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JLF’s Joseph Coletti explains why states don’t need a federal bailout
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, urges Congress to…
Thanksgiving for some
JLF’s Terry Stoops analyzes new N.C. Superintendent Catherine Truitt’s priorities
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research…
Carolina Journal Radio No. 914: N.C. voters tackle taxes, bonds, alcohol measures
Elections for president, U.S. Senate, and governor grabbed the headlines.
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JLF’s Joseph Coletti explains why states don’t need a federal bailout
JLF’s Terry Stoops analyzes new N.C. Superintendent Catherine Truitt’s priorities
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson assesses House Speaker Tim Moore’s 2021 priorities
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses prospects for a post-Trump GOP
JLF experts discuss COVID-19’s recent impact in North Carolina
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses prospects for N.C. marijuana decriminalization
The RIght AOC on Point: Democrats employ questionable tactics to flip Supreme Court election
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses the urgency of reopening schools
JLF’s Brenée Goforth discusses debate over packing U.S. Supreme Court
Kenny Xu discusses lawsuits targeting university admissions policies for Asian-Americans
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson assesses House Speaker Tim Moore’s 2021 priorities
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses Rep. Tim Moore’s priorities for 2021 if he wins his expected record-tying fourth term…
Role reversal
The balance of power in N.C. politics since Reconstruction
From the end of the Civil War through much of the 20th century, North Carolina effectively was a one-party state:…
Let’s disagree more constructively
What most voters mean by “bringing the country together” is that we ought to stop reflexively and viciously questioning the…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses prospects for a post-Trump GOP
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the presidential election’s impact on the Republican Party. Kokai offered these…
JLF experts discuss COVID-19’s recent impact in North Carolina
John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Becki Gray and Chairman John Hood discuss recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses prospects for N.C. marijuana decriminalization
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses proposals to decriminalize marijuana in North Carolina. Kokai offered these comments…
Beasley’s ballot search skewed, and failing to deliver results
The early returns are in. So far, Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s election protests have flopped. The…
GOP lawmakers want to know why Cooper grabbed rural broadband money
Senate Republicans are asking Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse a move to eliminate relief money for rural broadband,…
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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Carolina Journal Radio No. 914: N.C. voters tackle taxes, bonds, alcohol measures
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 913: Voters add three new Republicans to Council of State
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 912: Supreme Court welcomes originalist Amy Coney Barrett
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 911: Voters should pay attention to important down-ballot races
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 910: Questions surround key COVID-19 data points
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 909: Taxpayers cannot afford another state, local bailout
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 908: Barrett nomination highlights left-wing attacks on Constitution
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 907: New analysis reveals N.C. Medicaid expansion funding gap
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 906: North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race has national significance
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 905: Courtroom deal raises questions about N.C. school funding
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Daily Journal
Cooper has finger on shutdown button; don’t let him press it
North Carolina has an opportunity. Meaning North Carolina as a whole, but also as a sum of its complex and diverse parts. Gov. Roy Cooper has taken much from us, decisions made and edicts issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve said this before.
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Hollow victory
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The RIght AOC on Point: Democrats employ questionable tactics to flip Supreme Court election
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” questions Democrat Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s attempt to reverse her election loss to Republican Paul Newby. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
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CJ Exclusives
Gunther declared ineligible to sit as state judge, thanks in part to Carolina Journal reporting
Democratic judicial candidate Tim Gunther is disqualified from election after admitting to the Wake County Board of Elections he violated state law. But a remedy — which can’t be decided by the Wake board — hasn’t yet been prescribed. When Gunther filed as a Wake County District…
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Daily Journal
Challenges and opportunities ahead for new state superintendent Truitt
The results are in, and voters selected Republican Catherine Truitt, chancellor of Western Governors University N.C., to be North Carolina’s new superintendent of public instruction. She defeated her Democratic opponent, UNC-Greensboro education professor Jen Mangrum, by around 148,000 votes. Truitt will replace…
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CJ Exclusives
Next generation of GOP leaders could come from newly elected commissioners
Editor’s note: The original version of this story mistakenly said six counties would flip from Democrat to Republican. Five counties will turn from Democrat to Republican, since Guilford County went from red to blue. The story has since been corrected. Republicans won a strategic victory on Election Day…
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Good grief!