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North Carolina residents experienced a slightly lower inflation rate in January 2026 compared to the national average, according to the latest data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released Feb. 13.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 @ 4:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Discover the real cost of living in North Carolina for renters. Explore housing expenses, utilities, and budgeting tips.
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2024 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Russian citizens living in the West should be placed under “strict surveillance” by intelligence services, according to the president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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Residents of several cities in the United States require a salary much higher than $100,000 to feel as if they are earning six figures due to elevated costs of living and aggressive taxes, according to a recent analysis from SmartAsset.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Families are feeling the pinch as cost of living continues to increase in North Carolina’s capitol
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2022 @ 11:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics absolutely roasted Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she suggested that lower to middle class Americans could fight the rising cost of living by investing thousands in solar panels and other green energy initiatives.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2022 @ 11:56 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Inflation hit another 40+ year high last month as the consumer price index jumped up 9.1% over the calendar year. The CPI is a broad measure of goods and prices related to the cost of living in the U.S. The June numbers are a 1.3% increase from May’s inflation numbers.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hispanic conservative grassroots group, LIBRE Initiative, handed out gift cards at a grocery store in Charlotte to highlight the struggle of N.C. families to make ends meet under history inflation.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In what looks like bad news for President Joe Biden, a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in December found that fear of covid is no longer Americans’ prime concern, the economy, with fear of inflation and rising cost of living, dwarfed the fear of Covid19.
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms what you already know: the cost of living is rising at an alarming rate.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s economic health seems strong. Taxes are low, cost of living is below average, and a recent CNBC study gave the state a No. 2 ranking as “Best for Business” because of solid growth, quality workforce, business friendliness, and technology.
Published: Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 11:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The House on Thursday passed by voice vote an annually required measure to increase cost-of-living adjustments tied to veterans benefits in parity with the COLA approved by the Social Security Administration.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 12:18 am
By: George H. Schryer
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The Senate’s proposed biennial budget includes the largest pay raises for state employees in more than a decade, but doesn’t include a cost-of-living increase for state retirees.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 9:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, the National Education Association (NEA) released data from its annual Rankings and Estimates report.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-MT) to introduce the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 5:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Education leaders and some politicians for years have urged that pay for educators in North Carolina be at "the national average," a goal used for no other employment sector in the state as a metric to gauge the appropriateness of pay.
Published: Monday, January 6th, 2014 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is your family budget being pinched by the rising cost of living? Gas, food and utilities taking a bigger bite out of your wallet?
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2012 @ 6:57 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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