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School Choice Week: Pandemic opens window of opportunity for students, parents

by Julie Havlak

Carolina Journal Opinions

Court filing highlights Cooper’s calculated campaign against private bars

by Mitch Kokai

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CJ Exclusives

Judicial branch to request emergency judges, technology to keep courtrooms open

Quick Takes

N.C. Republicans quiet about Trump’s plans for new political party

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Locke’s Donald van der Vaart analyzes N.C. coal ash settlement

Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow,…

by Donald van der Vaart
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Locke’s Bob Luebke discusses school choice developments in North Carolina

Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the…

by Bob Luebke
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Locke’s Terry Stoops assesses current state of N.C. public charter schools

Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center…

by Dr. Terry Stoops
CJ Opinion

How far will North Carolina fall behind on gun rights?

Getting rid of the county pistol permit process that has…

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

Locke’s Donald van der Vaart analyzes N.C. coal ash settlement
Locke’s Bob Luebke discusses school choice developments in North Carolina
Locke’s Terry Stoops assesses current state of N.C. public charter schools
The Right AOC on Point: Media, left-wing activists misuse phrase ‘almost surgical precision’
Carolina Journal’s Ray Nothstine discusses N.C. military veteran facing political intimidation
Locke’s Andy Jackson outlines problem of collusive lawsuit settlements
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
CJ Exclusives

AG recommends lawmakers use Dish settlement money to expand access

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish…

by Johnny Kampis
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 923: Cooper, Robinson to offer contrasting N.C. visions

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson could present very different messages to N.C. voters and taxpayers…

by Rick Henderson, Dr. Terry Stoops
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Daily Journal

Federal bailout will punish our state

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, we learned it was both unfair and dangerous to let bankers take big…

by John Hood
Daily Journal

Three things Raleigh parents don’t want to miss for the next school year 

A simple conversation with a neighbor about school options could transform their child’s life.

by Andrew R. Campanella
Quick Takes

ABC to reactivate liquor licenses; legislature to take up bill deferring suspensions

Bars that had their liquor licenses suspended due to COVID-19 shutdowns may have gotten a reprieve, thanks to a…

by Rick Henderson
CJ Exclusives

New UNC programs should focus on helping students find work, pay off debt

The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers.  University of…

by Julie Havlak
Daily Journal

Two critical reforms to N.C.’s Emergency Management Act 

 Looking into January, state legislative sessions will begin across the nation. For many states, a critical focus point…

by Donald Bryson
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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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  • Video

    The Right AOC on Point: Media, left-wing activists misuse phrase ‘almost surgical precision’

    John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains how reporters and left-wing activists have misused the words “almost surgical precision” to criticize Republican N.C. lawmakers. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.

    by Amy Cooke
  • Quick Takes

    Cohen urges patience as vaccine rollout slowly accelerates

    State health secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen updated N.C. residents on COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday, Jan. 21. She said the state is accelerating the rate in which people are vaccinated, so far administering more than 569,000, 10th most in the U.S., she said. That’s a 133% increase over…

    by John Trump
  • CJ Exclusives

    Randy Parton, whose theater saddled the state with millions in debt, dies

    Randy Parton, namesake of one of the worst boondoggles in recent N.C. political history, has died at age 67. The bass-playing younger brother of cultural icon Dolly Parton died of cancer, according to a statement from the Parton family. Randy Parton saddled state and…

    by Rick Henderson
  • Video

    Carolina Journal’s Ray Nothstine discusses N.C. military veteran facing political intimidation

    Ray Nothstine, Carolina Journal opinion editor, discusses political intimidation against Sherry-Lynn Womack, a Lee County school board member and 33-year Army veteran. Learn more about this issue by reading Nothstine’s column, “North Carolina veteran is symbolic of good people facing political intimidation.”…

    by Ray Nothstine
  • Quick Takes

    Hayes becomes one of few prominent North Carolinians to get presidential pardon

    Through one of Donald Trump’s final acts as president, former N.C. Republican Party chairman Robin Hayes became one of the most prominent North Carolinians to receive a presidential pardon. The White House announced more than 140 pardons and commutations Wednesday, Jan.

    by Andrew Dunn
  • Daily Journal

    North Carolina veteran is symbolic of good people facing political intimidation

    Politics should never be so central to our lives that we feel justified in muzzling the opposition.

    by Ray Nothstine
  • CJ Exclusives

    School choice could see gains in new legislature

    As North Carolina prepares to celebrate National School Choice Week Jan. 24-30, the cause of educational freedom could see even more advancement during the North Carolina General Assembly’s 2021-2022 session.  School-choice advocates are coming off what turned out to be a breakout year…

    by David N. Bass
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