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JLF’s Becki Gray analyzes pay raise for head of N.C. pension system
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach, offered…
State treasurer debate gets testy
STATESVILLE — During a contentious debate Tuesday night, Republican state…
N.C. state budget director Andrew Heath addresses ‘Carolina Comeback’
Andrew Heath, director of the N.C. Office of State Budget…
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JLF’s Becki Gray analyzes pay raise for head of N.C. pension system
N.C. state budget director Andrew Heath addresses ‘Carolina Comeback’
Nuclear energy could play key future role for N.C., U.S.
JLF’s Jon Guze assesses the ‘Ban the Box’ movement
JLF’s John Hood analyzes recent H.B. 2 developments
JLF’s Terry Stoops addresses problem of African-American male student achievement
JLF’s John Hood analyzes closing weeks of 2016 N.C. election campaigns
Expanding markets to cover items such as kidney sales
JLF’s Terry Stoops compares N.C. traditional and charter school performance
JLF’s John Hood assesses electoral impact of H.B. 2
Unaffiliateds not expected to flock to third parties, experts say
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Third party presidential candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are reaping history-making poll numbers. But those…
Simple. Clear. Direct.
Crime may become election issue
Just as Charlotte protests were devolving into riots, attorney general candidates Buck Newton and Josh Stein were asked about the…
War on Poverty: 50 years, little progress
It’s been more than 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty was passed by Congress. While well-intended, it…
America’s cheerleader-in-chief
The Left’s war on science
RALEIGH — The recent resignations of two prominent experts from state government advisory panels on environmental matters and the Republican-led…
Durham Rescue Mission stymied by historic district
DURHAM — The Durham Rescue Mission is going back to the drawing board after the city council earlier this month…
Nuclear energy could play key future role for N.C., U.S.
Changing technology could point the way toward an important role for nuclear power in the future for North Carolina and…
Efforts to ‘ban the box’ don’t require government mandate
From Carolina Journal Program No. 697: A movement dubbed “ban the box” targets questions on employment application forms that…
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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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Efforts to ‘ban the box’ don’t require government mandate
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Blue-ribbon group studies prospects for N.C. infrastructure fund
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State budget director assesses ‘Carolina Comeback’ claims
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African-American male student achievement deserves more public scrutiny
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Focus more attention on improving African-American male student performance
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Latest N.C. standardized test scores offer mixed results
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Bipartisan group of judges takes stab at drawing N.C. election maps
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Free speech on campus faces numerous threats
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CSX hub subsidy amounts to $700K per job
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CSX transportation hub subsidies attract scrutiny
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Blue-ribbon group studies prospects for N.C. infrastructure fund
From Carolina Journal Program No. 697: It doesn’t attract as many headlines as taxes or education, but North Carolina’s infrastructure is attracting attention from state legislators. A blue-ribbon commission is looking into the state’s infrastructure needs. One idea involves a state infrastructure fund. You’ll hear highlights from the commission’s…
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State budget director assesses ‘Carolina Comeback’ claims
From Carolina Journal Program No. 697: Much discussion on the campaign trail this fall involves the “Carolina Comeback.” Republican Gov. Pat McCrory uses that name to describe the state’s economic growth during his term in office. Meanwhile, McCrory’s Democratic opponent, Attorney General Roy Cooper, disputes the notion of a…
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African-American male student achievement deserves more public scrutiny
From Carolina Journal Program No. 697: Amid all the debate about teacher pay in North Carolina, a much more important issue continues to be ignored. That’s the opinion of Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies. Stoops says people interested in improving public education should…
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Focus more attention on improving African-American male student performance
Amid all the debate about teacher pay in North Carolina, a much more important issue continues to be ignored. That’s the opinion of Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies. Stoops says people interested in improving public education should spend more time addressing the “persistent failure”…
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JLF’s Jon Guze assesses the ‘Ban the Box’ movement
Jon Guze, John Locke Foundation director of legal studies, analyzes the “Ban the Box” movement involving employment application forms and questions involving criminal history. Guze offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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CJ Exclusives
Analysts: N.C. races will remain tight until election day
RALEIGH — House Bill 2 might not be the albatross for Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s re-election bid many pundits and Democrats have suggested, and his decisive response to late October’s Charlotte riots could give him an electoral boost, based on recent election polls and the views of several political observers.
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