On Saturday, October 28, 2023, North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, visited the U.S.—Mexico border.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 6:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has climbed to rank 9th in the nation for its tax climate, according to the latest study conducted by the nonprofit Tax Foundation.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"It is a losing game for conservatives to believe their vote doesn't count and they're going to get cheated. That is a that is way to lose elections and you can't let what other people may do somewhere else affect what you do, that's a losing strategy.” Dallas Woodhouse, American Majority NC.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 2:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh has the 15th highest homicide rate problems of major cities in the country, a recent study by WalletHub found.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 1:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The federal government has filed a court document arguing that North Carolina's new ban on gender transition surgeries for minors violates the US Constitution.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 8:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Seven more plaintiffs have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the rollout of North Carolina's new eCourts digital records system. Now nine people are suing over eCourts' impact.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's senators say broken border policies are to blame for driving drug cartels to engulf the country with drugs.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 9:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM), India’s leading battery materials company has announced a $650 million investment in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Home Builders Association is asking Superior Court judges to reject Gov. Roy Cooper's request for an injunction against new laws dealing with appointments to government boards.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republican National Committee, North Carolina Republican Party, and two local GOP officials seek to intervene in three federal lawsuits challenging the state's new election law.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses North Carolina’s new congressional and legislative election maps.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 4:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's felon voting rules heads back to court on Nov. 14, one week after Election Day.
Published: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 @ 10:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two top North Carolina House Speaker contenders have dropped out to endorse Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, in a move likely to unite most House Republicans. Axios first reported the news.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Mecklenburg County Republican Party sent a letter on Oct. 19 to the NC Board of Elections and Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather requesting an investigation into alleged false claims made by Carolina Forward
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 9:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Controversy surrounds a healthcare provider’s decision to block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has passed congressional maps, candidates are announcing their intentions to run for one of the states 14 congressional seats.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an expelled Tulane University student's request to proceed anonymously in his North Carolina lawsuit over sexual assault allegations.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 9:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, North Carolina Republican US Sen. Ted Budd called for a halt to any humanitarian aid to Gaza until every American hostage, including those from North Carolina, are home safe.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 2:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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First-term North Carolina Congressman Jeff Jackson has been redistricted out of his seat, but he isn’t going quietly. Jackson took to TikTok on Thursday to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state attorney general.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina General Assembly has passed three maps for the state House, state Senate, and US Congress, respectively. Redistricting is not subject to a veto from the governor, so the newly passed maps are now law.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Tuesday rebranding the secretary of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board as the Governor’s Environmental Justice Advisory Council.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A hearing is scheduled Nov. 2 in Greensboro in state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls' federal First Amendment lawsuit against the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 10:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In the final days of state budget negotiations, there was a pressurized hush around the legislative complex as lawmakers feuded over the sudden addition of legalizing four casinos to the nearly $30 billion state budget.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Bill Graham, a Republican who entered the race for governor last week, released the first statewide television advertisement in the 2024 governor’s race.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 10:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a dispute between former Duke basketball star Zion Williamson and his former marketing agency.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 2:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new national poll shows roughly two-thirds support for key school choice concepts among American parents.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 11:53 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In North Carolina, bars and restaurants interested in purchasing spirits must place an order through the ABC warehouse system.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the latest debate over North Carolina’s congressional election map.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 8:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, the state Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee passed S.B. 757, which could become the lines for North Carolina’s fourteen U.S. Congressional districts.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 7:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry has served as interim speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since Oct. 3 after former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, was ousted.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 8:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case involving a property-rights dispute over a sewer line in Apex. The town requested a review from the high court in June 2021.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 3:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper is criticizing Superior Court judges for not holding an immediate hearing on his request to block new state appointments laws.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2024 @ 2:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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