North Carolina was seventh-best among states for its economic outlook, says the 2018 edition of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Rich States, Poor States. ALEC, a nonpartisan membership organization of state legislators, has ranked states on economic…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 779: The Wall Street Journal recently praised a Nebraska proposal for reforming that state’s occupational licensing system. Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, says that proposal should look familiar to people who have read his work. Sanders explains how Nebraska’s…
As N.C. lawmakers look for ways to improve school safety in the aftermath of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, one area that’s attracting attention is increased access to school mental health services. Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal associate editor, reports on a recent meeting that emphasized recommendations for more school nurses…
Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, discusses Wall Street Journal coverage of occupational licensing reform in Nebraska. Sanders offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Republican primary, state House District 80, Davidson County (open seat) Roger Younts — Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science from Wake Forest University in 2005. Occupation: project manager for the political consulting firm Red Dome Group. Career highlights: Member, N.C. House, 2013 session. Member, Appropriation, Banking, Insurance; Public Utilities and…
Backroads, byways, boondoggles, and brouhahas is an occasional column — taken from news sources throughout North Carolina — highlighting how government spends our money and makes other questionable moves about which state residents may not be aware. Robeson County is where North Carolina ends. Interstate 95 cuts straight through…
RALEIGH — It’s time to get aggressive in the fight against opioid addiction, said U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a Raleigh presentation on the nationwide opioid crisis. Sessions, the nation’s top law-enforcement officer, is a longstanding crusader in the war on drugs. Now he faces…
Nick Burk, assistant director of the N.C. Emergency Management Division’s Resiliency Section, faced a barrage of questions from representatives frustrated over the slow rollout of disaster relief for Hurricane Matthew. The representative of Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration presented at the Monday,…
Aging water infrastructure is crumbling in North Carolina and throughout the United States. As old pipes face replacement in the years ahead, some advocates hope the N.C. General Assembly will step in to prevent local governments from setting overly strict standards. The concern: Local governments are limiting the types of…
The N.C. Supreme Court on Monday heard another round of arguments over school funding — this time whether county commissioners or General Assembly lawmakers are responsible for guaranteeing sufficient spending. In Silver et al. v. Halifax County Board of Commissioners,…
