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A new report from the Tax Foundation shows that tariffs have raised retail prices by approximately 4.9 percentage points.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 @ 3:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill passed by the House Alcohol Beverage Control Committee would allow ABC boards to permit ABC stores to be open on Sundays in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 6:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Smash and grab robberies area already making headlines across the country, just a week into the holiday shopping season.
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Senate unanimously voted June 6 for a bill that increases the penalties and charges for organized retail theft.
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 11:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Biden Administration and FDA are being scrutinized for their handling of the baby formula shortage across the U.S.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 7:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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House Bill 1005 would strengthen penalties associated with organized retail theft.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2022 @ 10:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If you are checking your list twice this week, small businesses across the state are ready for you to stop by.
Published: Friday, December 31st, 2021 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Amid the shopping bags, holiday music, and twinkle lights, smash and grab crime videos are plaguing the retail season this year.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 7:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. House committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control moved several bills Wednesday, May 5, including measures to expand growler sizes, to allow alcohol service on charter buses, and to set up “social districts.”
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 6:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers are fighting to help small businesses afford health insurance, but they’re running out of time.
Published: Monday, December 21st, 2020 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Council’s first meeting will be held today at 10 am; livestream link available
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 11:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s order mandating face coverings puts businesses in the precarious position of enforcing the law, some legal experts say.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2020 @ 10:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order requiring face masks made North Carolina businesses responsible for enforcement.
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 @ 9:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bruce Clarke couldn’t help his client, so she called a lawyer and ended up with a bill near $1,000.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 2:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This summer, a Canadian grocery store took the war on plastic bags to the next level.
Published: Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 @ 6:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Small businesses will be able to band together to slash the costs of their health insurance after Gov. Roy Cooper let Senate Bill 86 become law.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 7:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Uninsured small businesses in North Carolina could find another avenue toward getting health care via a bill on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Small businesses struggling with health-care costs could gain new bargaining power with insurers, after a controversial bill passed the House, 82-32.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 9:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Milk Commission may make a return to North Carolina, but a bill reestablishing the commission still has a ways to go before becoming law.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Some lawmakers want to bring back the state’s Milk Commission to protect local dairy farmers, but critics of the measure contend it will only lead to higher milk prices.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson, won’t seek re-election when his term expires next year, but he’s far from finished.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Restaurateurs and retailers are getting behind a move by House lawmakers that would fix the antiquated way North Carolina stores, distributes, and sells spirits.
Published: Saturday, May 18th, 2019 @ 6:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Advocates for higher taxes and spending were excited to see a new pool of economic activity from which to siphon money, but Gov. Roy Cooper's Department of Revenue (NCDOR) may have overstepped its authority in interpreting state law and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tariffs will make reconstruction more expensive and possibly slow efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Florence, builders and economists say.
Published: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 @ 9:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N. C. Retail Merchants Association are praising lawmakers for House Bill 56, which repeals the Outer Banks plastic bag ban
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A law banning plastic grocery bags in some Outer Banks communities may be unconstitutional, says a prominent former lawmaker
Published: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 @ 10:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Monday, August 7th, 2017 @ 7:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 5:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Retailers could apply for grants to buy refrigeration units, though research shows programs have little effect on eating behavior...
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 @ 11:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Opponents say a tax on plastic bags being explored by the Raleigh City Council would be "extraordinarily regressive," could cost consumers $1.8 million annually, would not help the environment, and may be unconstitutional.
Published: Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 @ 4:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state House pushed ahead Tuesday with House Bill 1050, limiting the amount of money North Carolina cities and towns could charge businesses for privilege licenses. The bill, which would cap municipal privilege licenses at $100 per year, is part of a catch-all tax package designed to tweak...
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An interim legislative committee Tuesday set the stage for a major battle over unemployment insurance benefits when the General Assembly gears up later this month.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Laid-off workers would see their benefits decreased and about 30 percent of the state's businesses would see their unemployment insurance taxes increased under a proposal presented Wednesday to a legislative study panel.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ 5:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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