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CJ Exclusives

Bar owners say state ABC is canceling permits, preventing bars from reopening post-COVID

by John Trump

CJ Exclusives

Commission recommends 40% funding increase for DOT months after an audit showed excess spending

by Johnny Kampis

Daily Journal

Radical changes coming to North Carolina’s social studies standards 

by Dr. Terry Stoops

Video

The Right AOC on Point: Response to Capitol violence from Big Tech, political Left causes concern

Cartoon

It’s December 46th

Video

Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses Trump’s second impeachment

Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the…

by Mitch Kokai
Quick Takes

Increased federal regulations lead to more deaths, and N.C. largely affected, study finds

New research finds that federal regulation leads to…

by Johnny Kampis
Carolina Journal Opinions

Federal lawsuit seeks to block Cooper from appointing Wake County court seat

Former State Board of Elections Chairman Josh Howard…

by Dallas Woodhouse
Quick Takes

Former Panthers star becomes advocate for re-opening N.C. schools

A former Carolina Panthers star has now become…

by Andrew Dunn
CJTV

Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.

Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses Trump’s second impeachment
The Right AOC on Point: Response to Capitol violence from Big Tech, political Left causes concern
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson contrasts Cooper, Robinson as N.C. executive branch leaders
Locke’s Terry Stoops assesses impact of learning pods during COVID-19 pandemic
Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses this week’s U.S. Capitol chaos
Carolina Journal’s John Trump describes alcohol-related businesses’ COVID-19 challenges
Locke’s Donald van der Vaart discusses Biden’s environmental appointments
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses Newby’s role as N.C. chief justice
JLF’s Becki Gray discusses new N.C. Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson
JLF experts assess COVID-19’s impact on North Carolina in 2020
Daily Journal

Strongest argument for school choice expansion is collapse of civics, not COVID

If parents want to send their child or children to a school that will champion and not scoff at America’s…

by Ray Nothstine
CJ Exclusives

North Carolina among worst in the nation for COVID vaccine distribution

Nearly a month after COVID-19 vaccines made it to North Carolina, the state has administered only a quarter…

by Andrew Dunn
CJ Exclusives

State lawmakers gear up for busy 2021-22 session; COVID-19 fallout in bright focus

COVID-19 and the ongoing fallout from the pandemic will likely dominate the 2021-22 session of the General…

by David N. Bass
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When everything else fails

Quick Takes

Berger opens legislative session; quotes Lincoln and talks about working with Cooper

Familiar faces will lead the N.C. General Assembly over the next two years. The N.C. House and Senate both re-elected…

by John Trump
Cartoon

Psychological Kryptonite

Daily Journal

Competing schools serve families well

When public schools must compete to attract and retain students, their offerings generally get better, as do the outcomes for…

by John Hood
CJ Exclusives

Governor’s COVID briefing highlights danger of spreading false information

Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, state health secretary, took a decidedly political tone in a COVID-19…

by John Trump
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Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson contrasts Cooper, Robinson as N.C. executive branch leaders

Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses differences between North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.

by Rick Henderson
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.

  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 921: Chief Justice Newby takes over as top N.C. court official
    6 days ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 920: Teachers union fights efforts to reopen schools
    2 weeks ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 919: Year-end program highlights key issues from 2020
    3 weeks ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 918: New index tracks COVID-related ‘misery’
    4 weeks ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 917: Looking ahead to North Carolina’s 2022 Senate race
    1 month ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 916: Truitt to take reins as top N.C. education official
    1 month ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 915: Returning students to in-person schooling presents urgent challenge
    2 months ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 914: N.C. voters tackle taxes, bonds, alcohol measures
    2 months ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 913: Voters add three new Republicans to Council of State
    2 months ago
  • Carolina Journal Radio No. 912: Supreme Court welcomes originalist Amy Coney Barrett
    2 months ago
  • Quick Takes

    New Council of State meets, but tensions over Cooper’s unchecked powers remain

    A new year and new members haven’t solved tensions within the N.C. Council of State.  The Council of State leapt into prominence after Gov. Roy Cooper shut down the state in March. Republicans demanded a check on Cooper’s powers, and they looked to the…

    by Julie Havlak
  • Carolina Journal Opinions

    Liberal commentators’ faux outrage over judicial position changes; again play race card

    Democrats losing their jobs are now bitterly complaining about the changes at AOC.

    by Dallas Woodhouse
  • Video

    Locke’s Terry Stoops assesses impact of learning pods during COVID-19 pandemic

    Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the role of parent-led learning pods developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

    by Dr. Terry Stoops
  • Daily Journal

    Ervin could play key role in settling N.C. government power disputes

    One N.C. Supreme Court justice has written opinions pointing toward two paths in separation-of-powers cases.

    by Mitch Kokai
  • CJ Exclusives

    General Assembly will deal with pandemic, budget, redistricting, and more, Locke experts say

    Lawmakers are returning to Raleigh, and they have a loaded agenda.  The legislative session begins Wednesday, Jan. 13, when lawmakers will deal with the pandemic, pass a budget, complete redistricting, and tackle needed reforms. Republicans remain in control of both chambers, but they lack the numbers…

    by Julie Havlak
  • Cartoon

    Not so fast

  • Quick Takes

    ‘Schools can reopen safely’: Duke, UNC doctors find ‘extremely limited’ COVID spread in schools

    Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found. A new study published this week says only a handful of…

    by Andrew Dunn
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