Famed historian and author Niall Ferguson warned during an interview with CNBC late last week that the world was heading into a period that will potentially be worse than the 1970s, and that many are failing to see what is coming.
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 5:50 pm
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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On July 27, Democrat U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Chuck Schumer of New York announced they had reached a deal on a budget reconciliation bill they were calling the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, State Sen. Bob Steinburg is expected to announce he is resigning his seat in the N.C. General Assembly. He will officially resign at the end of the month, telling Carolina Journal that he plans a future career in legislative advocacy.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 8:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New information out Thursday from the federal government shows that the costs to make goods and provide services went up 11.3% in June.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 7:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As we enter July of 2022, Americans all over the country will begin their July 4th preparations. They will soon be confronted once again with the harsh reality of elevated prices due to continuing inflation.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 2:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Inflation and stagnant market suggest the economy is barreling towards recession
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Senate Democrats unveil a plan for families that includes picking up where Biden's Build Back Better bill left off.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates Wednesday afternoon, boosting the cost of borrowing money by 0.75%, the largest increase in a single meeting in nearly 30 years.
Published: Sunday, June 26th, 2022 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Proposal would use $1.3 billion or 20% out of the anticipated $4.2 billion of this year’s state surplus.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 9:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Inflation is a deeply regressive tax, impacting all Americans, especially low-income households
Published: Friday, June 3rd, 2022 @ 12:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a $4 billion electric-vehicle assembly and battery-manufacturing plant at Triangle Innovation Point in Moncure, about 30 miles west of the Triangle.
Published: Thursday, March 31st, 2022 @ 5:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Tax season in North Carolina won’t open until Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, February 20th, 2022 @ 11:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a huge blow at the economies of many states, with North Carolina falling about the middle of the pack; better than most, but worse than others.
Published: Friday, February 18th, 2022 @ 12:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Ashworth’s Clothing in Fuquay-Varina opened in 1937. It survived through some trying times, such as World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Great Recession.
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 11:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us here in North Carolina, and is distilled, here on BCN, for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video broadcast.
Published: Monday, January 17th, 2022 @ 9:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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We’ve heard the characterization plenty of times over the years: Republicans are the party of the rich and Democrats are the party of the working class.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina breaks top 10 list
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The city of Durham is set to give monthly checks worth $500 to 115 formerly incarcerated people. The move is part of a nationwide basic income experiment, primarily bankrolled by Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey.
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The $846 million subsidy deal that North Carolina struck with Apple just topped the “year’s worst” list of a nonpartisan economic think tank.
Published: Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 @ 7:57 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With an ever-expanding federal government, the U.S. has fallen out of the top five countries for economic freedom, according to a new report from the Fraser Institute.
Published: Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 @ 12:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is expected to being voting Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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, November 25th, 2021 @ 4:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. State Treasurer Dale Folwell has joined 24 state treasurers in signing a letter opposing a portion of national Democrats’ $3.5-trillion budget reconciliation bill that would expand the power of the Internal Revenue Service.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 3:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate has passed House Bill 890, an all-encompassing measure that could help distillers succeed in a crowded and burgeoning industry.
Published: Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Great Reset was voted on by the Central Banks in August 2019. Coincidentally the pandemic was rolled out following that vote. The destruction of small business was the goal behind this radically centralized system.
Published: Tuesday, August 24th, 2021 @ 5:15 pm
By: John Woodard
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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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"This surplus came largely out of the pockets of North Carolina citizens and they deserve to see some of it returned to them."
Published: Sunday, June 27th, 2021 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Often times in politics, we hear phrases which sound simple and unassuming, but we later find that there is far more behind those words than what we know.
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 5:16 pm
By: John Woodard
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North Carolina has over-collected more than $6 billion in state taxes when compared to May of 2020 economic forecasts.
Published: Monday, June 21st, 2021 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina is among the top five states in the nation on metrics such as tax rates, size of state government, and income transfer programs, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 10:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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