From extended COVID-19 shutdowns to unexpected government fines, owners of alcohol-related businesses in North Carolina have faced special challenges in the past year. John Trump, Carolina Journal managing editor, recaps some of the industry’s key concerns. Bar owners and operators across North Carolina filed lawsuits just before the Christmas holiday.
The N.C. Bar Owners Association, in a news release, says the N.C. ABC has canceled some 120 permits for private bars, without notice. Private bars in North Carolina, for all intents and purposes, have been closed since March, although the governor in October allowed them…
Lawmakers are returning to Raleigh, and they have a loaded agenda. The legislative session begins Wednesday, Jan. 13, when lawmakers will deal with the pandemic, pass a budget, complete redistricting, and tackle needed reforms. Republicans remain in control of both chambers, but they lack the numbers…
After a month of uncertainty, Republican Paul Newby emerged as the eventual winner of the N.C. Supreme Court chief justice’s election, unseating incumbent Democrat Cheri Beasley. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, assesses Newby’s likely impact as the leader of the state’s highest court and top officer in North Carolina’s judicial…
As the Biden administration takes office, there will be a stark contrast with the Trump administration on almost all policy areas. Perhaps no issue area will show as much contrast between the two presidents as much as health care. Regardless of the two men’s ideological differences, Biden should leave…
John Trump, Carolina Journal managing editor, discusses challenges N.C. bar owners, brewers, and distillers face because of COVID-19 and government shutdowns. Trump offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, discusses President-elect Joe Biden’s choices for key federal government environmental jobs. That includes the choice of Michael Regan from North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Van der Vaart offered these comments during an…
Assigning infallibility to government action is a fool’s errand. It’s a common refrain in libertarian and conservative circles, and its truth is grounded in history, as well as the government’s continuing and ubiquitous intrusion and overreach. I won’t take credit for the aforementioned paraphrased…
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses newly elected N.C. Labor Commissioner Josh Dobson. Gray offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Gov. Roy Cooper won a second term. But he had no coattails. Republicans picked up four seats in the state House and lost only one state Senate seat. With Cooper officially a lame duck, the GOP’s 2021 legislative majorities — 69-51 House, 28-22 Senate — put them…
