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On Thanksgiving tables across the country the real stars may be homegrown. Whether it’s turkey or ham at the center, or sweet potatoes in every imaginable form, some of the state’s biggest agricultural exports are also the most beloved holiday staples.
Published: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 @ 10:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite a recent trade deal reached between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, China has increased imports of Brazilian soybeans, a major North Carolina cash crop, causing experts to express concerns about the stability of the trade deal.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 @ 5:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If California is so great, how come 40% of the state’s residents are actively considering leaving?
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 12:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s state and American flags are at half-staff Monday in honor of former state Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, who passed away Saturday at the age of 82.
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2023 @ 8:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate and construction executive Tim Michels slammed “red flag laws” on Friday, saying that they were “unconstitutional.”
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 8:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A group describing itself as "recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community" supports plaintiffs in the Leandro school funding legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s June unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.4% for the third consecutive month according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The national rate also remains unchanged at 3.6%
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Washington Post ranks N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper No. 9 on its quarterly list of top Democratic presidential candidates for 2024.
Published: Thursday, July 21st, 2022 @ 8:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the July 4th holiday we experienced the traditional red, white and blue salutes to our nation, along with tributes paid the patriots who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2022 @ 12:17 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A new, in-depth economic impact analysis found Beaufort County Community College has a $49.2 million annual impact on the regional economy - supporting more than 993 or one out of every 35 jobs across Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 3:24 pm
By: Attila Nemecz
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Concerns about consumer prices, labor shortages continue
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The last puzzle pieces of a new budget are finally coming together, as both the House and the Senate passed the $25.9 billion budget for the biennium. It is now headed to Gov. Roy Cooper, who announced earlier this week that he intends to sign it.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 9:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is expected to being voting Tuesday on the newly-released 2021-23 conference budget.
Published: Saturday, December 4th, 2021 @ 9:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Red Bull and filling company Rauch will partner to build a new beverage manufacturing, filling and distribution center in Cabarrus County
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 1:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Wilmington’s Republican senator has teamed up with a Winston-Salem Democrat to push a bill that would expand North Carolina’s film grant program — a program critics say is actually a money loser for the state.
Published: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021 @ 7:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Take a deep breath. It’s finally over. Mostly.
Published: Thursday, December 10th, 2020 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Study finds ECU’s statewide economic impact totals more than $2.5B
Published: Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 @ 12:33 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The New York Post published a scathing indictment last week on the media coverage of the 2020 election.
Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 @ 9:50 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Ron DeSantis does not want to pay twice for the same political real estate.
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2020 @ 4:55 pm
By: LifeZette
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This could have national ramifications.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 4:18 am
By: LifeZette
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When the legislature set April 28 as the return date for this legislative session, no one could have imagined this session would be so different from any that has ever come before.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2020 @ 2:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Coronavirus has put the brakes on a once booming state and national economy.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 8:18 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It’s not just happening in Michigan, it’s also building in North Carolina and Ohio.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 3:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Exporters Play a Big Role in the State’s Economy
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Since 2005, North Carolina has provided over $404 million in subsidies (tax credits and grant payments) to film production companies.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 6:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1908, North Carolina voters passed statewide prohibition in 1908, making North Carolina the first Southern state to institute prohibition. The 18th Amendment didn't usher in Prohibition nationwide until 1919.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 10:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Proponents of our ABC system make so much of the commission's power and propensity to "control" - rather than sell and market - spirits in North Carolina. Curbing alcohol consumption, keeping it out of the hands of minors, etc.
Published: Tuesday, January 15th, 2019 @ 1:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'd have structured it a bit differently and combined it with budget cuts. But even as is, the federal tax reform enacted by Congress and signed by President Trump will enhance economic growth for the nation as a whole, and for North Carolina in particular
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 3:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new poll shows that North Carolinians are mostly optimistic about the economic condition of the state and the country as a whole
Published: Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 @ 12:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recognizing a new path to revitalization, the State of North Carolina is quickly moving to take advantage of the newly established Opportunity Zones Program, which focuses on distressed, low-income census tracks for targeted economic investments
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: Bill Cook
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House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, says Gov. Roy Cooper was within his constitutional authority to create a $57.8 million side deal to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 4:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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