Legislators disagreed during North Carolina’s recent round of redistricting on whether the General Assembly had to conduct a racially polarized voting analysis.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2024 @ 10:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A proposed $17-an-hour federal minimum wage would cost North Carolina 98,000 jobs, according to an analysis by the right-leaning Employment Policies Institute.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Local man John Archer has decided to resume wearing a mask in order to let everyone around him know he's terrible at risk analysis.
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Americans are expected to spend more on food through the rest of 2023 and into 2024 as prices continue to rise even as President Joe Biden touts his record on inflation and “Bidenomics.”
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 2:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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This analysis by Jim Copland and Rafael Mangual is well worth reading in full. Here’s an excerpt:
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was recently saddled with allegations of misrepresentation and error over a newly proposed silver line transit route.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 2:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) played a role in directing millions of dollars in funds to groups associated with his wife, according to a new report.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A Brief Analysis and Inquiry
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Racial strife was not just a southern thang back in the the 1930s as Yankee folk administered their own unique form of discrimination against people of colour.
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 2:44 pm
By: The Correspondent
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The U.S. economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter of 2022, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) this morning.
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new, in-depth economic impact analysis found Beaufort County Community College has a $49.2 million annual impact on the regional economy - supporting more than 993 or one out of every 35 jobs across Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 3:24 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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A new report from the Fordham Institute argues that North Carolina’s controversial social studies standards flunk the test on history and civics, ranking worst in the Southeast.
Published: Thursday, August 12th, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Kylee Zempel of the Federalist highlights flaws in Dr. Anthony Fauci’s dubious approach to pandemic policy.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 8:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are great many problems that we face in this country today that have a direct bearing on the survivability of the United States and the freedoms of its people.
Published: Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Woodard
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A total of 353 counties in 29 U.S. states have 1.8 million more registered voters than eligible voting-age citizens, according to an analysis by Judicial Watch.
Published: Wednesday, October 21st, 2020 @ 3:32 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Every February, the Information Analysis section of the Division of School Business at the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) publishes “Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget.”
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2020 @ 7:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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CBD is a booming industry with a lot of people discussing it, and many brands starting in the industry. But how do you know the CBD product is safe and effective?
Published: Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 @ 9:12 am
By: Old Sparta Inc.
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A months-long federal assessment of voter check-in computers used in the 2016 election in Durham County found no evidence of malware or unauthorized access to the county’s systems.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A bill before the General Assembly (Senate Bill 55) would create new continuing education requirements for general contractors.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Casey (D-PA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) sent a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committee
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 3:44 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed October 3-7, 2016 as North Carolina Manufacturing Week.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 3:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Hillary Clinton displayed certain characteristics as First Lady that one law enforcement officer labelled a "Jekyll and Hyde" personality that often frightened the White House staff.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2016 @ 8:50 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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Unlike the dog, I am perfectly capable of typing my own column. After all I've spent plenty of time on Mom's keyboard, though until now, I've kept my typing talents secret.
Published: Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 2:42 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The U.S. Census Bureau just confirmed what everyone already suspected: North Carolina now has more than 10 million residents. We've been adding an average of 281 people each day. That's one of the fastest growth rates in the United States.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I have been reminded of an old book from the 1950's when prejudice and hate were in full spring in the United States. I read his theories of personality at Emory in my Psychology Major studies.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 11:56 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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North Carolina's economy grew slower in 2014 than in 2013, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2015 @ 9:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Drawing on a variety of government and private data sources, this report presents a provisional analysis of college value-added with respect to the economic success of the college's graduates, measured by the incomes graduates earn, the occupations in which they work, and their loan repayment rates
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all over the story and pundits are angling to put a spin on what is expected to be a tough day for many schools.
Published: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Obama administration has been implementing new ways to measure economic activity in the United States.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's certainly reasonable for people to use the unemployment rate and the number of jobs created to evaluate the performance of an economy.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On an ordinary Monday morning in a graduate industrial engineering class at North Carolina State University, one would expect to hear talk about statistical analysis, linear programming, or maybe the outcome of the previous weekend's football game. In reality, it is nearly impossible to discern...
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 2:54 am
By: John William Pope Center
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