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North Carolina could provide a scalable blueprint for integrating food into the health care system, following the success of NourishingWake, a program by NourishedRx.
Published: Sunday, March 1st, 2026 @ 8:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy.
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2025 @ 9:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Several alternative ways of hog waste management have been studied, but few have been implemented in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, March 24th, 2024 @ 11:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle State Policy Bootcamp and Showcase emphasizes the importance of electric vehicles across the state
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 10:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Market decisions are voluntary and based in buyers and sellers exchanging their own property at prices they mutually agree upon — that is basic economics
Published: Saturday, November 19th, 2022 @ 4:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Order will accelerate economic development and job creation in the quickly growing zero-emission vehicle sector, expand access to cleaner and more affordable vehicles and advance the state’s climate and environmental justice goals
Published: Sunday, October 30th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Wednesday the N.C. General Assembly’s Senate leadership announced a health care proposal that includes Medicaid expansion under the federal entitlement program, the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In North Carolina, cities are experiencing tremendous growth, driving up the demand for housing units.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do you know where your food comes from? Aside from saying Harris Teeter, Food Lion, or Wegman’s, it is an important question to many North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, December 31st, 2021 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh needs more affordable housing. But an $80 million housing bond on the election ballot isn’t a long-term solution.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after voting against the “Green New Deal”
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 3:30 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed a bipartisan letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to release its report on whether imported automobiles and auto parts threaten the country's national security.
Published: Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 @ 12:17 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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The governor's behind it, and state Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen is for it. Some freshmen legislators have made it a priority, some leaders in the N.C. House think it's a good idea, and 32 states have implemented a version of it.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For the last several days, news of General Motor's (GM) plans to close plants and eliminate nearly 15,000 jobs in the U.S. and Canada have been blanketing the news
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2019 @ 6:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, our Nation commemorates Earth Day, a celebration of the blessings given to us by our Creator.
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today's Opportunity Zones announcement is another reason why tax reform is good for Kentucky families and our state's economy. Opportunity Zones will breathe new life into struggling communities left behind by Obama-era policies.
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 7:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Craft brewers are waiting to learn whether a lawsuit seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of the state's distribution cap and franchise laws will proceed
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 9:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The plaintiffs in a complaint challenging the constitutionality of two state laws involving beer distribution and franchise laws have filed a brief opposing a state motion to dismiss and transfer the case
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2018 @ 5:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fees but not tuition will increase for in-state East Carolina University undergraduate students during the 2018-19 year
Published: Friday, November 24th, 2017 @ 2:18 am
By: ECU News Services
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Craft brewers say North Carolina is suppressing growth and have filed a complaint saying that two state laws are unconstitutional and nothing more than economic protectionism
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While 49 other states are scratching their heads figuring out how to promote manufacturing jobs, North Carolina's General Assembly's lack of action on prohibition-era laws may actually be destroying manufacturing growth, turning down the opportunity of a lifetime
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 8:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Recently I attended a meeting of a committee of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors that has a mission of "setting goals for economic impact." Higher education's role in the economy cannot be ignored; the extent of that role is, however, highly debatable
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 @ 3:03 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The 2016 N.C. legislative session was short, but full of significant action: limiting the growth of government, cutting taxes, paying down debt, building savings, raising teacher pay by almost 5 percent, protecting property rights, and continuing the momentum toward economic growth
Published: Sunday, October 16th, 2016 @ 3:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, said the state's certificate-of-need law, a major regulatory barrier to reducing costs and competition in health care, would be repealed under a bill working its way through the Senate Health Care Committee
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 4:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Building on transformational reforms begun in 2011, North Carolina's elected leaders continued changes in 2015 to curtail spending, instill fiscal responsibility, rein in regulations, improve education, make government open and accountable, and create the best possible conditions for economic growth
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Bringing onshore wind production to North Carolina is part of my 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy."
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 7:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation today that is expected to lower electric rates for consumers in eastern North Carolina and help attract new jobs to the region. The governor signed the legislation (SB 305) at the Wilson Operations Center.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 10:53 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In the weeks leading up to Walker's February 3 state budget address, the governor leaked his plan to cut the system's budget by $300 million during 2016 and 2017. (The university system made up about 19 percent of the state's overall spending in 2013-15.) The president of the system, Ray Cross...
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: John William Pope Center
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sizable number of North Carolina residents are learning they are no longer eligible for Obamacare, and some health policy premiums could jump 60 percent within two years, an insurance official says.
Published: Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After Congress repealed in 1987 the federal mandate that states maintain a certificate-of-need program for health services, which had failed spectacularly to contain costs, 14 states opted to end their CON programs. North Carolina chose to remain a CON state.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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First-term U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger faces a challenge from Michael Steinberg in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill intended to reduce medical-related lawsuits and expenses stemming from the state's certificate of need process and to make it easier for private
Published: Saturday, May 11th, 2013 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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