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NCSBE urges DMV to release full SSN data in second request

North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) Executive Director Sam Hayes has sent a second letter to North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) Commissioner Paul Tine requesting the Social Security numbers of DMV customers who are also registered voters.

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Wolfspeed gets nearly $700M tax refund after bankruptcy

Wolfspeed, a Durham-based semiconductor supplier, announced earlier this week that it has received $698.6 million in cash tax refunds from the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC) under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a provision in the 2022 CHIPS Act.

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Locke’s Donald Bryson discusses CJ poll results for 2026 Senate race

Donald Bryson, John Locke Foundation CEO and Carolina Journal publisher, discusses November 2025 Carolina Journal Poll results for North Carolina’s 2026 US Senate race. Bryson offered these comments during the Nov. 14, 2025, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”

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Locke’s Brian Balfour discusses CJ column about need for functional NC General Assembly

Brian Balfour, John Locke Foundation senior vice president for research, discusses his latest Carolina Journal column. It discusses the need for a functional North Carolina General Assembly. Balfour offered these comments during an Oct. 13, 2025, interview for Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”

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September 2025 — Majority of NC Voters Believe America is on the ‘Wrong Track’

RALEIGH — For the first time since October of 2024, the majority of voters in North Carolina say they believe the United States is headed in the wrong direction. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, conducted by Harper Polling, 53.7% of voters said they believe things in America are headed on the “wrong track”...

August 2025 — Cooper shows early lead on Whatley in US Senate Race

RALEIGH — Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has an 8.2-point lead in the race against Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for North Carolina’s open US Senate seat. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, conducted by Harper Polling, 47.3% of voters say that they would vote for Cooper if the Senate election were held...

May 2025 — Three-in-four NC voters say tariffs will increase prices

RALEIGH — Three-in-four North Carolina likely voters believe that tariffs will make products more expensive. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, which surveyed 614 likely North Carolina voters, 52.5% of voters believe that it is “likely” that higher tariffs on imported goods will lead to more manufacturing jobs being created in the United States. The...

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NCSBE urges DMV to release full SSN data in second request

North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) Executive Director Sam Hayes has sent a second letter to North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) Commissioner Paul Tine requesting the Social Security numbers of DMV customers who are also registered voters.

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Wolfspeed gets nearly $700M tax refund after bankruptcy

Wolfspeed, a Durham-based semiconductor supplier, announced earlier this week that it has received $698.6 million in cash tax refunds from the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (AMIC) under Section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a provision in the 2022 CHIPS Act.

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