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A few Republican candidates benefited from the first presidential debate in the polls, but former President Donald Trump still holds a commanding 40-point lead in the Real Clear Politics polling average.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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After experiencing mixed results in recent election cycles, the Republican Party has devised a new strategy in which its members will publicly tear each other down and divide its voter base while Democrats sit silently and reap the benefits.
Published: Saturday, July 8th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: Babylon Bee
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Former New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie doubts an indictment would benefit former President Donald Trump’s 2024 election chances.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 8:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin said during an interview over the weekend that communist China was attempting to use a “trojan horse” to gain access to U.S. taxpayer benefits.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 3:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Monday, January 9, 2023, Beaufort Commissioner Stan Deatherage, at the behest of his many constituents, will present to the Beaufort County Commissioner a resolution calling for their support of a beneficial education for a productive citizenry.
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 8:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The audit found as of June 30, OSBM disbursed $740 million to state agencies, $38 million to public schools and higher education, and $524 million for employee bonuses and benefits
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican members of Congress blasted a plan from President Joe Biden to cancel $10,000 in student loans per borrower, arguing that the move benefits wealthy elites at the expense of middle America.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:59 am
By: Daily Wire
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Some Republican members of the N.C. Council of State used a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, to underscore the challenges employers face in finding workers because
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would mandate recipients of unemployment benefits actively search for work, a requirement that hasn’t been in place since the pandemic began in March.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with NC Department of Public Instruction today announced it will begin issuing additional benefits on Feb. 19, 2021 through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Trump Administration is taking action to help ensure that non-citizens in this country are self-sufficient and not a strain on public resources.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2019 @ 8:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In December 2018, I wrote the following: “As a general rule, the public and politicians should never view economic impact studies as anything more than an attempt by special interests to manipulate public opinion for their own benefit.”
Published: Sunday, July 14th, 2019 @ 11:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Should those receiving public benefits be required to do anything in return? It's not a new question, but one that is resurfacing today
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 @ 5:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The fate of the Republican tax bill is tenuous at best, but suspended deep among its many provisions are measures benefiting brewers, vintners, and distillers
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act will help protect living eugenics victims receiving compensation payments by excluding their payments from being used in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, federal public benefits.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Traditionally, city and county Parks and Recreation (P&R) departments provided the public with parks and user-fee-supported sports leagues -- soccer, softball, etc. Now, many P&R departments have expanded well beyond these boundaries. Some provide uncommon services that benefit only a...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:25 am
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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There is a proposition in public choice economics called the "special interest effect." It basically argues that government grows because, for most government programs, there are concentrated beneficiaries and diffused cost bearers. What this means is that the benefits of government programs will...
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teachers finding their schedules packed with testing would get relief from education reforms promised by Gov. Pat McCrory and top Republican lawmakers, who say students would benefit from a streamlined list of required state and local exams.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 4:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents key Obamacare flaws and offers alternatives for addressing health care needs.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation (HB 392) but signed an executive order to implement the priority of the legislation's criminal history verification and information sharing requirements for welfare benefit applicants.
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 9:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Supporters called it "a new concept" allowing North Carolina corporations to operate as for-profit entities with an environmental and public benefit mission.
Published: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The public is invited to attend a free exercise event to benefit the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center Family Assistance Fund.
Published: Thursday, November 15th, 2012 @ 5:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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