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Lawmakers, union reps move to end prohibition on public-sector collective bargaining
Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling…
Another chance to tout the zero tax bracket
A Louisiana lawmaker touts a plan that would mirror one…
Parroting platitudes
CJTV
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses Sanders’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan
JLF experts discuss education reforms, May 1 union march
State auditor sounds alarm linked to Medicaid reviews
Martin Center’s Shannon Watkins discusses UNC leaders and ‘rose-colored glasses’
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses GOP alternative to Medicaid expansion
JLF experts analyze N.C. Medicaid expansion proposals
JLF’s Jordan Roberts discusses alternatives to Medicaid expansion
Mark Meckler and Allen West tout Convention of States project
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses proposed N.C. licenses for illegal immigrants
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses planned May 1 N.C. teacher walkout
Carolina Journal Radio No. 831: Teacher union plans May 1 march in Raleigh
The N.C. Association of Educators union is urging public school teachers across the state to skip school on May 1…
The Easter Bernie
House members take another stab at certificate-of-need reform
A bipartisan group of House members hopes to break a regulatory chokehold on surgical facilities. Reps.
Excessive debt slows economic growth
The annual rate of economic growth from 1995 to 2014 was more than a percentage point lower than it would…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses Sanders’ ‘Medicare for all’ plan
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed “Medicare for all” health care plan.
JLF experts discuss education reforms, May 1 union march
John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Becki Gray and Chairman John Hood answer questions about N.C. education reforms and the…
A ballooning federal debt no one is talking about
The only thing more worrying than the federal government’s recent announcement that the debt had reached $22 trillion,…
You can’t always get what you want
Anti-Semitic comments at event sponsored by UNC-Duke group fuel conflict over campus speech
“This is my anti-Semitic song.” Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar said those words…
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. 831: Teacher union plans May 1 march in Raleigh
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 830: Sustainable budgeting key to recent N.C. success
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 829: N.C. election maps head back to nation’s highest court
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 828: East Carolina chancellor announces resignation plan
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 827: N.C. Supreme Court sees major personnel changes
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 826: Cooper budget plan features teacher pay raise, bond, Medicaid expansion
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 825: Cooper sets out priorities in State of the State speech
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 824: New election proceeding for N.C. 9th Congressional District
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 823: Advocates mislead public about ‘Medicare for all’
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 822: New elections board considers 9th District congressional dispute
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Quick Takes
Cooper vetoes ‘born alive’ bill; pro-life groups fire back
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, drew the wrath of pro-life supporters Thursday, April 18, when he vetoed Senate Bill 359, “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.” The bill would have required medical professionals to provide the same treatment to babies who survive an abortion procedure they give…
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Daily Journal
Arguments for Prohibition in 1917 hold no place for lawmakers today
As I listened Tuesday to a N.C. House committee discuss an alcohol bill, I thought about how America debated the 18th Amendment. In 1917, and for years after that. I thought about how we spoke to each other — those influenced by the…
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Jumping to conclusions
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CJ Exclusives
Senate Education Committee backs bills regarding Read to Achieve, retired teachers, and testing cuts
Wednesday was a busy day for the Senate Education Committee, which approved six bills during its April 17 meeting. Three of them directly affect K-12 education. Senate Leader Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, kicked off the meeting with an explanation of his sponsored bill: the Excellent…
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Quick Takes
Senate passes bill letting state superintendent OK charter school private bonds
The Senate, in a 33-11 vote, approved a bill giving charter school operators the option to bypass local county commissioners in winning approval of charter facility bonds. Senate Bill 392 would allow the Superintendent of Public Instruction to approve the issuance of…
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CJ Exclusives
Eleven school districts, two charter schools closing May 1 for teachers’ rally
More than 500,000 N.C. students won’t be in class May 1 as school districts across the state close so teachers can attend a planned rally in downtown Raleigh. As of Tuesday, April 16, 11 school districts and two charter schools will be closed for the…
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