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Fox News Latino, a site with over two million unique visitors each month, yesterday published a commentary from me on how to address the decades-long feud over illegal immigration. If you follow this blog, you’ll know I write on immigration plenty, towards a common ground resolution of a more open and welcoming legal immigration process.Continue Reading

Governor Bev Perdue’s new push for an increase to the sales tax has come packaged with two misleading assertions (to put it gently). Terry Stoops, JLF’s education specialist, already did an excellent job explaining that the purported 49th placing for per-pupil education funding lacks solid basis. The other point from Perdue’s release, though, is thatContinue Reading

The Governor’s eugenics compensation task force voted on final recommendations today.  I recently wrote about ways that the victims should be compensated. I do want to stress that the Task Force did an admirable job and should be commended for its work. Who Would be Compensated? Living victims, generally.  However, it appears from what hasContinue Reading

It appears from recent reports that the House may look to find a compromise on the Racial Justice Act (RJA). The current bill (SB 9), which Governor Perdue vetoed, would take out much of the RJA language, but still would allow defendants to challenge a death sentence by proving intentional discrimination. The RJA would allowContinue Reading

As state lawmakers grilled the head of the N.C. Division of Employment Security today on steps the state plans to take to repay $2.6 billion to the feds for unemployment insurance benefits, JLF’s Fergus Hodgson prepared to release a new report on the topic. Learn more about Hodgson’s report here and in the video clipContinue Reading

As has been reported by the AP, municipalities are ignoring a recently enacted state law (HB 360, S.L. 2011-268) regarding concealed handguns. Local governments can’t pass ordinances that would prohibit people from carrying concealed handguns in local parks.  However, they may, but don’t have to, restrict the carrying of concealed handguns in recreational facilities. TheContinue Reading

As reported in the Carolina Journal, several cities are challenging the new annexation law in court. The first issue that the court must address is whether the protest petition process is a vote.  The DOJ has already rejected the argument that it is a vote under the Voting Rights Act.  It also wouldn’t be aContinue Reading

The North Carolina Racial Justice Act allows those on death row or facing the death penalty to challenge the decision to seek or impose the death penalty. To win this challenge, the defendant or death row inmate must demonstrate that race was a significant factor in the decision.  Here’s what the law says: If theContinue Reading