Residents of Roanoke Rapids could vote soon to raise their local sales tax by a full percentage point. Money raised from the 1-cent tax increase would help pay off debt linked to the infamous Randy Parton Theatre. The N.C. House voted 98-17 on Wednesday, July 10, to approve…
A sea of red shirts and picket signs flooded downtown Raleigh on Wednesday, May 1, and, for now, public opinion may be in their favor. But are the teachers and N.C. Association of Educators, which organized the rally, overplaying their hands, two policy experts ask.
Health care providers in North Carolina need a government permission slip called a certificate of need before they can add hospital beds, build new facilities, or purchase major pieces of equipment. Health care reforms say scrapping CON requirements would boost health care innovation in this state. Jordan Roberts, John Locke…
Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, discusses problems associated with government involvement in providing broadband service. Sanders offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
A bill expanding where automatic license plate readers can be deployed has passed the N.C. House Transportation Committee, despite objections from several members over privacy concerns. House Bill 87 would allow the Department of Transportation to approve requests from municipalities, counties, and…
Restaurateurs and retailers are getting behind a move by House lawmakers that would fix the antiquated way North Carolina stores, distributes, and sells spirits. The N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association and N.C.Retail Merchants Association…
A stack of bills from lawmakers looking to modernize the way North Carolina distributes and sells liquor is growing. Another addition to the pile, House Bill 971, would reform the way spirits are stored and sold. The Modern Licensure Model for Alcohol…
GREENSBORO — Community leaders, school choice advocates, and religious leaders gathered at Next Generation Academy on Monday, April 15, in support of a bill to help charter schools cover the cost of getting students to their classrooms. The Frederick Douglass Foundation of North Carolina and…
The Warren County Board of Education is in hot water for eliminating an Army Reservist’s job while he was called up to active duty. The Department of Justice filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday, April 10, to protect rights guaranteed to Command Sgt. Maj. Dwayne…
In 2011, a then-new Republican majority in the N.C. General Assembly was alarmed at an expensive new trend in local government. Residents in Wilson, Salisbury, Mooresville, Davidson, and Morganton were being hit with higher taxes and even electricity and water rates as their cities were bleeding money. Why? To…
