– Patrick O'Hannigan, Civitas Contributor Our prominent state newspapers are sounding alarms against Voter ID legislation and anyone trying to prevent voter fraud. In a June 7 ... Keep Reading
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Opportunity Scholarships Are Working!
Former State Rep. Charles Jeter announced in a March 1st column in the Charlotte Observer that he was no longer supporting the state’s Opportunity Scholarship voucher program. You ... Keep Reading
North Carolina’s Terrible Twosome: (No Voter ID + Same-Day Registration)
Bad combo: The lack of voter ID with Same-Day Registration Why it’s impossible to properly verify SDR sign-ups Yet improper votes are often counted in the final tallies So ... Keep Reading
Political Contributor has Elections Monopoly in North Carolina
Two Charlotte media organizations, the Charlotte Observer and WBTV, ran stories last week about a legislator who appears to have made stealth changes to legislation that would ... Keep Reading
NC’s ‘Steyer’ Wants to Re-educate Conservatives
The physical resemblance is uncanny, but it’s not the only thing Jay Faison and Tom Steyer have in common. They both are wealthy political environmental activists who have decided ... Keep Reading
Newspaper Gets a D in ID of Mayor
Guess which word is missing from a 1,500-word Charlotte Observer story about the arrest of the mayor on federal corruption charges? Here's the beginning: Charlotte Mayor Patrick ... Keep Reading
Oh, you want to know how the survey was conducted?
Last Sunday The Charlotte Observer ran an editorial, Lawmakers, listen: People say education deserves better. It reported on the findings of a survey (The Public Schools ... Keep Reading