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On Sept 22, exactly one month after the murder of Iryna Zarutska, the North Carolina Senate voted 28-8 to pass Iryna’s Law” (HB 307)
Published: Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 @ 1:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A news crew from the Czech Republic was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco on Sunday as the team reported on the Asia-Pacific Economic Partnership (APEC) summit taking place in the city.
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) was recently saddled with allegations of misrepresentation and error over a newly proposed silver line transit route.
Published: Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 @ 2:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"It's San Francisco, bro."
Published: Sunday, July 23rd, 2023 @ 12:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Democratic and Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee drew attention on Thursday to the effect of low housing supply on prices.
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 5:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in September, greater than the increases in July and August and higher than projections, according to the latest release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On an annual basis, prices have increased 8.2%.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh May 18th for the “short” session they will be greeted by good news.
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 @ 10:03 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Remarks by President Biden on the June Jobs Report
Published: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 @ 6:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Biden On the American Jobs Plan
Published: Saturday, April 10th, 2021 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Victor Davis Hanson ponders at National Review Online the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-term impact on the ways Americans live their lives.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2020 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Randal O’Toole writes for the Federalist about COVID-19’s implications for a form of transportation that crams many people into small, confined spaces.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 3:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor, DHHS urge North Carolinians to follow guidance
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 9:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Three former Governors, who led our state for 28 years, took center stage at Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus last week. Sponsored by the UNC Institute of Politics, the 80 minutes was historical, insightful and time well spent.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 10:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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In 2012, 92 percent of North Carolina workers commuted to their place of employment by automobile. By 2018, that share had dipped to 90 percent.
Published: Monday, October 14th, 2019 @ 2:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Starting Monday, Aug. 5, bus riders to Research Triangle Park will be able to get free or discounted rides from Uber or Lyft to reach the last stretch of their destination. One transportation expert says this is a sign that public transit is on the way out.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2019 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Proponents of the Durham-Orange Light Rail Project were issued a crushing blow by the GoTriangle Board of Trustees, which terminated the project in early April.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 4:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land. And we will do it with American heart, and American hands, and American grit.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 10:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Was Apple's choice of Austin, Texas, over the Research Triangle for its new, $1 billion campus a win or a loss for North Carolina
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2018 @ 4:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 820, which skyrockets tax incentives for “big boys with deep pockets,” rampaged through the North Carolina General Assembly last week like a General Patton simile
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 @ 1:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Apple surprised the business world Thursday with an announcement it was investing $1 billion in a new campus in Austin, Texas. The announcement also included news of new sites in Seattle, San Diego, and Culver City, California, and expansions in Pittsburgh, New York, and Boulder, Colorado.
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 4:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There is a familiar kind of political argument that goes something like this: "I know we are politically divided. I think that partisanship has its place - but surely there is no need to make [fill in the blank] a partisan issue."
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Most cities of any size are salivating at the opportunity to land the big Amazon fish, including several in North Carolina angling to win the trophy
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 6:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Earlier this month Amazon announced it was looking for a second headquarters in North America
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 @ 4:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Interested in more intellectual ammo to slap down the central planners still supporting the proposed $1.6 billion money pit known as the Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project?
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2017 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has submitted several 'shovel ready' infrastructure projects to be considered by the federal government
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2017 @ 5:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Roy Cooper will literally take the oath of office to become North Carolina's next governor in the dark
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 @ 5:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On the Thursday "What Matters in North Carolina" program, host Mark Shiver spoke with Brian Balfour, executive vice-president of the Civitas Institute, to discuss the proposed Wake County sales tax increase on the Nov. 8 ballots, which will go to fund a mass transit plan
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 2:46 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If Roy Cooper and North Carolina Democrats regain control of state government in Raleigh, where would they get the money to pay for all the spending promises they are making?
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The current legislative session has been hailed in most quarters as a success, yet much remains to be done
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 9:13 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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CityLab.com, a website on urban policy published by The Atlantic Monthly, reports that the High-Occupancy Tolling project on Interstate 77 north of Charlotte won a dubious honor, making the list of 12 “highway boondoggles” identified by U.S. PIRG, a group founded by Ralph Nader.
Published: Saturday, March 26th, 2016 @ 4:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The cliché is that conservatives are stuck in the past, but the truth is that our ideas provide the best way to move into an increasingly turbulent future.
Published: Monday, June 15th, 2015 @ 3:40 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A central part of the American Dream is owning your own home. We have plenty of trees so cheap wood can make affordable houses available.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 2:07 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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