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It’s time for your daily dose of Bidenomics — where the rules are made up and the points don’t matter.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 7:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Office of State Budget and Management’s (OSBM) North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office (NCPRO) didn’t ensure state funds were spent appropriately. That’s according to an audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Published: Monday, August 28th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this month, lawmakers introduced two 30-year tax extensions in Charlotte to help fund stadium renovations or build a new stadium for the Carolina Panthers.
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2023 @ 6:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Treasury institutes "extraordinary measures" to cushion the country from default and keep paying the bills
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 10:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nationwide, a movement to restore and protect parents’ rights has arisen in response to school closures, politicized curricula, and a loss of authority
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Americans facing largest national debt ever, just as Biden announces student loan forgiveness
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Welcome to Bidenomics, where the president’s plans to fix the student debt crisis could drive up both inflation and the overall cost of college, while doing nothing to fix the root of the problem, and cost taxpayers as much as $1 trillion.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 11:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced backlash on Tuesday evening over an outlandish remark that she made on Twitter where she claimed that Republicans were "rooting for inflation."
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 10:46 am
By: Daily Wire
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Six billion dollars — remember that number. The North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office says that’s how much money our state has received for K-12 Covid-19 relief via the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Act (ESSER).
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A debate Saturday among three Republican candidates to replace retiring U.S. Sen Richard Burr, R-N.C., was substantive and respectful yet offered just enough fireworks to spark small fires throughout.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 @ 3:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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I recently listened as a friend voiced frustration that she was not paid her worth. She believed that her occupation, in retail, was not as valued as it should be and that it was as worthy as any other employment.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 10:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you are covering Kamala Harris’ visit to Charlotte today, please consider the following statement from the Republican National Committee
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 7:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) refused to sign onto a statement condemning far-left activists who chased Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) into a bathroom where they proceeded to record and berate her.
Published: Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 @ 10:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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As if Butterfield’s decision not to seek re-election wasn’t enough to secure a Republican win in North Carolina’s second congressional district, today’s vote by the Democrats to pass Biden’s “Build Back Broke” Agenda sealed the deal.
Published: Saturday, November 20th, 2021 @ 7:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Public school districts in North Carolina have received about $5.3 billion in COVID-related relief from the federal government.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 4:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Wednesday, March 31st, 2021 @ 10:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans introduced Wednesday, Oct. 23, a pair of mini-budget bills that would raise pay for K-12 educators and university employees.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 12:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While the budget stalemate continues, lawmakers are working to pass pieces of the General Fund budget bill with measures that include pay raises for some state employees.
Published: Saturday, August 31st, 2019 @ 11:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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June’s jobs report smashed expectations, proving once again that President Donald J. Trump’s pro-growth policies are delivering for American workers.
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 10:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Senate passed a $24 billion General Fund spending plan without debate. The House took nearly an hour Thursday, June 27, before following suit and approving the 2019-21 compromise proposal, House Bill 966.
Published: Saturday, June 29th, 2019 @ 4:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate passed its version of a $23.9 billion 2019-20 budget amid sharp rhetoric that broke along partisan and regional divides.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 5:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican first elected to Congress in 1994, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care roughly two weeks ago after breaking his hip.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House completed the snub of Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto with a 73-44 override vote, as a single Democrat, outgoing Wake County Rep. Duane Hall, joined a unified Republican caucus
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 9:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $22.9 billion General Fund budget plan released Tuesday by Senate Republicans would increase spending over the two-year budget cycle by less than Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s plan would in its first year alone
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2017 @ 3:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A legislative session that was widely seen as successful came to a close late July 1 after legislators gave final approval to the centerpiece of every Short Session
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2016 @ 8:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week, Senate Bill 192 (Citations/Sheriffs Accept Faxes) legislation that I'm sponsoring unanimously passed in the House Judiciary IV Committee.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 3:43 am
By: Bill Cook
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On a steamy Tuesday afternoon in Raleigh, the NC House of Representatives voted 112-0 not to concur with the Senate's version of the 2015-2016 Budget (House Bill #97). Now, hard core negotiating begins.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 10:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The beginning of 2015 has been consequential for the University of North Carolina system
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2015 @ 5:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How much does North Carolina's government spend? A simple question, but unfortunately there's not a simple answer.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2015 @ 9:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina constitution requires a balanced budget. Gov. Pat and Speaker Thom got together and submitted a revised budget plan that does not balance.
Published: Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 @ 6:06 am
By: Brant Clifton
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