Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the…
New research finds that federal regulation leads to…
Former State Board of Elections Chairman Josh Howard…
A former Carolina Panthers star has now become…
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
If parents want to send their child or children to a school that will champion and not scoff at America’s…
Nearly a month after COVID-19 vaccines made it to North Carolina, the state has administered only a quarter…
COVID-19 and the ongoing fallout from the pandemic will likely dominate the 2021-22 session of the General…
Familiar faces will lead the N.C. General Assembly over the next two years. The N.C. House and Senate both re-elected…
When public schools must compete to attract and retain students, their offerings generally get better, as do the outcomes for…
Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, state health secretary, took a decidedly political tone in a COVID-19…
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses differences between North Carolina’s Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
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.
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…
Democrats losing their jobs are now bitterly complaining about the changes at AOC.
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.
One N.C. Supreme Court justice has written opinions pointing toward two paths in separation-of-powers cases.
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…
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…