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The closing of public school buildings across North Carolina has forced students into remote learning for the final months of the school year But thousands of students have not logged on to participate in a single online education session Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes the impact for educational attainment in N C schools Gov Roy Cooper's economic shutdown has prompted a number of complaints from business owners workers and other government officials Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck has offered vocal opposition to the governor's statewide shutdown orders Philbeck shared his [... more]

High Point plans to move forward with a taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium despite concerns from some Guilford County commissioners Julie Tisdale John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst analyzes the latest developments in the debate over devoting tax dollars to baseball in the Triad city Division and debate cropped up to a greater degree than normal in a recent meeting of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors The fractious meeting had been sparked by concerns over the way board leaders and system President Margaret Spellings handled a controversy surrounding the Chapel Hill campus's Silent Sam Confederate [... more]

One coastal North Carolina county is fed up with solar energy operations Currituck County commissioners have enacted a moratorium on new solar operations Carolina Journal recently highlighted the commissioners' concerns Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson highlights key points from the Carolina Journal report Some advocates are pushing North Carolina to engage in mens rea reform Mens rea is Latin for guilty mind The idea is that some state laws especially those linked to regulations do not specify that a person should have an intent to do harm before they can be charged with a crime Joe Luppino-Esposito policy analyst for Right on [... more]