Stories tagged: "Tim Moore"

Courts House Speaker Tim Moore in a May 4 press conference with Gov. Roy Cooper. Despite scant evidence of voter fraud, Moore has spearheaded the push for voter ID in North Carolina.
Courts ‘We’re Still Very Early in the Game’: Why NC GOP’s Voter ID Win Doesn’t Settle Legal Case

A senior counsel with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice talks the next steps in the long-running legal battle over voter ID in NC.

Max Millington Max Millington December 4, 2020 4:30 pm EST
Commentary NC Senate leader Phil Berger in a 2016 file photo. A NC teacher says Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore have overseen a punishing decade for public education. She's calling on North Carolinians to vote as if their schools are at stake. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Commentary I’m a NC Teacher. You Should Vote as if Public Education is at Stake.

It’s been a punishing decade for NC teachers like myself. Here's why I'm voting to remove lawmakers who want to dismantle public education.

Kim Mackey Kim Mackey October 28, 2020 11:25 am EDT
Commentary It's been a long decade for public education in North Carolina. A NC teacher says candidate Catherine Truitt would only prolong the misery. (Image via Shutterstock)
Commentary Catherine Truitt Is Just Another Mark Johnson, NC Teacher Says

A NC educator says the state superintendent candidate Catherine Truitt goes too easy on a legislature that’s wreaked havoc on public schools.

Justin Parmenter Justin Parmenter September 28, 2020 12:08 pm EDT
Commentary Members of the NC General Assembly stand in this April file photo. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Commentary Federal Crimes Took David Lewis Down. But Voter Suppression Is What He’ll Be Remembered For.

David Lewis resigned as word of his plea deal with prosecutors spread, but his legacy of voter suppression made a far greater impact in NC.

Billy Ball Billy Ball August 21, 2020 4:06 pm EDT
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Education What Cooper’s ‘Measured’ Approach To NC School Reopening Means

NC public schools will be able to hold in-person classes, but with safety and health requirements to keep spread of COVID-19 down.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy July 14, 2020 6:25 pm EDT

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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, walk from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Commentary Civics Teacher: Tillis and Burr Are Completely Wrong About the Constitution
North Carolina education leaders are set to finalize social studies curriculum standards, but may not confront the legacy of systemic racism. (Stock image via Getty Images) Education NC Teacher: The State Needs to Recognize, and Teach, the History of Racism
Nominee for EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, speaks at the Queen theater on December 19, 2020 in Wilmington, DE. (Photo by Joshua Roberts/Getty Images) Environment Michael Regan Could Become the First Black Man to Head Up the EPA
Naomi Osaka wears a protective mask due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, featuring the name "George Floyd", while arriving at the 2020 US Open. (Image via AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) North Carolina Tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka Buys Stake in NC’s Pro Women’s Soccer Team
Coronavirus House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, left, speaks with Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven, wearing colonial attire, in this April file photo. Lawmakers like Speciale have framed coronavirus as a debate over constitutional liberties. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Coronavirus COVID Is Surging in NC. But Republicans Want to Resume Fourth of July Fireworks and Parades

House Bill 686, which is likely to be vetoed by Gov. Cooper, would circumvent current restrictions on Fourth of July parades and firework displays.

Pat Moran Pat Moran June 25, 2020 6:00 am EDT
Health State Sen. Phil Berger speaks on the Senate floor in 2016. Medicaid expansion has re-emerged behind the scenes in the NC House, but Berger's chamber remains quiet. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Health NC Medicaid Expansion Is Back. But The Senate Isn’t Talking About It.

With the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic leaving more than a million North Carolinians jobless, the debate over Medicaid expansion is back.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle June 8, 2020 4:47 pm EDT