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JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s asylum policy
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, assesses the…
JLF’s John Hood assesses Bishop’s win in N.C. 9th District congressional race
John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood discusses Republican Dan Bishop’s…
JLF’s Jordan Roberts discusses Association Health Plans in North Carolina
Jordan Roberts, John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst, discusses…
N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law returns to action
President Jeanette Doran announces the return of the N.C. Institute…
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Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s asylum policy
JLF’s John Hood assesses Bishop’s win in N.C. 9th District congressional race
JLF’s Jordan Roberts discusses Association Health Plans in North Carolina
N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law returns to action
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson analyzes N.C. special congressional elections
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses N.C. student, school performance results
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson analyzes N.C. 9th District congressional race
Christy Jo Fogarty discusses prospects for dental therapy in North Carolina
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses new N.C. gerrymandering ruling
JLF experts analyze N.C. 9th District congressional election
Centuries-old legal idea could help fight N.C. health care restriction
North Carolina's anti-monopoly clause has a long history. It could help reformers battling state certificate-of-need rules.
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House overrides budget veto in a surprise morning vote
It’s a classic “he said, he said.” While a majority of the Democratic caucus was absent,…
Opioid maker reaches tentative settlement, but fight far from over
Weeks before the start of the federal trial against Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin has reached…
Bishop, Murphy win, but Republicans shouldn’t relax, political science professor says
North Carolina Sen. Dan Bishop on Tuesday, Sept. 10, won the state’s 9th Congressional District race against his…
Employer of blind North Carolinians loses first VA contract
The nation’s largest employer of the blind hasn’t decided which employees will lose their jobs, but 47 people…
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson analyzes N.C. special congressional elections
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the election of Republicans Dan Bishop and Greg Murphy in North Carolina’s two special…
Stunning veto override could put Medicaid transformation back on track
It’s been five years in the making, and it’s almost free from the budget stalemate. When…
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses N.C. student, school performance results
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses 2018-19 N.C. student and…
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. 851: Trump stumps in N.C. ahead of special congressional elections
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 850: Poll projects close N.C. presidential race again in 2020
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 849: Reform needed for broken N.C. school financing model
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 848: N.C. budget surplus nears unexpected $900 million
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 847: Alcohol regulation reforms take major step forward in North Carolina
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 846: New Duke research raises serious questions about Medicaid
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 845: Disagreement over new fund in school construction debate
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 844: Lineups set for special Sept. 10 congressional elections
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 843: Polling data offer hints about N.C. governor’s race
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 842: Recent developments could end long-running school funding case
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CJ Exclusives
How one career mishap plunged an uninsured Charlotte woman to poverty
[Editor’s note: This story is part of “Cracks and Fissures,” a Carolina Journal series of articles about the implications for North Carolinians of the coverage gap between people eligible for Medicare or Medicaid and those with private health insurance. Gov. Roy Cooper is pushing expansion of Medicaid to cover the…
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Quick Takes
N.C. House overrides budget, Medicaid vetoes while most Democrats are absent
With most of the Democratic caucus absent from the chamber, the N.C. House voted to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes. That includes the budget veto that has occupied space on the House calendar for two months. Over repeated objections and outbursts from the handful of Democrats who were…
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Weapons of choice
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Daily Journal
Special elections teach three lessons
Dan Bishop and the Republicans used the energy issue effectively against Dan McCready, a precedent that other conservative candidates should take to heart.
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Quick Takes
Republicans sweep special House elections in 3rd, 9th districts
Republicans held serve. Let the 2020 election campaign begin. In special elections for two U.S. House districts Tuesday, Sept. 10, state Rep. Greg Murphy of Pitt County and state Sen. Dan Bishop of Mecklenburg County held off Democratic challengers to win seats unofficially in the 3rd and 9th U.S. Congressional Districts, respectively.
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CJ Exclusives
Senate picks base NCGA map but House map drawers make scant progress
North Carolina’s voter map drama turned more theatrical, as state senators literally rolled out a lottery machine to randomly select their starter map. It was one of several bizarre events during the second day of House and Senate redistricting committee meetings Tuesday, Sept. 10. Members disrupted…
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CJ Exclusives
Arkansas’ Republican option: A harder Medicaid pill to swallow
[Editor’s note: This story is part of “Cracks and Fissures,” a Carolina Journal series of articles about the implications for North Carolinians of the coverage gap between people eligible for Medicaid and those with private health insurance. Gov. Roy Cooper is pushing expansion of Medicaid to cover the working…