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State lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to block an automatic tax increase on employers. Senate Bill 311 would maintain the state’s current tax for funding unemployment insurance.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 8:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nearly two dozen N.C. law professors have signed on to two new friend-of-the-court briefs in a high-profile N.C. Supreme Court case involving voter ID. Both briefs filed Tuesday urge the state Supreme Court to remove two Republican justices from hearing the case.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 7:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Virginia’s Democrat candidate for governor, Terry McAuliffe, has conceded the race to the victor, Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 12:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Voters in Robbinsville, a tiny town in North Carolina’s last dry county, have approved the sale of beer and wine, according to unofficial results Tuesday.
Published: Saturday, November 27th, 2021 @ 1:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a previous research brief, I wrote about how existing nuclear power plants produce “zero emissions while at the same time being the most reliable and lowest-cost source of electricity.”
Published: Saturday, November 27th, 2021 @ 11:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is more helpful - and far more long-lasting - is for key guys to show up and do something small, and do it over and over.
Published: Friday, November 26th, 2021 @ 8:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thanksgiving as a holiday just makes profound sense. It is one of the Unites States's oldest holidays and is emblematic of who Americans are ... or maybe were.
Published: Thursday, November 27th, 2025 @ 2:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Campus to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Published: Thursday, November 25th, 2021 @ 4:30 am
By: ECU News Services
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Every Small Purchase Makes A Big Difference. Stop by the locally-owned, independent businesses in Uptown Greenville on Saturday, November 27th for the annual “Small Business Saturday” event.
Published: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 @ 9:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Robbinsville, in the mountains of western North Carolina, will vote Tuesday, Nov. 2, on the sale of beer and wine in the state’s last dry county. The referendum doesn’t include hard liquor, such as whiskey or vodka.
Published: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 @ 9:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Interest groups have already filed lawsuits to block approval of new redistricting maps for North Carolina. The maps are still in development with several legislative map proposals having been presented to the public in recent hearings.
Published: Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 @ 10:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At a time when North Carolina is ranked as one of the most expensive states for health care in the nation, many nonprofit hospitals are reaping huge profits while providing little in the way of charity care.
Published: Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 @ 10:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Parents in North Carolina report feeling increasingly concerned about the public schools’ efforts to usurp their parental authority on topics such as mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the teaching of controversial race and gender theories.
Published: Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 @ 2:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County Covid19 Update for November 19, 2021
Published: Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 @ 7:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Six hundred days and counting. Gov. Roy Cooper has ruled North Carolina with a proverbial iron fist since unilaterally enacting a state of emergency March 10, 2020.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 3:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Of the 25 active members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s Teacher Advisory Committee, only one is a registered Republican, a review of voter registration records by Carolina Journal shows.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 1:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, adjourned a quick session Tuesday, Oct. 26, but not before promising a busy week ahead.
Published: Sunday, November 21st, 2021 @ 9:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Because he's a courteous person, Panthers quarterbacks coach Sean Ryan apologizes, since it might appear rude if he glances at his phone.
Published: Sunday, November 21st, 2021 @ 9:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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COVID-19 numbers are down across the board, yet the governor and health secretary continue to encourage people to wear masks and to follow a two-year-old emergency order.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 7:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A number of key election reforms moved through the N.C. House this week. Included on that list is a bill that switches up the deadline for absentee ballots and another measure that bans outside private money from flowing to county boards of elections.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Not enough time. That was a consistent theme Monday, Oct. 25, as residents shared with lawmakers their thoughts on the proposed election maps, drawn after the results of the 2020 census.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 7:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, many of us will give thanks for the chance to spend time with family and friends, and for the indulgent meal. But inflation will take the first bite, making Thanksgiving 2021 the most expensive in history.
Published: Friday, November 19th, 2021 @ 10:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The series has gone in streaks with Washington winning the first six, Carolina winning five of the next six and Washington winning two of the last three.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 2:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper says he will sign the first budget from the General Assembly since he took office in 2017. The announcement came in a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 16, and before the first vote from the Senate on Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 8:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new study from researchers at the University of Arkansas and Western Carolina University finds that a Democrat-backed budget bill pending in Congress would slash an average of $1,131 per student in resources for charter schools.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 7:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State auditors found that a former finance officer in the troubled municipality of East Laurinburg used town taxpayer money on personal expenses, which resulted in overdrafts of the town’s bank account.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 8:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Beaufort County Community College will host college representatives from over 50 colleges on campus on Tuesday, October 19 from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. in the Boyette Conference Center in Building 10 to present information and answer questions.
Published: Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 @ 3:44 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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Enrollment at Beaufort County Community College has surged since the college announced its Beaufort Promise program to cover tuition and fees through 2023.
Published: Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 @ 9:41 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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