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State lawmakers face easy decision to exempt all military retirement pay from tax
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It could be years before students recover from learning loss
N.C. lawmakers react to high school sports oversight hearing
Senators react after the first meeting April 15, 2021, of…
Legislative hearing into HS sports begins: How did we get here?
Leaders of the North Carolina High School Athletics Association are…
Locke’s Jon Guze assesses legislation to protect nonprofit donor privacy
Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation senior fellow…
Three cheers for socialism?
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N.C. lawmakers react to high school sports oversight hearing
The Right AOC on Point: Bill would protect your right to anonymous political speech and association
Locke’s Jon Guze assesses legislation to protect nonprofit donor privacy
Locke’s Terry Stoops notes judge’s decision not to compel N.C. state education spending
Carolina Journal welcomes Donna King as editor-in-chief
Locke’s Jon Sanders explains why today’s politicians could use ‘Canute thinking’
Locke’s Mitch Kokai highlights Biden’s border crisis
Locke’s Joseph Coletti updates his COVID Misery Index
The Right AOC on Point: Playing politics instead of baseball hurts the people
Locke’s Bob Luebke critiques Gov. Cooper’s education budget
Bill would allow N.C. voters to limit governor’s emergency powers
Voters in North Carolina could decide next year to limit the governor’s emergency powers, under a proposed constitutional amendment filed…
McCrory in the U.S. Senate race: What are his chances?
Former N.C. Governor Pat McCrory threw his hat in the ring on Wednesday to represent North Carolina in the United…
Former Governor McCrory announces run for U.S. Senate
In a video attacking the Biden-Harris administration for open borders and proposed tax increases, on Wednesday morning former…
Locke’s Terry Stoops notes judge’s decision not to compel N.C. state education spending
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, analyzes news that Judge David…
Bill to make medical bill data accessible moves forward
A bill that would allow North Carolina State Health Plan administrators to see the prices of surgeries and other medical…
N.C. House passes Opportunity Scholarship expansion
A bill to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program passed the N.C. House, 69-49, on Tuesday, April 13, following a floor…
Stop submitting to the woke empire
Pretty soon, we will all be nicely segregated in our own tribes, our own clubs, neighborhoods, factions, and echo chambers.
N.C. school closures take a toll on students’ mental health
Carteret County resident Christine Hanks never cared much for politics. She had never contacted a school board member, her…
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A weekly, one-hour newsmagazine on North Carolina, Carolina Journal Radio is hosted by Donna Martinez and Mitch Kokai and features a diverse mix of guests and topics. Education reform, tax policy, the state legislature, affirmative action, air pollution, freedom of the press and the courts – these are just a few of the subjects that Carolina Journal Radio has tackled since the program began production in 2003.
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 924: State should take new steps to fight collusive lawsuits
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 923: Cooper, Robinson to offer contrasting N.C. visions
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 922: COVID-19, government lockdowns create special challenges for businesses that sell alcohol
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 921: Chief Justice Newby takes over as top N.C. court official
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 920: Teachers union fights efforts to reopen schools
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 919: Year-end program highlights key issues from 2020
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 918: New index tracks COVID-related ‘misery’
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 917: Looking ahead to North Carolina’s 2022 Senate race
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 916: Truitt to take reins as top N.C. education official
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 915: Returning students to in-person schooling presents urgent challenge
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Bigger government isn’t the answer
People differ in their preferences, circumstances, and definitions of a life well lived. The best way to gauge how happy or satisfied they feel is to ask them.
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Quick Takes
Republicans use Democrats’ words against them as voter ID lawsuit continues
During day two of a trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law, Senate Republicans highlighted supportive comments uttered by Democrats when the General Assembly approved the law in 2018. “Lawyers for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, a left-wing legal organization, have attempted to characterize the…
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Quick Takes
‘No Veteran Left Behind Act’ passes House committee
House Bill 370, No Veteran Left Behind Act, on Tuesday, April 13, cleared the House Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee. The bill, which heads to the Appropriations committee, is designed to help improve how local law enforcement and first responders assist and respond to veterans in crisis.
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Quick Takes
Audit faults DHHS for lack of oversight involving Medicaid money
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services failed to adequately monitor Medicaid money payouts, potentially putting some $12.1 billion at risk, according to an audit report released Monday. State Auditor Beth Wood also found a lack of oversight of several…
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CJ Exclusives
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson seriously considering run for U.S. Senate in 2022, sources tell CJ
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, is thinking seriously about a run for U.S. Senate in 2022 and plans to announce his decision within days, multiple sources tell Carolina Journal. Robinson has contacted other major candidates also expected to run for the…
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Opinion Article
The beauty of American diversity
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” – The New Colossus, engraved at the base…
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Opinion Article
North Carolina’s SB 349 is the most ambitious state zoning reform yet
The sustained increase in home prices has a straightforward cause: North Carolina has built far fewer homes, especially small homes, than at any time in a generation.