Category Archives: Roy Cooper

How reporting all facets of current events matters

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

It has long been the habit of North Carolina media outlets to report stories that cite seemingly random people, and in particular, activists, without telling the audience any background or details about that person or activist. 
What follows is a juxtaposition of two such stories.  Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Leandro, the NEA and socialism, plus Gov. Cooper tries to dismantle school choice again

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

In this installment of #NCED updates, we’ll cover Governor Roy Cooper trying to dismantle school choice again, how the NEA is all in for socialism, Board of Ed tinkers with math again and some of the state education headlines, which include the Leandro case percolating again.  Continue reading →

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Cooper Political Campaign Advisor Orchestrated Strach Ouster

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

 Legislators who called Strach’s replacement “hand-picked” may have been correct after a recent media report linked Roy Cooper’s political strategist to the firing of Kim Strach. Continue reading →

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NC Is Still Number One In The Country For Untested Rape Kits

Posted on March 29, 2019 by

In case you missed it, North Carolina has such a large untested rape kit backlog that we are ranked number one in the country – and that’s after a batch of 800 were recently cleared. Continue reading →

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Teachers Union Affiliate Planning Second Strike Using 2018 Strike’s ‘Sick Leave’ Strategy

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

The North Carolina affiliate of the NEA, one of the nations two largest teacher’s unions, is planning another teacher’s strike in May.  Continue reading →

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Cooper Admin Stealth Edits HB2 Related Press Release

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

Someone in the Cooper Administration stealth edited a press release to restore a link to an HB2 related document last week.  
That press release is a public document. Someone needs to answer for this. Continue reading →

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Holder/Obama ‘Redistricting’ Group Gave Half a Million to the NC Democratic Party in 2018

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) formed and run by former President Barack Obama and his former Attorney General Eric Holder gave the North Carolina Democratic Party half a million dollars during the 2018 election cycle. Continue reading →

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