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Carolina Journal Published September 16

NC nonprofit moves to build statewide scholarship group for public school students

NC Education Corps is launching a statewide scholarship group so public school students can benefit from the new federal school choice tax credit. Donations start Jan. 1, but the state's approval process doesn't exist yet.

Carolina Journal Published September 16

Appeals Court upholds transfer of NC elections appointments to Boliek

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled, 2-1, that state legislators had the authority to move elections board appointments from the governor to State Auditor Dave Boliek.

Carolina Journal Published September 16

NC ranks among top 10 states for innovation

The state’s innovation economy has improved faster than that of the US overall since the early 2000s.

Carolina Journal Published September 15

GOP groups oppose latest election ad court maneuver from Cooper, Dems

Groups that work to elect Republicans to the US House and Senate oppose efforts from North Carolina’s Roy Cooper and other Democrats to limit the types of political groups that can secure the lowest broadcast advertising rates.

Carolina Journal Published September 15

Supreme Court blocks Trump mail-in voting restrictions

In a 7-2 vote on Monday, the Supreme Court upheld a federal judge’s decision to block changes that would limit mail-in voting.

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Town of Clayton Carries 9/11 Stories Forward 25 Years Later

25 years after September 11, 2001, the Clayton community carries forward the stories of those who were lost and the people whose lives were forever changed. On Friday, September 11, residents gathered at Municipal Park (325 McCullers Drive) to...

Information Technology Turns Town of Clayton Data Into Useful Tools

Josh Grubb likes things organized. That made a job working with data a natural fit. The Town of Clayton was looking for someone who could bring information together and make it more useful, and Grubb saw an opportunity that matched one of his strengths...

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Carolina Journal Published September 15

Locke backs school funding overhaul, faults ‘no loss’ guarantee

A new analysis from the John Locke Foundation says the Public School Forum is right that North Carolina should overhaul school funding. But it faults the Forum's demand that no district lose money, arguing the guarantee would protect shrinking, wealthier districts.

Carolina Journal Published September 15

4th Circuit hears Libertarian’s challenge to NC ‘ballot selfie’ ban

The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled Tuesday with a North Carolina voter’s challenge to state laws banning “ballot selfies.” Oral arguments in the case Hogarth v. Hayes took place one month before early voting opens for the fall election.

Carolina Journal Published September 15

Comey seeks to delay NC arraignment to January with February trial

Former FBI Director James Comey is asking a federal judge to delay his scheduled arraignment in North Carolina on charges that he threatened President Donald Trump with a social media post.