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Emergency powers reforms are a big win for North Carolinians
Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly passed, and Gov. Roy Cooper signed, a budget bill that was striking for several reasons, including amendments to the Emergency Management Act (EMA) that will boost protections for North Carolinians’ constitutional rights. The new reforms put an automatic end date onto any declaration of emergency. When the COVID-19...
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Kamala called shotgun
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Thanksgiving in the trying times
“We should bow in gratitude to God for His many favors,” wrote Calvin Coolidge in his 1925 Thanksgiving Proclamation.
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Infrastructure bill did us no favors
Most of the benefits of roads, bridges, transit, broadband, and water systems accrue to those who make use of those systems on a regular basis.
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Thankful: Why families and students are grateful for new NC budget
Friday, Nov. 18 will go down as an important day in our state’s recent history. That is the day when the Republican-led General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper came to terms on a state budget for the new biennium. It’s a state budget that propels our state one step forward in funding students rather than...
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Bombshell in state Supreme Court should raise concerns about spending control
An attorney accuses the N.C. attorney general of reaching into the state treasury for funds.
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Schools aren’t so bad
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New national bird?
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Arcane N.C. ABC caters to college kids, problems drinkers, and the poor
The roots of the N.C. ABC extend to Prohibition, the unintended consequences of which shattered the country. The Alcoholic Beverage Control system, as designed, was meant to control the sale and consumption of liquor. It has done anything but. Rather, this antique system has enabled problem drinkers, even catering to alcoholics needing a large quantity...
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Cawthorn’s handlers got it wrong
A broad swath of voters from the center-left to the center-right view Congress as a circus of ponderous pachyderms, braying jackasses, and clueless clowns.
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Second grader suspended 36 times for mask violation and other outrageous stories
This is segment two of outrageous stories that caught my attention this week. We’ll try and make this mostly a weekly update here at Carolina Journal. Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges today so I suspect there will be plenty of left-wing outrage pertaining to the verdict in the near future. If interested,...
