News
Diapers, wipes, tampons could be tax-free in NC
The "Tax-Free Family Essentials Act" is the latest in a series of targeted tax breaks House Republicans have introduced this session to address affordability concerns.
News
7 counties top NC ‘energy poverty’ list
A new report from the John Locke Foundation, ranks counties for energy poverty, based on the 6.5% limit for enery spending.
News
Stein signs bill delaying new property tax valuations
Gov. Josh Stein signed two bills into law Friday, including one that would delay the use of new property tax values in counties that conducted 2026 reappraisals.
Opinion
Will lawmakers fund ballooning health care or fix it?
With medical costs climbing each year, adding constant pressure to state and household budgets, it’s time to ask: Is NC simply going to keep backfilling a more expensive system, or will it make the system work better?
Opinion
Okay, Zoomers… time to listen to the grandparents
Rather than attacking grandma and grandpa, GenZ should be trying to learn from them while they can.
Opinion
Why newcomers are choosing North Carolina
North Carolina is clearly doing something right in that environment, as evidenced by the National Taxpayer’s Union Foundation study.
August 2025 — Cooper shows early lead on Whatley in US Senate Race
RALEIGH — Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has an 8.2-point lead in the race against Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for North Carolina’s open US Senate seat. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, conducted by Harper Polling, 47.3% of voters say that they would vote for Cooper if the Senate election were held...
Opinion
Spring celebrations have a steep price this year
Each visit to my local supermarket is startling. The prices of milk, meat, and other basics seem to be skyrocketing. It doesn’t take much digging to find out that food prices have risen in the last three years at highest rate since the Great Inflation of 1979-1983.
Opinion
Both sides offer bad trade policies
For all the obvious and consequential differences between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, on one issue the two have much in common. Both the current and former administrations have employed tariffs and other restrictions to help special interests at the expense of average North Carolinians and their counterparts in other states. When Trump was in...
Opinion
Listen closely to the campaign promises this year
Stepping up to the checkout counter might hurt more this holiday season. For a state where the economy is churning with low taxes and steady growth, North Carolinians have struggled under the weight of inflation in 2023. Headlines are brimming with news of economic growth in North Carolina, although it remains below the national level...
Opinion
Inflation remains a potent issue
Democrats are puzzled and frustrated. Jobless rates are low, wages are rising, and growth in gross domestic product last quarter was sizzling. Why do voters remain so dissatisfied with the current economy? And why do most of them disapprove of the economic stewardship of President Joe Biden and his Democratic Party? The answer is inflation....
Opinion
Living in North Carolina still a bargain
Decades ago, when I moved back to North Carolina from the nation’s capital, my rent dropped by half — for a new apartment that was larger and better furnished than the one I rented just outside Washington, D.C. Today, my native state remains less expensive to live in than the average state. And even our...
