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Gov Roy Cooper and NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley announced Monday that Medicaid expansion will begin on Dec. 1.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three years after government agencies shut down the nation in the COVID pandemic, examination of policy on reining in government overreach, protecting medical autonomy, and preserving our rights to earn a living are critical to preventing a liberty crisis in the future.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 3:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Thursday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 4:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, Sept. 22, the General Assembly passed a budget which contains a new provision that would allow lawmakers total discretion over destroying records.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A $2.5-billion-dollar bond referendum is slated to be placed on the November ballot this year, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) looks for support to fund 30 different projects in the school district.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Thursday, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced that NASCAR’s All-Star race will be returning to North Wilkesboro. This will be the 40th running of the NASCAR All-Star Race.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 9:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Plaintiffs challenging appointments to Asheville's Human Relations Commission are seeking an emergency restraining order and injunction in federal court.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 12:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A back-and-forth power struggle between state lawmakers and members of the North Carolina Board of Education came to a head in the new budget—and, at least for now, lawmakers won.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal judge has rejected a Waynesville-based company's request to block a new federal rule linked to farm worker wages.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 12:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper has declared the week of Sept. 25 “Clean Energy Week.” Whether that indicates he will sign Senate Bill 678, “Clean Energy/Other Changes,” remains unclear.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 7:47 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Republican candidate in the 2024 race for North Carolina’s next attorney general has changed course and has decided to run for a different office.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 12:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The US Supreme Court will consider Tuesday two petitions related to North Carolina's so-called "ag-gag law."
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2024 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina General Assembly sent Gov. Roy Cooper a bill on Friday that restructures the North Carolina State Board of Elections by splitting the appointments between the majority and minority legislative leaders.
Published: Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 @ 12:33 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, sat down with CJ reporter Alex Baltzegar to discuss his run to be the next speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Vinfast issued an earnings report for the second quarter of 2023 on Thursday, and the news is not good for the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 @ 1:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Mark Robinson has been leading significantly in the polls since he announced his 2024 run in the Republican primary for North Carolina governor, including a Civitas poll in August.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 @ 12:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The new fall season in North Carolina is not only ushering in a change in the weather but a possible change in redistricting for the state as well.
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2024 @ 9:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the wake of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in the March 5 primary, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, said he would introduce legislation that would prevent similar future actions.
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 @ 2:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three Republicans are appealing a judge's order dismissing their lawsuit against the state GOP. The suit challenges the party's last leadership election.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 11:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cutting-edge high-speed internet is on its way to some of North Carolina’s rural counties, Republican Senator Thom Tillis announced last month.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay to a Department of Transportation worker fired in connection with falsified bus driver recertification.
Published: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 @ 9:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The full slate of 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals judges offered Thursday contrasting views over a dispute involving North Carolina State Health Plan coverage for transgender health care.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 6:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday the formation of the North Carolina Climate Action Corps, which will focus on climate issues across the state.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 3:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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TikTok is asking the state Court of Appeals to block a lower court order tied to an investigation from North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 11:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to a Dec. 21 press release from state Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. and its parent company Unilever PLC have been added to a list of companies that the Treasurer’s Office restricts investments and contracts with due to their anti-Israel activity.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Gaston County school board is appealing the state Court of Appeals' Sept. 12 ruling upholding North Carolina's SAFE Child Act as constitutional.
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2024 @ 12:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Supreme Court is addressing a dispute over lawyers' fees in a legal fight over the new Harkers Island Bridge project.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 2:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wilson County school board is asking the state Supreme Court to review a $400,000 penalty linked to the state's law against pension spiking.
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, Donna King, Alex Baltzegar, David Larson, Mitch Kokai, and Theresa Opeka break down the week’s news.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 10:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The judicial system in North Carolina would see plenty of changes if the proposed budget bill is passed.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 4:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Mocksville in the town's legal dispute with a fired police officer.
Published: Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 3:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of prominent North Carolina business leaders, and some big Republican donors, sent a letter Tuesday morning to all House Republicans urging them to abandon plans to muddy the budget process with legalized casinos
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawyers for state legislative leaders have signaled they intend to seek another state Supreme Court review of the Leandro education funding case.
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 9:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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