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Cooper vetoes bill banning abortions based on race, Down syndrome

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill to ban abortions based on an unborn child’s race or the presence of Down syndrome. It’s his second veto in a week and third overall this year. “This bill gives the government control over what happens and what is said in the exam room between a woman and...

Donna King
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 736: Beaufort County community fights solar facility

As N.C. state government continues to consider policies that benefit the solar energy industry, residents of one Beaufort County community are fighting a proposed 600-acre solar facility planned near a local school. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, explains why people in Terra Ceia are raising concerns about the project. North Carolina lawmakers have been debating...

Rick Henderson, Jon Guze
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Momentum Continues Toward Reining In Government

Becki Gray offers a legislative preview; Gov. McCrory on problems with state computers and buildings; Andy Taylor on key fiscal flashpoints for the Congress; Scott Gerber on Justice Thomas' impact on Supreme Court; Rick Henderson on Mike and Mary Easley

Rick Henderson, Andy Taylor, Becki Gray
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State Looks at Supreme Court Rescue Fund Ruling

Jeanette Doran on bringing N.C. into compliance with campaign finance ruling; advocates debate state spending plans; legislators debate compensation for eugenics victims; Marc Levin on juvenile justice policy; Jenna Ashley Robinson on reining in Pell grants

Marc Levin, Jenna Ashley Robinson

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CJ Radio #454: State Panel Recommends $50,000 to Eugenics Victims

Daren Bakst on giving $50,000 to eugenics victims; John Dinan on tension between federal gov't & states; Lanier Cansler on HHS cutting 130 of 1,600 vacant jobs; Nicholas Wapshott on Keynes/Hayek debate; Fergus Hodgson on N.C.'s unemployment insurance debt

Fergus Hodgson, Daren Bakst
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JLF Expert Offers Five Ideas for N.C. Eugenics Compensation

RALEIGH — North Carolina should do more than make a one-time cash payment to living victims of the state's forced sterilization program. That's the assessment of the John Locke Foundation's top legal expert. He recommends lifetime tax breaks, special license plates, and other policies in a new Spotlight report.

CJ Staff
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Friday Interview: Compensating N.C. Forced Sterilization Victims

RALEIGH — One of the most troubling episodes in North Carolina history involves the state’s eugenics program, which led to the forced sterilization of thousands of people who were deemed unworthy to produce children. Nearly 40 years after the program’s end, the General Assembly is considering compensating those victims. Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, discussed the issue with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.

CJ Staff