Carolina Journal’s Editor-in-Chief Donna King hosts a recap of the week’s legislative news with journalists and state policy experts. This week, they discuss the SBI Director and Gov. Roy Cooper face off , legislators override Gov. Roy Cooper’s gun bill veto, the latest poll results that matchup DeSantis and Biden.
DeSantis v. Biden, SBI v. Cooper, and Veto Overrides
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Free markets, not tariffs, built America’s strength
President Donald Trump unites Americans over fundamental fairness, but can divide over core principles of conservatives, like free-market economic policies.
Donna King
News
Tillis signs on to bill aiming to limit White House tariff authority, as EU eyes retaliation
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, is among a group of Republican lawmakers pushing back on the White House's sweeping tariffs plan through legislation that would put guardrails on the president's ability to impose tariffs without support from Congress. The bill comes as the European Union prepares to vote Wednesday on retaliatory tariffs.
Donna King
Opinion
Tariffs: A path to liberation or recession?
Will April 2 be a day remembered for liberation or recession? I cannot think of a single thing from which these tariffs will liberate us.
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Trump executive order moves to shrink US Department of Education
In a bold move that signals a significant shift in US education policy, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that will drastically reduce the size and influence of the U.S. Department of Education. While the order does not fully dissolve the agency, it will significantly scale back its operations and responsibilities, shifting those responsibilities to the states.
Donna King