The N.C. Judiciary Committee is considering a a bill to increase penalties for damaging property while rioting. It was reintroduced last week by Republicans in the North Carolina House after Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a similar bill last year. At that time, Republicans presumably did not have the votes to override him, falling short of...
Those who don’t spend much time on social media may not be aware of Mr. Beast, the YouTube alias for 24-year-old Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, North Carolina. Donaldson has 131 million subscribers just on Youtube, and his latest video, “1,000 blind people see for the first time,” had 80 million views less than a week...
More than 171,000 new businesses were created in the state last year, making it the second-best year on record, just under 2021’s record of 178,300. However, economists say it is largely growth from necessity, not opportunity.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses key elements of President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address. Kokai offered these comments for a Feb. 2023, report on WTVD (ABC11).
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the proposed Parents’ Bill of Rights in the N.C. Senate. Kokai offered these comments during the Feb. 3, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
The N.C. Supreme Court has agreed to rehear cases involving state election maps and North Carolina’s challenged voter identification law. Justices voted 5-2 to rehear both cases in March.
N.C. legislative leaders urge the state Supreme Court to reject the latest arguments from a left-of-center activist group in a legal dispute over state election maps. Lawmakers are seeking a rehearing of the case called Harper v. Hall.
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) will be voting Feb. 15 on a proposed study which will utilize managed lanes on Interstate 77. The study conceptualizes several methods to improve highway transportation on I-77 running from Charlotte into South Carolina, one of which includes additional tolls. CRTPO’s upcoming vote is based on the goals...
The Opportunity Scholarship Program opened Feb. 1 in North Carolina, marking the beginning of what is sure to be another year of growth for the school-choice program.
It's been more expensive to fill up your gas tank in North Carolina in the past two years, and now, it may be even more expensive to insure the vehicle you drive. How much more? How about 28.4%?
New generation of leaders at UNC values thought diversity
Racial disparities aren’t proof of bias
New School of Civil Life and Leadership will further advance UNC’s free speech mission
N.C. Rep. Ben Moss, R-Moore, announced on Tuesday that he intends to run for North Carolina Commissioner of Labor in 2024. The announcement comes after current Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson announced at the December Council of State meeting that he will not seek re-election.
A new poll of likely Republican voters in North Carolina gives Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a 56% to 35% lead over former President Donald Trump in a potential matchup in the 2024 primary. The first contests in the primary are more than 13 months away, but that isn’t stopping intense speculation about who on the Republican...
As soon as first-term Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson made the surprise announcement that he would not run again, Guilford County state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Republican, began hearing from supporters that he should consider the role. Contacted this week, Hardister told CJ he is highly motivated to seek the position after a successful decade in...
U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry, representing North Carolina's 10th Congressional District, has been officially named the new chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, after serving on the committee since first elected in 2005.