As the Cooper administration engaged in negotiations involving the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, a national governors’ group warned a Cooper adviser against a state agency taking action comparable to extortion. The warning came in a Dec. 8, 2017, email from a National Governors Association staffer to Cooper energy policy adviser Jeremy…
The Program Evaluation Division has a compiled and released a comprehensive report that looks at how North Carolina regulates and controls liquor sales and offers ways and legislative options toward changing and modernizing the process. The thoughtful 59-page report, “Changing how North Carolina Controls…
Dr. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, discusses N.C. environmental regulations for hog farms and the connection to recent lawsuits. Van der Vaart offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released Thursday a long-anticipated federal action plan to address chemical pollutants such as GenX. But critics immediately voiced disappointment the report offers few details about the relief affected communities can expect. The 23-point plan is heavy…
The State Board of Education isn’t ready to commit to making it easier for out-of-state teachers to work in North Carolina. Board members Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 heard a presentation from the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission on…
Among many in the Democratic Party, attacking the rich is back in style. Some popular Democrats contend that large concentrations of wealth are, at best, unseemly and, at worst, absolutely immoral. From newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to possible presidential candidates, including Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and New…
State lawmakers expressed concern Tuesday the long-awaited transformation of the state Medicaid system to a managed care format might have missed the mark in a fundamental area. During a House Health Committee meeting, Senior Chairman Greg Murphy, R-Pitt, told N.C. Health…
An Elon University Poll finds 52 percent of North Carolinians contacted support closing the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system. The poll was conducted in collaboration with the General Assembly’s Program Evaluation Division, which released its report — “Changing How North…
Nonpartisan legislative staff have prepared a draft bill based on a recommendations from a report by the N.C. Program Evaluation Committee. The bill would make several changes in the ways the state regulates liquor consumption and sales. PED staff presented the report —…
Editor’s note: This story was updated 2:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 Changing how North Carolina regulates liquor sales would require major adjustments, the state’s Program Evaluation Division says in its latest report. But big changes are possible, should…
