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May 16, 2025

Month: May 2023

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ROSSER: The case for full school choice 

May 3, 2023 Bob Rosser

There’s hope for North Carolina parents of school-age children.   State senators have filed Senate Bill 406, “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future,” to overhaul North Carolina’s school choice system and provide more families with money […]

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House bill would create academic standards commission 

May 3, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House would alter the way academic standards are created and maintained by creating a new advisory commission.  House Bill 756, titled “Standards Advisory Commission,” was filed […]

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HILL: When does education become indoctrination? 

May 3, 2023 Frank Hill

UNC professors don’t want anyone else to indoctrinate students ― just them.  In a stunning, politically tin-eared letter, 677 UNC professors ― out of a total of 2,171 on campus ― signed a letter protesting […]

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N. Carolina justices hand GOP big wins with election rulings

May 3, 2023 Associated Press

RALEIGH — In massive victories for Republicans, the newly GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had […]

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Moore County judge waives parole fees in lieu of ‘voluntary’ COVID-19 vaccination proof 

May 3, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A judge in Moore County has been waiving probation fees if parolees provide “voluntary proof” of full COVID-19 vaccination to probation officers.  Per reporting in March by Moore local resident and radio host […]

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House bill would tighten laws on adult entertainment; Senate passes similar measure 

May 3, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the House of the North Carolina General Assembly wants to tighten up laws pertaining to adult entertainment.  House Bill 673, Clarifying regulations on Adult Entertainment, was filed on April […]

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Chandler Zavala helps beef up Panthers’ draft class

May 3, 2023 Shawn Krest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everyone knows that a successful NFL offense starts with the line. A team needs plenty of beef up front. That won’t be a problem for the Panthers next season after Carolina […]

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Garner’s Keion White a perfect match for Patriots

May 3, 2023 Shawn Krest

After his pro day at Georgia Tech, defensive end Keion White said something that proved to be prophetic. “I’m a pretty nonchalant guy,” the former Garner High standout and high school teammate of Nyheim Hines […]

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Insurance Commissioner disagrees with part of audit of volunteer fire dept. grants

May 3, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A state audit of volunteer fire department grants issued by the N.C. Department of Insurance has cited problems with the way the grants were distributed.  The audit included $56.2 million in grants distributed […]

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US economy grew at weak 1.1% rate in Q1 in sign of slowdown

May 3, 2023 Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced their inventories.  The estimate from […]

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