This week on Family Policy Matters host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Dr Andy Jackson from the Civitas Center to discuss the status of two U S Supreme Court cases that will address North Carolina's redistricting and election process [... more]

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North Carolina has been dealing with the Leandro school funding lawsuit for years But recent developments suggest a resolution to the long-running case could be in sight Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes the latest recommendations and courtroom developments in the Leandro dispute Some state lawmakers want to give survivors of childhood sexual abuse more time to take their alleged abusers to civil court You'll hear highlights from a recent N C House debate over a bill that would allow an adult as old as to file suit in a child [... more]

North Carolina has been able to cut tax rates in recent years without having to slash state services That's thanks to sustainable budget practices Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow outlines several key steps lawmakers have taken to pursue sustainable budgets When Margaret Spellings wrapped up her tenure as president of the University of North Carolina System she offered the Board of Governors a positive assessment of UNC's current state Shannon Watkins policy associate at the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal says Spellings and other university leaders might be viewing UNC through rose-colored glasses Watkins explains why [... more]

North Carolina's newly reconstituted state elections board ordered a new election in North Carolina's th Congressional District after a four-day hearing into absentee ballot irregularities Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the board's decision and looks ahead to the next stage in the th District dispute During the heated debate over the last U S Supreme Court confirmation critics argued that Brett Kavanaugh represented a threat to the Constitution Greg Wallace professor at the Campbell University Law School examines those claims Wallace assesses now-Justice Kavanaugh's likely impact on the nation's highest court U S Rep Walter Jones died recently at [... more]

With legal battles over congressional redistricting and state constitutional amendments resolved for now North Carolina's election ballot is now set for November Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses the key issues voters will be addressing in this so-called blue moon election with no presidential gubernatorial or U S Senate race Critics of school voucher programs often point to history They say vouchers arose from segregationists' efforts to fight school integration Phillip Magness senior research fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research says the actual history is much more complicated Magness explains that the earliest supporters of school vouchers often [... more]

Devastation in Texas linked to Hurricane Harvey and the threat of East Coast damage from Hurricane Irma helped lead to higher prices at N C gas pumps State officials also invoked North Carolina's price-gouging law Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist and resident scholar explains why the law ignores the laws of economics He explains the link between price-gouging restrictions and gasoline shortages While U S Supreme Court justices enjoy a brief break in their work Ilya Shapiro is busy analyzing the court's work from the past year Shapiro is senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato [... more]

The U S Supreme Court has struck down congressional election maps North Carolina used in and The justices agreed - with a lower court that ruled two of the election districts were unconstitutional cases of racial gerrymandering Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling for the future of North Carolina elections American presidents have dealt with disasters since the nation's earliest days But changes in society including expectations of presidential action and the development of a news cycle have changed the White House's approach to those disasters Presidential historian Tevi Troy documents disaster management [... more]