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Transportation bill stiffs Map Act victims, may be unconstitutional, attorneys say
Homeowners whose property was taken by the government for highway projects may be out of luck if Gov. Roy Cooper signs the transportation bill on his desk. A provision in Senate Bill 356 controls the cost of the Map Act —…
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NCDOT gets spending reprieve with some strings attached
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s financial woes may be over, but its headaches live on. After the department overspent by $2 billion, the legislature gave the department $200 million, but at a price. The department must undergo a performance audit, and…
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Road construction to restart in 2020, but contractors still suffer
Road construction will begin to ramp up again early next year, but contractors say they will suffer in the meantime. After the N.C. Department of Transportation overspent by about $2 billion, it suspended work on 900 projects late this summer. But Transportation Secretary James Trogdon says…
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Governor should manage transportation department, treasurer says
The N.C. Department of Transportation shouldn’t manage its own finances, N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell says. The transportation department overspent by about $2 billion, and Folwell is calling for a shakeup in department management. He wants the governor to sack N.C. Transportation Secretary…
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 859: Highlighting oddities in N.C. criminal code
Assaulting a referee can carry a more serious criminal penalty than assaulting your neighbor. That’s just one of the curiosities associated with North Carolina’s criminal code. Mike Schietzelt, John Locke Foundation criminal justice fellow, discusses a process designed to identify and compile all of North Carolina’s laws. Once compiled, policymakers…
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Name-calling won’t help Cooper
Repairing roads damaged by hurricanes and paying property owners harmed by the Map Act have been costly, but they do not fully explain the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s cash crunch.
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Folwell wants transportation secretary sacked for overspending
N.C. Transportation Secretary James Trogdon is a bad manager and should be replaced, says State Treasurer Dale Folwell. The transportation department, which is in a financial bind after overspending by about $2 billion this year, deserves a leader with better oversight,…
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 858: N.C. Transportation Department raises funding concerns
Supporters of the N.C. Department of Transportation are raising concerns about dwindling funding for highway projects. They point to higher-than-expected costs from hurricane repairs, as well as money diverted from construction to pay legal settlements linked to the now-discarded Map Act. Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, explores DOT…
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JLF’s Jon Sanders discusses freedom of choice in N.C. transportation
Jon Sanders, John Locke Foundation director of regulatory studies, discusses North Carolinians’ transportation preferences. Sanders offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.