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The General Assembly Can and Should Be More Transparent
Citizens have a right to information, and better governance comes with more transparency The General Assembly is not as transparent as it could be and even became less transparent after passing a 2023 law limiting public records North Carolina should add a transparency amendment to the state constitution This is the third of a four-part...
Breakdown of the Cooper/ Stein Challenge to the Board of Elections Appointment Move to the Auditor’s Office
In the days before Christmas, incoming Gov. Josh Stein & then Gov. Roy Cooper filed their second lawsuit, asking the courts to block appointment changes made to the State Board of Elections (SBE) under SB 382. The bill moves the appointment of the members of the SBE and the chairs of the county boards of...
North Carolina Legislature Calls for an “Article V Convention”
One of the last things the North Carolina General Assembly did in the 2024 “short session” was to pass House Joint Resolution 151. The resolution’s short title is “Term Limits For Congress.” What business is that of a state legislature? As every school child knows, the Supreme Court ruled in US Term Limits, Inc. v....
Breaking down the Griffin Campaign Protests
While there has been significant coverage of the election protests for the North Carolina Supreme Court election in both state and national news, the coverage has been chiefly topline and lacked a complete picture of the number of voters challenged in each protest. The lack of full context has created many misconceptions about the Griffin...
“Is Kemi Badenoch the Next Margaret Thatcher?”
That’s the title of Bari Weiss’s recent interview with the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party. Because I have lots of friends and relations in the UK, I follow British politics pretty closely, and I was very impressed by Kemi Badenoch’s maiden speech in the Commons in 2017. I’ve been expecting great things from her ever...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
Do Cooper & Stein have a point on the changes to the State Highway Patrol?
The first lawsuit on Senate Bill 382 was filed Thursday evening, just one day after the State House voted to override the Governor’s veto of the bill. This is unlikely to be the only lawsuit on the bill, with many expecting lawsuits to be filed on changes the bill made to the Board of Elections,...
