Rep. John R. Bradford III, R-Mecklenburg, made it official Thursday by announcing his run for the state treasurer’s office.
A North Carolina representative announced today that he is considering a run for the state treasurer’s office. John R. Bradford III, R-Mecklenburg, said elected officials, lobbyists, and business owners were among those over the past few months that encouraged him to think about running after it was mentioned to him that Republican N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s may announce his own run for governor.
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale Folwell is calling for the ouster of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink for pushing a left-wing political agenda. In a statement Dec. 9, Folwell chided Fink for engaging in “wacktivism” by focusing on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance — or ESG — initiatives, including by using BlackRock’s corporate muscle to coerce...
A letter dated July 22, sent by nine Democratic U.S. senators to John Locke Foundation President and CEO Kory Swanson and the heads of 21 other free-market public-policy organizations, restated accusations that the groups are part of a “web of denial” about the role of human activity in climate change and reiterated a demand for the organizations...
U.S. Senate Democrats are endangering constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and assembly in their attempts to coerce the John Locke Foundation and other free-market organizations to comply with climate change investigations, while threatening them with charges under statutes reserved for criminal racketeering, two constitutional experts say. “All they’re doing is doing what blowhards do, which...
RALEIGH — While environmental activists believe New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigations of oil giant Exxon Mobil and coal producer Peabody Energy could develop into a multistate class-action matter on the scale of the lawsuit against cigarette makers, North Carolina has not joined Schneiderman’s campaign. Environmental groups have pushed Schneiderman to determine if Exxon Mobil and Peabody Energy misled the public about the public health risks from climate change.
RALEIGH — In recent months, liberal advocacy groups have conducted a concerted attack against the American Legislative Exchange Council, a public-policy group promoting federalism, free markets, and limited government. Similar complaints of agenda-driven policy could be lodged against another nonpartisan group, the National Council of State Legislatures.
RALEIGH — Corporations aren’t people, but a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling focused on the circumstances under which corporations enjoy the same legal rights as individuals. In Citizens United v. FEC, the court upheld political free-speech rights for corporations, nonprofits, and labor unions. Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies for the John Locke Foundation, discussed the ruling with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
RALEIGH — U.S. Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) has picked a fight with Alaska over the state’s refusal to protect polar bears as an endangered species. Alaska's Republican Gov. Sarah Palin, however, disputes Miller, saying his “unfounded criticism could chill scientific debate.”
RALEIGH — “My impression is that the general discussion of global climate change has moved beyond Kyoto because both sides seem to agree that even full implementation of Kyoto would have a relatively small impact on greenhouse gas emissions or global climate change.”
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