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replacing dependable coal with intermittant wind and solar may mean blackouts
Published: Sunday, April 28th, 2024 @ 7:36 pm
By: John Steed
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raising costs of transporting goods raises the cost of almost everything
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Steed
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Waynesville’s USA Farm Labor Inc. (USAFL), one of the top three agencies assisting agriculture employers with the H-2A visa program, is suing the Department of Labor demanding they pause a rule change that could cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 12:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As Hurricane Hilary prepares to make landfall in Southern California, the World Meteorological Organization has announced that all deaths resulting from the storm will be ruled as suicides.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) slammed the Biden administration’s new EPA rules around electric vehicles and tailpipe emissions.
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2023 @ 9:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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Members of the House failed Thursday to override the veto issued by President Joe Biden which overturned their resolution to nix a Labor Department rule supportive of the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 8:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden vetoed legislation on Monday that would have overturned a Labor Department rule allowing retirement fiduciaries to invest in accordance with the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 12:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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Department of Energy has “quietly” proposed a new energy efficiency rule that could severely restrict sale of gas stoves
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 10:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Energy Department proposed new rules Wednesday that would mandate a certain energy consumption threshold for gas stoves even after the possibility of a nationwide ban garnered backlash.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 12:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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In July, the U.S. Department of Education imposed new rules that school choice advocates say will have a negative impact on public charter schools.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Joe Biden’s Department of Labor introduced measures to reverse a ban on environmental, social, and governance investing, also known as ESG, among fiduciaries managing retirement funds, a rule that former President Donald Trump established during his final days in office.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 1:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden’s Labor Department announced a proposed rule change on Tuesday that could discourage independent contracting, a work arrangement upon which millions of Americans rely.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 6:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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On July 1, the U.S. Department of Education announced the new rules for the federal Charter Schools Program.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 11:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich submitted a petition for rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asking for the agency to adopt a rule that would prohibit the use of race or ethnicity when determining who should get medical therapies.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 11:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The New York State Education Department has informed parents that they are not allowed to send their children to school unmasked even though the New York State Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the mask mandate is illegal.
Published: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 @ 11:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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At the close of the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule instituting a periodic review process with a sunset provision for all agency regulations that affect small businesses.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2021 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Effective Aug. 1, 2020, a booster dose of meningococcal conjugant vaccine (MenACWY) is required for students entering the 12th grade in public, private or religious schools in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services’ rule to force hospitals to disclose their negotiated prices with insurers was legal.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 7:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today implemented the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule.
Published: Monday, February 24th, 2020 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Trump administration is preparing to enact a new rule that will allow the federal government to send foreigners who enter the United States illegally and do not apply for asylum back to their home countries in Central America.
Published: Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 @ 10:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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I grew up in the “separate but equal” school era, although we knew Black schools weren’t equal. The 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Published: Thursday, July 25th, 2019 @ 7:53 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) urged the Trump Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that could lead to changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury Rule.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @ 4:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, officials from the White House, Department of Transportation, and Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Trump Administration has decided to discontinue discussions with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicle.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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To prepare North Carolina for Hurricane Michael, Governor Roy Cooper today declared a State of Emergency and waived certain transportation rules
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2018 @ 1:26 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to provide up to 15,000 additional H-2B visas under an interim final rule that it will submit to the Federal Register
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 37 of his colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan (CPP), Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and Ozone Standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) Rules
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Roy Cooper spent his last few weeks as governor-elect of North Carolina attacking the state legislature for encroaching on the separation of powers, weakening the rule of law, subverting the will of the voters, and hurrying new policies through too quickly, without adequate discussion
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 7:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two workers in the Department of Public Safety violated rules for state vehicles which cost taxpayers more than $7,000, a new report by state Auditor Beth Wood's office says
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 3:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking repeal of six unnecessary certificate-of-need rules to reduce the regulatory burden on medical diagnostic centers and purchase of major medical equipment
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In arguing the case brought by North Carolina, Texas and a coalition of states challenging President Obama's illegal immigration executive order, U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) attorneys engaged in "intentional," "serious," and "unethical" misconduct, a federal judge ruled last week. In a...
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama's Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don't conform to federal rules regarding transgender students an
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A proposed EPA rule, as part of regulation that would purport to control greenhouse gas emissions and impose fuel efficiency standards, could harm North Carolina's vibrant performance auto and racing industries, according to a group that represents such businesses nationwide
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 @ 11:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After the Supreme Court sided with North Carolina and 26 other states, halting the implementation of the EPA's overreaching power plant rules, NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse released the following statement...
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 1:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked a vote to override President Obama's veto of legislation disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 @ 11:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded the latest effort by Congress to block federal overreach that would hurt farmers and hinder economic development in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2016 @ 4:45 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for S.J. Res. 22, which would block the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency
Published: Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 @ 6:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In response to today’s 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block the Obama EPA’s controversial ‘Waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) regulation, Congressman Jones released the following statement
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit today put on hold the federal Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule redefining Waters of the United States, or WOTUS.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 1:23 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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After the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources sent a letter to Attorney General Roy Cooper, The North Carolina Republican Party urged Cooper to put politics aside and do his job by defending the state against new overreaching federal EPA rules.
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 @ 10:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Cooper Didn't Sign A Letter From 16 Bipartisan State Attorneys General To The EPA Requesting a Suspension Of The New Rules
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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