Tag Archives: Voting

#NCED Updates: USED takes on sexual assault in K-12, CMS’ illegal survey, Guilford busing and more

Posted on March 1, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NCED Updates includes the U.S Dept. of Education investigating sexual assault in K-12, local Quiet Epidemic updates and news from the State Board of Education. Also, Policy Watch gets per-pupil spending wrong, more on Guilford busing kids to the polls, CMS’s lawbreaking survey and Leandro updates. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Predator problems in New Hanover persist, Guilford buses kids to the polls, School choice and more

Posted on February 22, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

NCED Updates skipped a week last week, so this week’s installment will be longer than usual. Packed in here are stories from the national and local NC level, higher education, school choice, and some news in the Quiet Epidemic area of teacher arrests. Continue reading →

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Wake County Voting Maps Still in Chaos; Lawmakers Enter the Mix

Posted on July 15, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Earlier this year, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals was responsible for unprecedented disenfranchisement of thousands of North Carolina voters earlier this year for congressional primaries when the court threw out district maps. This past month, the 4th Circuit Court … Continue reading →

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Fed Court: Plaintiffs Failed To Prove Anything in Wake District Map Case – #ncpol

Posted on March 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A Federal Court Judge rejected the challenges to the Wake county school board and Wake county commissioners maps yesterday.

Federal court rejects challenge to #Wake Cty districts https://t.co/tXPRPZ1QyN
Plaintiffs failed to prove anything pic.twitter.com/3BXEVfNIZW

— A.P. Dillon – LL1885 (@LadyLiberty1885) March 2, 2016

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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The GOP Parallel Between CA and NC

Posted on April 3, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Jebification. Enthusiasm gap. Hot mess.

Pick one.

Yesterday on Carolina Plotthound:

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Democracy NC’s “Influencing Early Voting” Plan

Posted on June 30, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Ya’ll remember Democracy NC’s ‘non-partisan advocate for clean elections’ right? Consider this an extension of that story…. Continue reading →

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