The estate of the late “Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien has prevailed in a lawsuit against a fan who claimed to have authored “the obvious pitch-perfect sequel” to the beloved fantasy trilogy, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 @ 6:53 am
By: Daily Wire
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DeSantis Seeks to Reduce Gas Prices to $2 in 2025
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is pushing for the FBI to move its headquarters outside of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area, suggesting Alabama as an alternative location.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 5:43 pm
By: Daily Wire
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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force (Task Force) has submitted its 2023 Annual Report to Governor Cooper and the NC General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 @ 3:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Law enforcement in the Bahamas revealed on Thursday that officials seized assets belonging to defunct cryptocurrency platform FTX and moved them to a government-controlled wallet for “safekeeping.”
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Supreme Court agrees to extend oral arguments in the Leandro case from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Parties in the Leandro school funding lawsuit agree they need more time to argue before the N.C. Supreme Court on Aug. 31.
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2022 @ 6:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The good news is that we can get much better with a few simple reforms
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 7:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A leading N.C. gun-rights group is demanding disciplinary action against a Democratic state senator from Mecklenburg County. The group claims Sen. Natasha Marcus made "false claims" during debate about a recently vetoed pistol-permit repeal bill.
Published: Friday, October 15th, 2021 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced in this session of the General Assembly seeks to reduce restrictions created by certificate of need laws, which critics say reduce access to health care and increase costs.
Published: Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 @ 12:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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America's water infrastructure must be effectively managed and modernized to meet the needs of current and future generations of Americans.
Published: Thursday, October 15th, 2020 @ 1:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thousands of small business loan applications from North Carolina businesses and pending, but state lawmakers are broadening the pool of applicants.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 6:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, more Americans are working than ever before. Virtually every demographic is achieving historic low unemployment rates.
Published: Friday, December 13th, 2019 @ 11:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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No matter which party triumphs in tomorrow's midterm elections, we're likely to learn the wrong lessons
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 @ 7:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Roy Cooper has asked President Trump for an official waiver that will allow more North Carolinians impacted by recent hurricanes to receive more funding through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster-Relief (CDBG-DR) program
Published: Friday, October 26th, 2018 @ 5:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today applauded news that Congress passed legislation that includes critical funding for Hurricane Florence recovery
Published: Thursday, October 4th, 2018 @ 9:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Recently released federal data shows that a partnership between ECU and Vidant Health made significant improvements in the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries while still achieving significant cost savings last year
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 2:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Gajendra Singh wants to help patients get an MRI scan for a fraction of the price hospitals and big health care networks charge. But state regulators and powerful lobbying allies restrain him.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2018 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16
Published: Sunday, May 6th, 2018 @ 11:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My elementary years were spent at a rural school in Tuxedo, NC. Built in the 1920s, it was the same school that my father and his siblings attended
Published: Sunday, April 8th, 2018 @ 7:59 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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What's the theme for limited government, personal responsibility, opportunity and freedom across North Carolina for the 2018 election cycle
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 1:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald J. Trump is taking steps to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which can serve as a model for wider government reform
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 1:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell on Thursday announced that all three major national bond rating agencies reaffirmed the state's "AAA" bond rating.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2017 @ 11:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate Floor about the Senate's recent success in repealing 14 burdensome regulations under the Congressional Review Act
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2017 @ 6:41 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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One of the more intriguing North Carolina congressional races is for the open seat in the 13th Congressional District between Democrat Bruce Davis and Republican Ted Budd
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the 2015 performance year results for the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Model that show physicians, hospitals and health care providers participating in Accountable Care Organization
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 @ 8:59 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Like a recovering addict on the verge of a major binge, some North Carolina lawmakers are on the brink of falling back into the black hole of tax credits
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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