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When the state decides to regulate an industry, it doesn't necessarily apply the same level of regulation it uses for other regulated industries.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 02-12-2019, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested James Earl Moore, 51 years of age, of 273 Franklin Avenue in Mount Vernon New York and Kenyaan Marks 39 years of age, of 501 Old Country Road in Elmsford New York.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 8:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Over two years after the fact, newly released FBI emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request confirm that James Comey's FBI attempted to work out a quid pro quo deal with the Obama State Department to help minimize the Hillary Clinton private email server scandal.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 12:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Figuring out the logistics for a special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Rep. Walter Jones Jr., R-3rd District, won't be easy, said Gerry Cohen, former special counsel to the General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For those who aren't familiar with Margaret Sanger and her influence on the Eugenics movement and on the Women's Rights movement, here is an excellent article
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 12:58 am
By: Diane Rufino
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I modified the Police Academy Qualifications for 70-year-old VN Vets at an indoor range. First, no time limits and second, hit the target anywhere. Third, bathroom breaks are okay.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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Changing how North Carolina regulates liquor sales would require major adjustments, the state’s Program Evaluation Division says in its latest report
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enrollment at Western Carolina University is at a record high now that a low-tuition plan for select University of North Carolina schools is in effect
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Higher education is the object of aspiration and frustration. A lofty aim that, while promising opportunity, evokes feelings of anxiety from throngs of students neither academically nor financially secure
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2019 @ 4:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The second week of the 2019 long session saw continued bill filing and a handful of legislative committees.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican first elected to Congress in 1994, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care roughly two weeks ago after breaking his hip.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In truth, it's well past time lawmakers take substantive steps toward rewriting or eliminating much of the arcane laws governing alcohol, painfully documented in N.C. General Statute 18b.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 11:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The wicked place known as New York City, is once again at the center of controversy.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 10:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Despite repeated stern warnings from state Treasurer Dale Folwell, legislation adding $3 billion in state debt for unspecified transportation projects flew through House and Senate committees with bipartisan support
Published: Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 10:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Transportation doesn’t have enough debt space to borrow the full $3 billion for local road and bridge construction promised in the Build NC Bond Act of 2018.
Published: Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Thank You, President Trump for taking the initiative to acknowledge the humanity in an unborn child and thank you for pointing out the inhumanity of those would-be mothers who choose to abort the life inside them.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:21 am
By: Diane Rufino
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North Carolina lawmakers still wringing their hands over reforming the state's archaic and draconian liquor-control system should look to Kentucky as an example of what a legislature can do to boost tourism, nurture entrepreneurship, and promote innovation.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 9:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Rev. Mark Harris may know if he should plan to head to Washington, D.C. - or gear up for a new election in the contested 9th Congressional District - within a couple of weeks.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 12:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez begrudgingly stood during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address as he called for action to end sex trafficking.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 12:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper's administration could risk violating a state law protecting whistleblowers if it has threatened retribution against employees who want to cooperate with a legislative probe of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tonight, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) welcomed North Carolina natives Pastor Andrew Brunson and Norine Brunson as his guests to the State of the Union.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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City life is not for everyone. Community colleges offer a chance for students to start or complete a degree locally, stay connected to their family and get a degree that fits with their local economy.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 8:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump found the proper tone in his first sentence in his second State of the Union Address on February 5, 2019, delayed by a week by Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her party's political purposes, and then he drove home the message of United States exceptionalism.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 9:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Longtime fans of pro basketball remember the "Jordan rules." The term described a strategy designed to limit the game's most powerful player
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a great honor to have the Vice Premier of China with us, and also the Vice Minister of Trade of China. We have had long discussions.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Texas and other States allow the sale of inspected feral hog meat. Many food banks welcome donations.
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 3:18 am
By: Ted McDonald
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The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the spring 2019 semester. The BCCC Foundation has awarded over $145,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2019 @ 10:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state panel that determines how much money North Carolina can prudently borrow over the next 10 years rejected an appeal Wednesday by Gov. Roy Cooper's budget director to triple the state's debt ceiling from $2.03 billion to more than $6 billion.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2019 @ 2:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An after-action report on the toppling of Silent Sam reveals "serious deficiencies" in how UNC-Chapel Hill law enforcement handled the situation.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper named three Democrats and two Republicans Thursday to the newly constituted State Board of Elections.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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I'm honored to be here with many of the great American workers as we take historic action to accelerate the incredible revival of American manufacturing.
Published: Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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