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Carolina Journal Radio No. 808: Expert analyzes Cooper’s N.C. emissions order
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order calling on…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way discusses North Carolina’s Medicaid waiver
Dan Way, Carolina Journal associate editor, discusses a federal waiver…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses latest developments in Amazon’s HQ2 search
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the…
JLF experts discuss 2018 N.C. election surprises
John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood and Senior Vice President…
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Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way discusses North Carolina’s Medicaid waiver
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses latest developments in Amazon’s HQ2 search
JLF experts discuss 2018 N.C. election surprises
JLF’s Donald van der Vaart discusses Cooper order on reducing N.C. emissions
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses N.C. voter ID amendment’s purpose
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson assesses N.C. congressional races
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses potential American trade deal with China
JLF experts analyze Margaret Spellings’ plan to leave UNC System
Bill Lynch discusses global warming facts, myths
JLF’s Becki Gray analyzes 2018 N.C. legislative elections
JLF’s Donald van der Vaart discusses Cooper order on reducing N.C. emissions
Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow and former secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,…
Wall Street Journal: ‘State AGs for rent.’ What about N.C.?
The Wall Street Journal warns of a troubling new scheme. It gives privately funded environmental litigator/activists (who are unaccountable to…
Bah-bye!
Kappler: Lame-duck session could offer GOP last chance to push agenda
Now that Democrats have erased the GOP’s veto-proof majorities for the 2019 legislative session, Republican lawmakers could try…
Restorative justice focuses on healing, not punishment
Panelists at Campbell Law School offered a different path to resolving conflicts —…
State ABC Commission rewards local boards for their ‘hard work’
Members who serve on the 168 boards that control local alcohol sales in North Carolina are doing good…
Glass half full
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses N.C. voter ID amendment’s purpose
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the voter identification amendment N.C. voters have added to the state…
Wayne County Public Schools, Goldsboro community not happy with ISD selection
Wayne County Public School officials haven’t welcomed the Innovative School District’s decision to recommend Carver Heights Elementary with…
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. 808: Expert analyzes Cooper’s N.C. emissions order
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 807: Voters to decide future of N.C. General Assembly
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 806: Lawmakers target more money toward hurricane relief
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Lawmakers offer contrasting assessments of Florence’s impact on hog lagoons
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New commission hears testimony from injured student-athlete
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National expert rebuts myth about private school science education
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Libertarian group flunks Cooper despite N.C.’s strong fiscal health
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 805: Libertarian group assigns Cooper F grade for fiscal policies
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Florence’s flooding creates challenges for N.C. schools
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Lawmaker highlights problems linked to Lyme disease
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Quick Takes
Democrats break Senate supermajority in unofficial NCGA results
UPDATED, 8:46 a.m. Republican John Alexander may have kept his seat in Senate District 18. The most recent count from the state elections board shows Alexander defeating Mack Paul by roughly 2,500 votes. Gov. Roy Cooper will have some new partners at the negotiating table in 2019: The…
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Assessing blame
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CJ Exclusives
House Democrats have big night, ending GOP supermajority
State Democrats accomplished a major goal in Tuesday’s midterm election, breaking the Republican Party’s supermajority in the General Assembly. Unofficial results show the GOP, which has a 75-45 advantage in the 2017 session — three votes more than needed to override a veto by Gov. Roy Cooper with a…
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Quick Takes
Democrats sweep appellate court races
Democrats gained a 5-2 advantage on the North Carolina Supreme Court and won all three races for the state Court of Appeals in Tuesday’s midterm election. Liberal civil-rights attorney Anita Earls soundly defeated incumbent Republican Justice Barbara Jackson for the Supreme Court in a contest also including attorney Christoper Anglin.
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Quick Takes
Four of six constitutional amendments pass, but both dealing with balance of power fail
The Republican-led General Assembly hoped placing six constitutional amendments on the 2018 ballot which had polled well with voters would drive turnout in the GOP’s favor. Instead, only four passed, while two which would have shifted more power to the legislative branch were defeated decisively. Amendments enshrining in the state…
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Quick Takes
U.S. House Republicans hold serve in N.C. as party loses majority nationally
Nationally, Democrats gained enough seats to take control of the House of Representatives. But they got little help in North Carolina, where Republicans maintained their 10-3 hold on the congressional delegation. In the most closely watched races, the Rev. Mark Harris held onto the 9th District…
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Daily Journal
Voters opt for split decision
In North Carolina’s 2018 midterm elections, Democrats underperformed in the congressional races and overperformed in state ones.