One of the biggest untold stories about COVID-19 in North Carolina continues.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 2:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The News & Observer of Raleigh last week scribbled an unsigned editorial that’s splattered with broken reasoning and is unapologetic in its pandering.
Published: Saturday, August 1st, 2020 @ 4:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In recent weeks I have discussed presumed recoveries from COVID-19 in NC as well as active cases of the virus.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 9:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Trump promised fast approval of a COVID-19 vaccine when he came to North Carolina to talk about the progress of a potential vaccine candidate.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 @ 6:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Frightening headlines on COVID-19 in North Carolina are easiest to write when the data pass a noteworthy numerical threshold.
Published: Monday, July 27th, 2020 @ 3:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper dithered for weeks on schools before issuing a one-size-fits all reopening plan filled with confusion and contradictions.
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2020 @ 1:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Decisions about N.C. schools, jobs, and businesses made behind fog of unclear information
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Mondays, the NC Department of Health and Human Services publishes a little-noted statistic: patients presumed to have recovered from the virus.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2020 @ 4:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Good news! North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a report that estimated that almost 37,000 North Carolinians have recovered from COVID 19.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 5:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services unveiled an updated COVID-19 Dashboard.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week in North Carolina and reminded residents that now is the time to prepare for the 2020 hurricane season.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 2:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Members of the General Assembly introduced COVID-19 related relief packages this week as a new legislative session begins.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At –$36.73 a barrel, oil turned into negative territory for the first time in history.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 5:29 pm
By: LifeZette
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On Wednesday, the Commerce Department revealed that U.S. retail sales dropped by a historic percentage in March as a result of the state-mandated shutdowns, a devastating report that sent stocks plunging.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2020 @ 9:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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Coronavirus conspiracy theories are nothing new
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2020 @ 11:58 am
By: ECU News Services
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Fears of a global economic slowdown, fueled in part by the coronavirus outbreak, took a $4.2 billion chunk out of North Carolina’s state pension plan.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 10:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Corruption and mismanagement plague relief efforts during one of the largest natural disaster recoveries in US history.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 4:32 am
By: LifeZette
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East Carolina will open the 2019 campaign and the Mike Houston Era when the Pirates battle NC State in Raleigh on Saturday in a non-conference matchup beginning at 12 noon.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 8:28 am
By: ECU Sports
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With Saturday's scrimmage just over the horizon, the East Carolina Pirates throttled back a little during Friday's practice.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 @ 8:23 pm
By: ECU Sports
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently introduced the bipartisan Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA).
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 @ 10:11 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Hickory has a labor shortage. Given our state's recent economic history, that claim may sound incredible. But it's true
Published: Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 @ 9:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Timing matters, in both stand-up comedy and interpreting statistical trends
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 @ 7:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A toll-free legal aid hotline is now available for victims of Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 @ 4:12 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor McCrory fact checks related to the Gubernatorial Debate
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 1:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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It's no secret that America's economy hasn't been growing as quickly as anyone would like since the official end of the Great Recession
Published: Monday, April 4th, 2016 @ 3:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past five years, North Carolina has become a more attractive place to work, live, invest, and do business.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to a recent High Point University poll, North Carolinians feel better about the direction of the economy than they have in many years. According to just-released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, North Carolinians seem to have a pretty good grasp of what's going on in their jo
Published: Monday, March 23rd, 2015 @ 6:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I know Christmas Day has come and gone, but we ought to try to retain the holiday spirit as long as we can. That's why I'm urging compassion for a downtrodden group that doesn't often receive it: North Carolina's liberal commentators.
Published: Thursday, January 1st, 2015 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Which picture of North Carolina's recent past is more accurate? I'll call the two alternatives Tar Heel Limbo and Tar Heel Heaven. (And, no, I'm not referring to the fake-class scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill. That's clearly Tar Heel Hell.)
Published: Friday, October 31st, 2014 @ 5:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest federal employment report delivers excellent news for North Carolina. That's the assessment from the John Locke Foundation's chairman, who notes that state employers added 14,000 new jobs in September. That means a net employment gain of 108,500 over the past year.
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Justin Wolfers, a University of Michigan economist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, wrote a piece for The New York Times a couple of weeks ago that was partly a response to a previous piece I wrote for The Wall Street Journal about North Carolina’s recent drop in unemployment.
Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2014 @ 9:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The debate about recent economic growth in North Carolina has a peculiar dynamic. Democrats who think President Barack Obama's economic policies have succeeded are simultaneously claiming that the economic policies of North Carolina's legislature and Gov. Pat McCrory are failing. Republicans who...
Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's certainly reasonable for people to use the unemployment rate and the number of jobs created to evaluate the performance of an economy.
Published: Friday, February 28th, 2014 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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