On Tuesday, it was announced that the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lower court ruling ordering North Carolina legislators to redraw state legislative districts. The lower court ... Keep Reading
Issues
Cooper’s First Cabinet Picks Controversial
Susan Myrick and Francis De Luca Governor Roy Cooper’s decision to wait to announce his cabinet appointments until after his swearing in is highly unusual as reported in this ... Keep Reading
Cooper Becomes Governor Under Cover of Darkness
Roy Cooper will literally take the oath of office to become North Carolina’s next governor in the dark. He has scheduled his swearing-in for just after midnight on January 1, 2017, ... Keep Reading
Education Priorities for 2017
North Carolina can continue to make progress improving education. Three key goals that should receive focus in 2017 are: expanding educational choice, efficiency and ... Keep Reading
GOP needs long-term perspective
After clearing disruptive protestors from the galleries in the late afternoon Thursday, members of the state House approved on a 70-36 vote legislation that not only transfers ... Keep Reading
Appointment by Cooper Raises Troubling Questions
Governor-elect Roy Cooper must not be familiar with the favorite mantra of North Carolina’s political Left – “Forward Together, Not One Step Back!” His first appointments appear to ... Keep Reading
Civitas Files Federal Lawsuit Against NC State Board of Elections
Same-Day Registration Procedures Violated NC State Law RALEIGH – The Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) has filed a federal lawsuit requesting a ... Keep Reading
The Voter Discrimination Nobody is Talking About
When people think of discrimination and voting they quickly go to the where the Left wants them to go and think about young people, poor people and minorities. But there is a more ... Keep Reading
The Difference Between Terrorism and the Election of Donald Trump
Apparently There Is a Need to Differentiate (A longer version of this piece also ran on TownHall.com.) President-elect Donald J. Trump. Regardless of what the media wanted ... Keep Reading
Special Needs ESAs: An idea whose time has come
Special Needs students have different needs than traditional public school students. Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are parent-controlled accounts that allow parents to ... Keep Reading