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Judges grill legislative attorney in redistricting hearing
CJ Exclusives
Agreement on consultant and commission could break Leandro logjam
Daily Journal
A never-ending fight for freedom
The 2017 legislative session built on reforms expanding freedom and improving essential government services
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On the outs
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses developments in long-running N.C. school funding lawsuit
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses two…
Governor signs bill expanding teacher hiring pool
The Excellent Educators for Every Classroom bill is…
Cooper signs law barring state investments in companies boycotting Israel
Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill Thursday banning the…
Rights trump politics in redistricting case, judges say
GREENSBORO — The rights of people, rather than…
CJTV
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses developments in long-running N.C. school funding lawsuit
JLF’s Jon Guze analyzes issues from Cain v. Twitter lawsuit
Carolina Journal’s Don Carrington discusses 10-year anniversary of Randy Parton Theatre
JLF’s Becki Gray assesses current state of federal health care reform debate
N.C. Retail Merchants’ Andy Ellen explains problems with border-adjustment tax
Energy expert Daniel Fine examines Trump plan for U.S. energy ‘dominance’
JLF’s Joseph Coletti discusses recent N.C. fiscal restraint
JLF’s Mitch Kokai analyzes federal health care reform developments
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson assesses N.C.’s approach to human trafficking
JLF’s Mitch Kokai assesses N.C. Democrats’ 2018 election goals
JLF’s Jon Guze analyzes issues from Cain v. Twitter lawsuit
Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, discusses key issues linked to the Cain v. Twitter lawsuit. The…
Carolina Journal’s Don Carrington discusses 10-year anniversary of Randy Parton Theatre
Don Carrington, Carolina Journal‘s lead investigative reporter, discusses the 10-year anniversary of the now failed Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke…
Cooper signs energy bill, issues executive order supporting wind power
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an energy bill that includes provisions supporting the solar energy industry. At the…
Attack or lay up?
Battle between auditor, court clerks continues
North Carolina’s clerks of Superior Court are countering criticism from State Auditor Beth Wood over a failure to correct ongoing…
One government program that might be worth extending
RALEIGH — It’s often good news to learn that a government body is slated to do its work and then…
JLF’s Becki Gray assesses current state of federal health care reform debate
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses key issues driving the current federal health care reform debate. Gray…
Lawmakers open redistricting process
A joint legislative redistricting committee met Wednesday to begin the court-ordered process for redrawing a minimum of 28…
N.C. Retail Merchants’ Andy Ellen explains problems with border-adjustment tax
Andy Ellen, president and general counsel of the N.C. Retail Merchants Association, discusses his group’s opposition to a federal border-adjustment…
CJRadio
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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Budget expert rebuts estimate of $1 billion future N.C. shortfall
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National expert sees signs of grand strategy in Trump’s foreign policy
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Border-adjustment tax draws fire from retailers, consumer advocates
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N.C. officials place increased focus on human trafficking
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 740: N.C. focuses on fighting human trafficking
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Research identifies traits of successful teachers
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Agriculture remains major driver of N.C. economy
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Younger N.C. lawmakers form Future Caucus
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Regular session complete, lawmakers head back to Raleigh in August
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 739: N.C. lawmakers set to return in August
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Daily Journal
Exaggeration won’t stop school choice
It would be exceedingly odd if K-12 education were so different from other large-scale enterprises that standard rules of human behavior didn’t apply to it.
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CJ Exclusives
No celebration for Randy Parton Theatre’s 10th anniversary
Ten years ago — July 26, 2007 — one of North Carolina’s most spectacular economic development boondoggles hosted its first performance. Dolly Parton’s brother Randy performed his first public show at the Roanoke Rapids theater that would bear his name. Parton had a contract to perform at the 35,000-square foot, 1,500-seat…
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Cartoon
Drip, drip, drip
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Quick Takes
State education board approves $2.5 million in budget cuts to DPI
The State Board of Education has approved $2.5 million in budget cuts to the Department of Public Instruction. The savings will come from staff cuts and operating expenses. An additional $737,285 will be cut in a few weeks to meet the $3.2 million cut required by the 2017-19…
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CJ Exclusives
N.C. State researchers say solar lobby silencing them
Ron Heiniger just wanted to be a farmer. He encouraged research to avoid solar industry encroachment on North Carolina’s prime farmlands. But because of his academic study, the respected crop and soil scientist has become an unwilling poster child for anti-solar activists, vilified by the…
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Cartoon
Wires crossed
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Daily Journal
Special legislative election: a slam dunk for Democrats?
If you’re a North Carolina political junkie, it must seem like Christmas came in July. Which Tar Heel politicos’ stockings are filled with lumps of coal may depend on what happens Thursday in Greensboro. That day a panel of three federal judges finally will hear attorneys for the General Assembly,…