the process may not be perfect, but it works better than any alternative. Before I close my notebook on what…
By Jon Guze Raleigh, NC – I’ve been a critic of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 lockdown orders from the very start. I’ve argued that the orders are unnecessary, divisive, and counterproductive, and I’ve also argued that — because the governor…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – North Carolina, like most of the country, has become increasingly polarized in our political thinking and behavior. But what does that really mean? Well, we know it doesn’t mean that all North Carolinians are…
By Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – School districts can allow elementary grade students to return to the classroom next month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a September 17 news conference, but middle and high school students won’t have the same…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Board of Education rejected a unanimous recommendation from the state’s Charter School Advisory Board to let 3,800 more students enroll at the state’s two virtual charter academies. The education board’s…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – A Superior Court judge has rejected Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s attempt to throw out some of Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive orders linked to COVID-19. But the same judge is allowing the case to…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Every North Carolina student, from kindergarteners to post-graduates, will have new health and safety rules to follow this fall. COVID-19 has complicated the traditional school day for all students, teachers, and faculty. Schools and…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, July 1, was vague in explaining why he delayed an announcement about how and when schools will start classes. All 115 N.C. school districts were asked to create three…
by Rick Henderson Raleigh, NC – Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ordered Confederate monuments on the grounds of the State Capitol removed “to protect public safety.” But he won’t say who allowed a mob of protesters to take over the Capitol…