A new N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation report shows Republican lawmakers scored an average of 91.95% on business-related decisions during the 2019 legislative session. Democrats averaged 57.9%, and the General Assembly as a whole averaged 77.15%. NCFREE based its 2019 ratings on…
A decision Tuesday, Dec. 3, by the N.C. Court of Appeals rebuking Gov. Roy Cooper could have ramifications beyond the initial scope of the case, and it could influence a dispute over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Tuesday, a unanimous three-judge panel…
Dr. Paul Cwik, fellow at the Mises Institute and BB&T professor of economics and finance at the University of Mount Olive, discusses Austrian business cycle theory and its application to today’s American economy. Cwik offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
It’s been more than a decade since 22 people with the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office were ousted because of rampant corruption. The state and federal investigation operation “Tarnished Badge” led to multiple criminal convictions, including perjury, kidnapping, drug trafficking, money laundering, armed robbery, and pirating satellite…
While there is no unanimous verdict in the economic literature, most studies show that economic freedom boosts economic growth in general and entrepreneurship in particular.
North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 31 released a new interim final rule that will govern all state hemp programs. While many of the federal stipulations for testing…
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review: Confederate poll: The latest Elon University…
The utility companies responsible for building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline were confident they would get the environmental permits they needed to start construction in North Carolina. What they didn’t know is whether they would win approval in time to avoid costly delays. The Cooper administration had…
A doctor suing to overturn restrictions on patient care just won his first victory. Special Superior Court Judge Gregory McGuire on Wednesday, Nov. 20, rejected the state’s request to throw out Dr. Gajendra Singh’s case, allowing Singh to continue fighting the Certificate of Need regime…
Thousands of distillers, brewers, and vintners across the country, are worried. Probably rightfully so. It’s not onerous state rules or continued noise from prohibitionists that worries them. Those are certainly deep concerns, but not necessarily in this moment. The target of their…
