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The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently released third-quarter numbers for 2025, showing a gross domestic product (GDP) increase of 5.6% for North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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WalletHub released its yearly “Most & Least Educated Cities in America” report this week, and it ranked Durham and Chapel Hill together in the sixth most educated city, while Raleigh-Cary appeared in the eighth position.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Historic investments are helping to protect and sustain the Colorado River System
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 7:59 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) signed a bill on Friday that will allow foreign nationals in the state to become police officers.
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 10:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The monthly local jobs report reveals unemployment rates and related economic indicators at the county level.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The monthly local jobs report reveals unemployment rates and related economic indicators at the county level.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 2:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unemployment rates increased in all but one of North Carolina’s 100 counties in January, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. These local rates are not seasonally adjusted and are subject to large seasonal patterns.
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2023 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unemployment decreased in 96 of North Carolina’s 100 counties in December, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. Ninety-two counties also saw a decrease in unemployment rates in November’s county-level jobs report.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 7:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Edgecombe County had the highest overall October unemployment rate at 7.5%
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2022 @ 1:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Unemployment increased in 99 of North Carolina’s 100 counties last month according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 1:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Unsheltered homelessness is often thought of as a problem typical of big west coast cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, but North Carolinians are taking notice of a similar trend in their own backyards.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 1:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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According to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, unemployment rates decreased in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties in July.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 8:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since September, the John Locke Foundation has been tracking the monthly jobs and unemployment data for North Carolina released by the Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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People are migrating to North Carolina in droves. The Tar Heel state has seen 10% population growth in just 10 years and is one of only six states gaining a congressional seat based on the latest Census.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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: Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 @ 12:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new report that measures the effectiveness of public schools in some of the nation’s largest metro areas ranks Raleigh near the bottom of the pile.
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 7:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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East Carolina running backs coach Chris Foster, who was initially named to the Pirates' staff in February, has assumed duties as the program's recruiting coordinator
Published: Thursday, November 4th, 2021 @ 11:34 am
By: ECU Sports
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While you and I were busy living our lives, doing our work, enjoying family and friends and also fighting COVID, North Carolina was changing. Not so fast that most of us could tell, but definitive and measurable change just the same.
Published: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 @ 2:17 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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John Hinderaker of the Power Line blog highlights the descent of the once majestic city by the bay.
Published: Saturday, September 4th, 2021 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Sunday, July 18th, 2021 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina boasts three of the top four metro areas in a new national ranking comparing a decade’s worth of housing growth to job growth.
Published: Saturday, July 17th, 2021 @ 12:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s economy, battered by COVID-19 itself as well as government’s costly attempts to contain its spread, is still struggling to recover.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 7:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 2:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of Defense is looking to acquire up to 100,000 Human Remains Pouches, the military-grade body bags used in war zones and disaster areas
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 1:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Legislators are looking at a controversial reform to lower patients’ medical bills for surgery in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 @ 7:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In New Hanover County, the possibility of selling the county-owned hospital has ignited a storm of gossip and conspiracy theories, pitted the county’s leaders against one another, and mobilized some 200 residents into attending a Save Our Hospital protest meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s cities host some of the nation’s most monopolistic hospital markets.
Published: Thursday, September 19th, 2019 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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"You ain't from around here, are you?" This question may not be grammatically correct but it is an increasingly accurate observation about our state. According to the Carolina Population Center
Published: Saturday, March 31st, 2018 @ 1:09 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Pence: To Congressman Sessions, my friend of many years, to Secretary Acosta, Congressman Hensarling, Lieutenant Governor Patrick, and to all of you gathered here, it is great to be back in the Lone Star State
Published: Tuesday, February 20th, 2018 @ 8:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thirty-eight amendments consuming nearly eight hours of debate (including a few extended breaks) wound up changing few minds
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 @ 2:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent appointment of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos exhibited much that is destructive, even demented, about our current political discourse
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday morning, hours before the North Carolina legislature began their long session, newly installed Governor Roy Cooper released a blog entry where he attempted to generate enthusiasm with the public about his agenda
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2017 @ 2:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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