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Did solar company obtain land for Terra Ceia farm legally?
CJ Exclusives
Using governor’s own words, legislative leaders urge Cooper to sign budget
Daily Journal
Lower property taxes mean more money for consumers, businesses
CJ Exclusives
ABC reform bill including distilleries, brunches moves closer to House vote (updated)
Measure loosens rules on brewers and distillers, expands Sunday retail and restaurant alcohol sales
JLF’s John Hood grades compromise N.C. state budget plan
John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood grades the 2017-19 General…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses U.S. Senate’s health care reform plan
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the…
Senate bills address concerns over demand for qualified teachers
A pair of bills in the N.C. Senate would change the…
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses Terra Ceia solar energy fight
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses a controversy in the…
CJTV
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
JLF’s John Hood grades compromise N.C. state budget plan
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses U.S. Senate’s health care reform plan
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses Terra Ceia solar energy fight
JLF’s Katherine Restrepo analyzes the U.S. Senate’s health care reform bill
The political left hijacks the sports industry
JLF’s Terry Stoops discusses process of starting N.C. charter school
JLF’s John Hood assesses latest N.C. redistricting developments
JLF’s Kory Swanson discusses reform of Dodd-Frank financial regulations
JLF’s Mitch Kokai analyzes U.S. attorney general’s congressional testimony
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson reacts to Gov. Roy Cooper’s stance on Paris climate accord
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JLF’s Katherine Restrepo analyzes the U.S. Senate’s health care reform bill
Katherine Restrepo, John Locke Foundation director of health care policy, assesses the U.S. Senate’s proposal for repealing and replacing the…
Clock running out on certificate-of-need reform for 2017 NCGA session
Certificate-of-need reforms were left out of the final budget compromise passed by the General Assembly. But backers aren’t giving up…
Autopsy
Von Spakovsky: N.C. ‘ground zero’ in redistricting battles nationally
“North Carolina has become ground zero in the redistricting battles about how much and how little race can be used…
Does UNC ‘need’ a course on big-time sports?
Students ought to use their four years in Chapel Hill as basic building blocks for a lifetime of personal and…
Budget could go to governor as early as Thursday
After more than three hours of debate, on Wednesday the state House passed the budget conference report for 2017-19 by…
Agriculture Department, auditor clash over milk safety
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bristled Wednesday at a state audit that found the department failed to responsibly…
‘Raise the age’ provision part of House-Senate budget deal
RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s compromise budget plan funds House Bill 280, which would raise the age of many juvenile…
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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Charter school advocate faces charter approval process
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Lawmakers take aim at human trafficking
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Lawmakers debate best way to handle taxation of internet sales
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Cooper pledges N.C. commitment to Paris climate deal
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 735: Governor ties North Carolina to Paris climate accord
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National education spending rankings questioned
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House overwhelmingly backs Raise the Age initiative
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Markets can play key role in preparing for emergencies
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Blue Cross’ N.C. Obamacare plans could see 23 percent price increase
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 734: Blue Cross plans another double-digit Obamacare rate increase
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Quick Takes
Third parties could gain easier access to N.C. ballot
Third parties would face a lower hurdle in seeking a spot on North Carolina’s election ballot, under a bill that cleared a state House committee this morning. The measure also helps unaffiliated candidates and lowers the percentage of votes a candidate needs to win to avoid a primary runoff. The…
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Cartoon
It goes to ’11’
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Daily Journal
Budget builds on conservative success
Since 2010, when Republicans won their first majorities in both legislative chambers in modern times, they’ve consistently pursued a conservative approach to fiscal policy and state government.
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CJ Exclusives
Cooper, legislators offer wildly divergent views of same budget
Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders seemed to be discussing two different documents when they spoke to reporters this week about the General Assembly’s budget conference report. Cooper lashed out at legislative Republicans on Tuesday, calling their compromise $23 billion spending plan possibly “the most fiscally irresponsible budget I…
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Quick Takes
Lawmakers pass bill giving surplus computers to students
Legislation to provide surplus computers to students from low-income homes has passed the General Assembly. Republican Sens. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg; Andrew Brock, R-Davie; and Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell; sponsored Senate Bill 312. Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Information Technology, sponsored a similar version of the bill…
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Daily Journal
Do million-dollar earners really get a tax break 85 times as large as working-class families?
Lowering the state income tax rate and increasing the standard deduction do not produce the effect Gov. Roy Cooper claims.
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Video
The political left hijacks the sports industry
Most sports fans enjoy the competition and entertainment. In recent years, they have been forced to endure left-of-center political messaging as well. John Locke Foundation Senior Vice President Jon Pritchett and Duke University professor Ed Tiryakian discussed the impact of the left’s “hijacking” of the sports industry during a presentation…