I’ve enjoyed following the drama surrounding location of Amazon’s second headquarters and, make no mistake, drama it certainly has been. Amazon probably missed an opportunity by simply issuing a request for proposal rather than turning it into a reality TV series available exclusively on Prime. Tucson tried to give Jeff Bezos a cactus. Stonecrest, Georgia, offered to rename…
Add tiny Misenheimer to the list of the 124 North Carolina municipalities and 19 counties to allow restaurants and stores to serve alcohol beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday. Misenheimer is the second municipality in Stanly County to approve the sales, which were made legal as part…
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 752: The Carolina Beach Town Council recently earned kudos from the John Locke Foundation’s city and county policy analyst. Julie Tisdale says she was happy to see local leaders debating whether the town places too many restrictions on construction and use of accessory…
North Carolina public school students saw gains in the past year in both Advanced Placement courses and SAT scores. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research, examines the data. Stoops explains whether the latest numbers represent unqualified good news. The Trump administration has talked about achieving energy dominance.
Julie Tisdale, John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst, discusses Carolina Beach’s recent discussion of town regulations of accessory buildings. Tisdale offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 751: High Point plans to move forward with a taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium, despite concerns from some Guilford County commissioners. Julie Tisdale, John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst, analyzes the latest developments in the debate over devoting tax dollars to baseball…
High Point plans to move forward with a taxpayer-funded downtown baseball stadium, despite concerns from some Guilford County commissioners. Julie Tisdale, John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst, analyzes the latest developments in the debate over devoting tax dollars to baseball in the Triad city. Division and debate cropped…
Julie Tisdale, John Locke Foundation city and county policy analyst, discusses the latest developments in High Point’s plan to build a new baseball stadium. Tisdale offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Newspapers refuse to die. On a superficial level, that’s a good thing. For as long as I can remember, newspaper publishers, editors, and the large corporations that pull the proverbial strings have made innumerable and mostly ill-fated attempts to revive an industry and business plan that…
GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Board of Commissioners’ vote to table a decision on High Point’s proposed downtown stadium casts doubt on the project’s future. “With the commissioners’ decision to delay the vote, the City Council will have to evaluate its options. So we’ll see,” High Point Mayor Bill Bencini…
