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"The latest school shooting at a nonpublic Christian school in Tennessee sadly confirms what we already know – our schools are under attack."
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2025 @ 8:24 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called out President Joe Biden’s disastrous economic policies this week that have led to one of the “Big Three” credit agencies lowering the United States’ rating by a tick on Tuesday.
Published: Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 @ 3:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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On Thursday, Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis stated firmly that he will participate in the Republican presidential debate scheduled in August whether or not former President Trump shows up.
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 8:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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The difference between Republican governance and Democrat tax and spend
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 8:09 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis hinted Thursday at a potential timeline for when he may announce a 2024 presidential campaign, should he decide to run.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 2:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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California is projected to have a deficit after holding onto a budget surplus for the past several years.
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2022 @ 12:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Pres. Biden and Gov. Cooper tout government intervention to force offshore wind energy development off North Carolina beaches as a way to create jobs and grow the economy
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 2:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom went to Washington, D.C., this week in order to receive an award on behalf of the Golden State’s alleged education improvements.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 9:45 pm
By: Daily Wire
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New budget in VA includes about $4 billion in tax relief
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 6:45 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The N.C. General Assembly convenes the 2022 short session after the longest long session in state history concluded in March.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New Treasury guidance on state and local Covid relief spending is a nod to government and a flippant disregard of taxpayers and small businesses.
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Combined General and Transportation Funds' Debt Service is Projected to Peak at 2.61% in FY 2023
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 1:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recent op-eds and editorials from the News & Observer have lambasted the state legislature’s plan to use a budget surplus to cut taxes.
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 7:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 105 will require a second vote Friday morning.
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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“[Expanding Medicaid would] provide health care to tens of thousands of hard-working North Carolinians and save state taxpayers’ millions in the process.”
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 7:18 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Overall spending growth will be below GOP's self-imposed spending limitation of population plus inflation increases
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 8:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The furor over COVID-19 will fade. Eventually.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 1:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Education activists and Democratic lawmakers want to spend more on education, even as the state faces a massive budget shortfall and is entering a potentially disastrous hurricane season.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2020 @ 6:43 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Does our state government spend too much, too little, or just enough?
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2020 @ 6:41 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Thanks to a decade of wise, conservative fiscal policy, North Carolina state government is better positioned financially to weather the economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 10:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Rep. Deb Butler’s epic September 11 outburst on the floor of the General Assembly is a reminder— to some at least—that North Carolina is governed in a perpetual state of chaos.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 6:50 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Here’s a look at a few items which may not have attracted big headlines over the final 48 hours of a hectic week on Jones Street
Published: Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Only four House Democrats refused to sign a letter pledging to uphold Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:35 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, June 17th, 2019 @ 1:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate passed its version of a $23.9 billion 2019-20 budget amid sharp rhetoric that broke along partisan and regional divides.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate is in no rush to take up the House-passed budget for 2019-20, according to its chief budget writer.
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2019 @ 5:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A $470-million surge in April tax collections could push the state budget surplus to more than $700 million.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 622, the Tax Reduction Act of 2019, on Tuesday, May 14, and sent it to the Senate Rules Committee.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 2:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The 2019-20 General Assembly session is well under way. Bills are being filed and committees are meeting, but the attention will soon fall on the biennial budget, which the governor introduced this week and included new and expanded spending, including a 9.1 percent raise for teachers
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrat David Brantley wants to unseat longtime incumbent Republican Sen. Louis Pate, and flip Senate District 7 from red to blue in a contentious race
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2018 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If we learned one thing during the devastation and recovery from Hurricanes Florence and Michael, it’s that setting aside more than $2 billion in savings for a rainy day was a very good idea
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Cato Institute gave Gov. Roy Cooper an F on its Fiscal Policy Report Card
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 @ 3:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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