Bill stiffening penalties against sports agents gets pushback
RALEIGH — Despite objections from former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr, who has…
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Barry Smith was an associate editor of Carolina Journal from May 2012 until March 2017. Before that, he spent a 33 1/2 –year career with Freedom Communications’ North Carolina newspapers. Smith has been based in Raleigh since 1999, and while with Freedom edited and published M2Mpolitics.com, which covered N.C. politics and government.
Smith is a Chatham County native and grew up in Alamance County. He is a 1978 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He’s an avid Tar Heels fan, as well as a Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Orioles fan.
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Senate approves bill capping income tax rate
RALEIGH — The state Senate has given its approval to a proposed constitutional amendment capping the income tax…
Carolina Journal’s Barry Smith analyzes N.C. Senate proposal for income tax cap
Barry Smith, Carolina Journal associate editor, discusses the N.C. Senate’s proposed constitutional amendment asking voters to cap the state income…
Cooper makes appeal for common ground to skeptical General Assembly
RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper sought common ground during his first State…
NCGA leader wants voters to approve Cooper’s bond proposal
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proposed borrowing $350.7 million for state government…
Broadband expansion bill faces questions about government’s role
RALEIGH — Lawmakers are trying to make it easier for broadband providers to reach that last lonely house…