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another downside of wind and solar
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 @ 8:23 pm
By: John Steed
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North Carolina legislators are planning a new push to legalize online sports betting in 2023. The Tar Heel state’s neighbors, Virginia and Tennessee, have already legalized online sports betting. In contrast, South Carolina and Georgia have refrained.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Local man Gary Marmon climbed to the top of The Forbes 400 after it was revealed he possessed both Taylor Swift tickets and a dozen eggs. Marmon beat out former richest man Elon Musk, who called the newcomer a beacon of inspiration.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:47 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Democratic megadonor George Soros will pay journalists anywhere from $63,000 to $85,000 to advance progressive criminal justice reform.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that Republicans have an addiction to government spending nearly as severe as their Democratic colleagues.
Published: Sunday, November 6th, 2022 @ 1:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Steve Forbes, the chair of Forbes Media and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, argued on Monday that monetary policymakers are neglecting currency stabilization as a tool to combat inflation.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 11:01 am
By: Daily Wire
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ECU to celebrate student achievement with spring commencement ceremony
Published: Monday, May 2nd, 2022 @ 6:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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This is clearly a PR stunt or a move designed by the president.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 2:47 pm
By: LifeZette
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Steve Forbes offers Forbes magazine readers a history lesson that could help guide economic policy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 @ 7:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the traditional Tax Day of April 15 approaches, it seems appropriate to reflect on the major victories won by taxpayers over the past decade in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 6:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision control components and systems, will expand its plant in Murphy and create 20 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2018 @ 4:34 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina ranks 44th in the nation in access to health care. When you consider we have great access in some parts of the state - those close to metropolitan areas and teaching hospitals in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, the Triad, and Triangle - the overall ranking is misleading
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 10:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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CNBC, the cable business news channel, predicts that North Carolina will be selected as the site for Amazon's second headquarters
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 12:15 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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For the second consecutive year, North Carolina is the nation's No. 2 best state for business according to Forbes magazine. Forbes' annual "Best States for Business" list measures which states have the best business climates and are poised to succeed going forward
Published: Thursday, November 17th, 2016 @ 8:41 am
By: McCrory Communications
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This is undoubtedly the nastiest presidential election ever!...Or is it?
Published: Saturday, October 29th, 2016 @ 12:52 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Today, Governor McCrory accepted the endorsement from the state's largest small business association during a morning press conference in Charlotte
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2016 @ 10:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina is a top 10 state for job creation in 2015, according to analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Professor Lee McPheters at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:32 am
By: Chris Downey
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On Tuesday, December 17th, the NC General Assembly Common Core Study Committee held its first public hearing to address Common Core. I attended, as well as other activists and Tea Party leaders all across the state.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 10:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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I am honored to be here today. Alas, my message is not altogether pleasant. Indeed, it may be the intellectual equivalent of having a hemorrhoid operation performed by an unlicensed French physician just returned from a wine-laden lunch.
Published: Saturday, September 21st, 2013 @ 9:47 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A friend of mine recently sent me an article from Area Development, one of many magazines that issues annual ratings of state business climates. According to Area Development's 2013 index, North Carolina is the fifth-best state in the nation to do business.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is New York City a better place to work than Charlotte? It depends on your priorities. For many people, the Big Apple with all its glamour and glitz may be...
Published: Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 @ 5:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Famed economist Arthur Laffer provided real-world economic solutions at the Civitas Institute's legislative training session recently in Raleigh.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 @ 3:13 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman, and Kansas Governor Sam Brownback have all called for their states to eliminate their income tax and replace it with a sales tax over the past week.
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 @ 5:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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At the only statewide conservative conference in North Carolina, speakers, workshops, and special events will educate and empower conservatives on how we can restore our state to greatness.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 9:50 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Paleo-diet blogger Steve Cooksey is not the only one who's been censored by the North Carolina Board of Nutrition/Dietetics.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 7:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The official name of the sweeping healthcare reform bill is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148). It passed the House of Congress narrowly, by a vote of 220 - 215.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 7:58 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Janet Cowell's primary responsibility as State Treasurer is to oversee the pension fund for retired North Carolina teachers and state employees. So why does her campaign receive so many contributions from far-away states like New York, Pennsylvania and California?
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2012 @ 1:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We keep hearing that the Anointed One is taking of over $700B out of the medicare trust fund to fund Obamacare. We are told that won't hurt Medicare at all because all the money is "savings" that the Dems are going to realize.
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 @ 1:34 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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Still puzzled about how North Carolina can rank so highly on some national measures of business climate, and still have among the worst-performing economies in the country?
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2012 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I see that some politicians and government officials are continuing to cite magazine rankings that paint North Carolina's business climate in a favorable light. [Sigh]
Published: Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 @ 11:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you check out Forbes Magazine's List of the Best Places for Business and Careers, you will find a slideshow of silver skyscrapers hailing the prosperity of Raleigh and other North Carolina metro areas - but failing to show economic reality elsewhere in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 11:11 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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