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One of the sticking points in the state budget negotiations is the $1.4 billion proposed in the Senate version for NCInnovation, a private, non-profit created by some NC business leaders in 2018, aimed at providing grants for applied research at select UNC-system universities.
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2023 @ 11:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Immigrant Republican Lawmaker Blasts Democrat Lawmaker Expelled From TN House: He Called Me A ‘Slur’Sabi Kumar, an Indian-American Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, slammed one of the Democrat lawmakers that was expelled this week from the legislature for allegedly making racist remarks.
Published: Sunday, May 7th, 2023 @ 5:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Republican lawmakers criticized Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which marks the most recent of several high-profile infrastructure disasters during his two-year tenure.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Under Republican leadership, state lawmakers conducted a redistricting process marked by unrivaled transparency, in full view of the public, producing maps as dictated by the Constitution and previous court orders.
Published: Monday, December 13th, 2021 @ 12:26 am
By: Jeff Moore
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein wants lawmakers to use millions won from a settlement with Dish Network for violating telemarketing laws to expand internet access for students, but legislative leaders are so far non-committal on the proposal.
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2021 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Aside from Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), a handful of other lawmakers will aim to make their mark in the days ahead
Published: Thursday, December 5th, 2019 @ 10:35 am
By: LifeZette
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A collection of lawmakers, lawyers, lobbyists, and brewers gathered for a news conference Thursday, March 14, to talk about a pair of bills that, if passed into law, would even further energize North Carolina's thriving craft beer market.
Published: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic lawmakers are looking to change school performance grades by providing separate marks for achievement and growth
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two highly regarded Republican political consultants told an audience of state lawmakers, lobbyists, and renewable-energy entrepreneurs Tuesday they should consider government intervention into the renewable energy market a "slam dunk" conservative issue that wins at the ballot box
Published: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Back during the CB craze almost every city had a CB handle. Tampa was the Cigar City and probably still is, but its biggest cigar producer closed down in 2009.
Published: Sunday, September 20th, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Markets tend to work better than government in helping to solve problems. That's the idea economist Richard Vedder promoted to a group of North Carolina lawmakers during a recent visit to Raleigh. Vedder is a professor at Ohio University, director of the Center for College Affordability and...
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 4:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those who advocate rational public policy, based on a thorough understanding of the principles of human action and the benefits of voluntary exchange, are bound to be disappointed much of the time.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carolina Journal recently reported on a concerted attack by left-of-center advocacy groups against the American Legislative Exchange Council -- a nonpartisan membership organization of state lawmakers that promotes federalism and free-market policies at the state level.
Published: Monday, July 9th, 2012 @ 12:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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