The United States’ national debt is above $34 trillion, but leaders in Washington do not notice. Instead, they’re focused on more important things, like the national security threat of foreign garlic or maintaining funding for a United Nations aid organization, some of whose workers may have been involved with the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Sadly,...
While some counties look to build new sports complexes, others struggle to pay bills and upkeep.
Four out of six candidates address federal debt, education and foreign affairs.
If you live in North Carolina, you have about 8 weeks. That is the amount of time that voters have to get candidates running for office to take a stand on the future of Social Security. Because once parties have picked their candidates in the primaries, the time will have passed. Campaigns at that point...
Congressional leaders have once again narrowly averted a government shutdown by passing a short term spending bill to fund government through March. Undoubtedly most political insiders and pundits are familiar with this reoccurring dance. The perpetual reliance on short-term funding bills not only reveals deep partisan divisions but also highlights the inability of Congress to...
North Carolina Republican leaders are speaking out about President Joe Biden’s ‘disastrous’ economic policies ahead of his arrival on Thursday afternoon.
The state NAACP wants a single Wake County judge to proceed with a lawsuit challenging two state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018. One mandates voter ID. The other lowers the cap on state income tax rates. The case does not affect North Carolina’s current law requiring ID for voters.
The state House's top Democrat offers good ideas for boosting transparency and accountability in the budget process.
Hikes in North Carolina State Parks on January 1 get your year off on the right foot, but also let you see how taxpayer dollars are caring for 250,000 acres.
Lee Roberts, named interim chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served as state budget director under former Gov. Pat McCrory. Roberts discussed key state budget issues with Carolina Journal Radio on Dec. 8, 2015.
For many North Carolinians, the Christmas season is looking to be a lot less merry this year. That’s due to stubbornly high prices for the holiday season essentials like gifts, meals, and trips to see family and friends.
