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On May 16, Duke Energy filed the Carolinas Carbon Plan with the N.C. Utilities Commission. The plan calls for N.C. to become "carbon neutral" by 2050.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 4:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke Tuesday in the Triangle about the promises of reducing climate change through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 9:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court will conduct Oct. 3-4 sessions at the historic Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton. Among the five cases are two with significance for N.C. elections.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 11:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One member of North Carolina's congressional delegation has signed a letter urging colleagues to reject Democrats' temporary federal spending plan.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 1:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, assesses 2022 midterm election contests for the U.S. House and Senate.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 9:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley has had difficulty getting her schedule to align with events by Biden administration officials visiting North Carolina, and Republicans were happy to point it out during Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Durham on Sept. 27.
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 11:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A second Raleigh healthcare company executive has pled guilty to defrauding the Medicare system for millions of dollars.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 4:11 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"In the end the whole point of doing it is so that you get a sample that is representative of the electorate,” said Brock McCleary, vice president of Cygnal Polling and Analytics
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2022 @ 2:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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National publication The Hill lists North Carolina's U.S. Senate race among the seven contests nationwide where partisan control is most likely to "flip."
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 @ 10:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A recently published years-long investigation by the Dallas Morning News has revealed that many colleges and universities throughout the country used or have been using AI to monitor students’ social media and email accounts.
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 @ 12:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. lawmakers accuse redistricting plaintiffs of trying to "disestablish" the General Assembly's authority to draw state election maps.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses N.C. parents’ participation in a Washington, D.C, rally about the dangers of fentanyl.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 12:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On the 25th anniversary of the officers' murders, Lowry's brother objects to ads while they fight to keep Beasley's clients behind bars.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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With just six weeks to go until election day, former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wilmington Friday for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Pritzker family has made headlines in recent years for their political and philanthropic activity, as they leverage the billions of dollars inherited from the Hyatt Hotel fortune to advance progressive causes.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 11:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina can take a pension away from the period of time that a person is indicted or convicted of embezzlement or a sex crime, etc. under a felony forfeiture law.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 9:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association announced Wednesday that the group is endorsing Republican Congressman Ted Budd in the race for U.S. Senate.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 6:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Felon voting supporters are urging the N.C. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in their case in October or November.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 12:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The John Locke Foundation has joined more than 50 groups, elected officials, and individuals challenging a federal subpoena that aims to chill political speech.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein's lawyer asks the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to declare a state criminal libel law "unconstitutional on its face."
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 4:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest offering from NCHA on CON Reform looks to increase the monopolistic hold hospitals have in North Carolina according to Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 2:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A lawsuit challenging Gov. Roy Cooper's COVID-related shutdown of N.C. bars continues to make its way through the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 9:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Saturday Sept. 17, people from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to demand action from national leaders on the spike in fentanyl deaths.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2022 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders argue in a new court filing that supporters of felon voting have attacked the wrong state law in a suit now at the state Supreme Court.
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2022 @ 9:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. State Budget Director Charlie Perusse will retire Nov. 1 after serving in the role for Democratic Governors Mike Easley, Bev Perdue, and now Roy Cooper. Cooper announced on Monday that Perusse’s successor will be Deputy Budget Director Kristin Walker, who has served in her role since 2017.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state got $780 million for 2016's Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, yet some victims remain homeless.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Conservative, progressive, and libertarian scholars recommend a constitutional amendment that would end lifetime appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has granted a temporary stay in the N.C. Farm Bureau Federation's challenge of state animal waste regulations.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the U.S. Army’s recommendation that soldiers consider applying for food stamps to help them fight inflation.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A parent in Chatham County is claiming that a local public school teacher “bullied” his daughter for her Christian faith.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hurricane Recovery in South Carolina far surpasses that in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the North Carolina General Assembly plans to return to Raleigh Tuesday, The N.C. Healthcare Association has indicated a potential break in the standoff over certificate-of-need reform. Disagreements involving CON have helped block a deal for Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Getting Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate appears to be a top priority for national Republicans. In campaign spending reports out Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund PAC spent more than $3.4 million in ads for the North Carolina congressman this week.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Sept. 9, the UNC Chapel Hill Faculty Council met and approved a resolution entitled “On the Right and Duty of Faculty Members to Speak Freely and the Duty of the University to Protect Faculty Speech.”
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 9:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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