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The beauty of American diversity
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your…
North Carolina’s SB 349 is the most ambitious state zoning reform yet
The sustained increase in home prices has a straightforward cause:…
Activist group seeks to reform Covid-19 mandates in long term facilities
“The day you can hug your loved ones again” never came for the 5,009 North Carolinians…
Republican lawmakers defend N.C. voter ID law in court
Three years after the N.C. electorate decided to add a…
CJTV
Interviews with newsmakers, policy experts, and CJ staffers on the issues you need to know.
Carolina Journal welcomes Donna King as editor-in-chief
Locke’s Jon Sanders explains why today’s politicians could use ‘Canute thinking’
Locke’s Mitch Kokai highlights Biden’s border crisis
Locke’s Joseph Coletti updates his COVID Misery Index
The Right AOC on Point: Playing politics instead of baseball hurts the people
Locke’s Bob Luebke critiques Gov. Cooper’s education budget
Locke’s Andy Jackson highlights poll results showing support for election integrity
Locke’s Brian Balfour labels Cooper budget a ‘Christmas list for cronies’
Locke’s Terry Stoops discusses the weaponization of N.C.’s Leandro case
ATR’s Patrick Gleason highlights dubious state-level cap-and-trade deal
Locke’s Jon Sanders explains why today’s politicians could use ‘Canute thinking’
Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation senior fellow in regulatory studies and research editor, explains how today’s politicians…
N.C. average teacher pay $54,392 per year, second best in Southeast
Public school teachers in North Carolina receive an average annual salary of $53,392 for the current school year,…
Wake up, America!
Corporate tax should be priority
Congress and the Biden administration seems determined to hike the federal government’s corporate-income tax. Let’s offset some of the inevitable…
Locke’s Mitch Kokai highlights Biden’s border crisis
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the Biden administration’s approach to a surge of illegal immigrant crossings…
Cooper signs measures to address effects of pandemic on students
Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, April 9, signed two bills into law designed to help students who lost…
Two-thirds of North Carolinians worry about side effects of COVID vaccine
Nearly two-thirds of North Carolinians worry about harmful side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, even as a growing…
Locke’s Joseph Coletti updates his COVID Misery Index
Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow in fiscal studies, discusses the latest results of his COVID…
British conservatives offer path for Republican success
During this time of reflection — civil war? — for the Republican Party,…
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. 924: State should take new steps to fight collusive lawsuits
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 923: Cooper, Robinson to offer contrasting N.C. visions
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 922: COVID-19, government lockdowns create special challenges for businesses that sell alcohol
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 921: Chief Justice Newby takes over as top N.C. court official
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 920: Teachers union fights efforts to reopen schools
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 919: Year-end program highlights key issues from 2020
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 918: New index tracks COVID-related ‘misery’
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 917: Looking ahead to North Carolina’s 2022 Senate race
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 916: Truitt to take reins as top N.C. education official
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 915: Returning students to in-person schooling presents urgent challenge
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CJ Exclusives
Senators move to make nonprofit donor names private
A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities. Senate Bill 636 would prevent the disclosure of the names of people giving money or property to nonprofit corporations, making their identities confidential. The…
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The Right AOC on Point: Playing politics instead of baseball hurts the people
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains how Major League Baseball’s commissioner is ruining the game. Contact Amy at [email protected] Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
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CJ Exclusives
Republican Congressman Ted Budd ready to enter U.S. Senate race
Multiple sources have confirmed to Carolina Journal that 13th District Congressman Ted Budd will enter the U.S. Senate race in the coming weeks. Budd will be campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Richard…
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Locke’s Bob Luebke critiques Gov. Cooper’s education budget
Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, shares his concerns about Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2021-23 education budget. Learn more here: “Cooper’s education budget: Following the money tells you a lot.”…
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Locke’s Andy Jackson highlights poll results showing support for election integrity
Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, discusses interesting findings from a recent Economist/YouGov poll. Learn more here: “Poll: Americans support voting integrity.”…
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CJ Opinion
Senate’s tax cut would help everyone, especially lower-income families
The interplay of North Carolina's flat-rate income tax and standard deduction deserves more attention.