President Trump heads back to North Carolina one day before voters head to the polls in two special congressional elections Trump's trip to Fayetteville is designed to support the campaign of Republican Dan Bishop in the th District race Bishop faces Democrat Dan McCready in a special election resulting from alleged absentee ballot shenanigans involving a contractor for previous Republican candidate Mark Harris Voters in the rd District also head to the polls to choose the successor to the late U S Rep Walter Jones Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes Trump's visit and its potential impact on the special [... more]

State Rep Greg Murphy has won the Republican runoff in this year's special rd District congressional election He moves on to face Democrat Allen Thomas plus Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates in the Sept general election Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes developments in this contest and the special th District matchup between Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat Dan McCready A new state law places more emphasis in N C high schools on economics and personal financial literacy Lt Gov Dan Forest and colleagues on the N C State Board of Education recently discussed the creation of a mandatory high [... more]

State Sen Dan Bishop won a crowded Republican primary in North Carolina's special th Congressional District election That victory sets up a Sept showdown with Democrat Dan McCready who came close to winning the disputed th District race in Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses Bishop's win and looks ahead to the general election The feminist movement has had an undeniable impact on the lives of women Mona Charen senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center says feminism has had a much-less-publicized effect on men Charen explored the consequences of feminism during a recent presentation in North Carolina [... more]

The newly minted N C State Board of Elections meets next week to discuss an investigation into absentee ballot irregularities in the still unsettled th District congressional election Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the latest developments in the electoral battle between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready One of the hottest topics in the world of college sports involves paying athletes for their performance Former N C Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr doesn't want to get caught up in that debate But Orr recently told the state's Legislative Commission on the Fair Treatment of Student-Athletes that he favors [... more]