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North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [34] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [26] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government , [ 26 ] with most using the latter. [ 25 ]
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of North Carolina.. Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in North Carolina since 2006. A series of lawsuits filed in state courts questioning the fairness and humanity of capital punishment have created a de facto moratorium on executions being carried out in North Carolina.
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider’s Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina.
There are a number of arguments for conviction politics. One is that it is more honest; conviction politicians simply say what they believe rather than shading their opinions to be more palatable to their audience. Another is that by voicing strong opinions, they push public debate forward and promote a genuine discussion of political issues.
(Of course, the Biden administration had nothing to do with this case, as it was brought by the Manhattan district attorney and the conviction was unanimously agreed upon by a jury of 12 New Yorkers.)
Monday, Jan. 1, was the deadline for North Carolina school districts to comply with N.C. Senate Bill 49, also known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights.While the law was enacted in August 2023 ...
The North Carolina superintendent of public instruction is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As the head of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the superintendent oversees the public school systems of the state.
The McCrory case was the reason why a state superior court rejected the legislature’s initial proposal to combine the Board of Elections and State Ethics Commission.