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Published: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 @ 9:01 am
By: David Winstead
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The Tar Heel State earned failing marks for healthcare and its costs according to a list by Forbes Advisor ranking of all 50 states.
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2024 @ 8:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Former US Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina died Thursday at home in Clinton, North Carolina. A former Democrat-turned-Republican, Faircloth was a prominent figure in Tar Heel politics for more than half a century.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As North Carolina is America’s ninth most populous state, film and television producers are working with the Tarheel State in mind.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 4:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State is a laggard among the 50 states on healthcare outcomes at a rank of 42nd, according to a new analysis from WalletHub.
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 2:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jack Smith, the Department of Justice’s special counsel who indicted former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his mishandling of classified documents, has connections to the Tar Heel State through his failed prosecution of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to Department of Education figures, an estimated 1.4 million North Carolinians currently owe student loans, contributing to the Tar Heel State ranking as the eighth highest state on the average amount of student debt owed, with the average borrower owing $37,920.
Published: Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 @ 6:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina House Rules Committee voted in favor of changes to Senate Bill 747, laying a framework for major election law changes in the Tar heel state.
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 @ 4:49 pm
By: Kevin Smith
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The North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (DNCR) in conjunction with other organizations dedicated to the state’s rich history, recently unveiled the Moonshine and Motorsports Trail in order to highlight the history of bootlegging and stock car racing in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 9:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. is pushing for better support for veterans in Tar Heel state’s court system.
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2023 @ 2:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new short film just released to the public depicts a particularly dark part of North Carolina’s extraordinary history. In 1898, the only successful coup d’état in American history took place in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s budget season in the Tar Heel State. We have high hopes that this biennium budget can allow for substantial benefits to North Carolinians.
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2023 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republicans have introduced a bill this session that would create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in North Carolina. Here is a quick primer on what ESAs are, what other states are doing on this issue, and what could be on tap here in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Thursday, May 18th, 2023 @ 7:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Protecting the unborn
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2023 @ 9:07 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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North Carolina legislators are planning a new push to legalize online sports betting in 2023. The Tar Heel state’s neighbors, Virginia and Tennessee, have already legalized online sports betting. In contrast, South Carolina and Georgia have refrained.
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Civitas Poll reveals that the majority of people in the Tar Heel State support school choice and parents
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 3:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians may have noticed that it has cost a little more to fill their gas tanks since Jan. 1. Some areas of the Tar Heel State have seen prices jump 20 cents a gallon compared to last month when prices were below $2.99 in most areas.
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 7:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, voters across the Tarheel State gained a vital win in Wake Superior Court for ensuring the integrity of our upcoming Midterm elections.
Published: Friday, October 14th, 2022 @ 12:57 pm
By: Jeff Moore
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Former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says President Joe Biden’s uncomfortable physical treatment of her several years ago when she was in a wheelchair amounted to the proposed legal definition of sexual harassment.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 7:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Yesterday, Cheri Beasley once again skipped Vice President Kamala Harris’ stop in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Latest Civitas Poll paints dire picture for the Democrat party in the Tar Heel State heading into the 2022 midterms
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 11:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A study by Quicken Loans on the hottest real-estate markets in the nation found that two of the top 10 were in the Tar Heel state. Raleigh came in at No. 3, and Charlotte at No. 9 in the 2022 rankings.
Published: Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 @ 2:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Joe Biden is fleeing the Beltway again this week to head to North Carolina, where he is significantly underwater. This comes after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reported the highest rate of inflation since 1981 and has had an adverse impact on North Carolinians.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell is drawing attention to North Carolina’s No. 2 ranking in a new assessment of states’ economic outlook. The Tar Heel State trails only Utah in the ranking from the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Published: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 @ 8:30 am
By: Carolina Journal
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“The only thing less popular in North Carolina than Joe Biden are people who use “barbecue” as a verb.” – RNC Spokeswoman Savannah Viar
Published: Monday, April 18th, 2022 @ 8:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina appears to be drifting off the map for Democrats. Chuck Schumer's Super PAC reserved ad time in swing states for the Fall and one state was conspicuously absent: the Tar Heel State.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joe Biden continues to tank in North Carolina, as a new High Point University poll revealed the President’s 35% approval rating among voters in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 1:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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It’s March Madness and cheering on the Tar Heels against Marquette tonight is going to be a blast – too bad making the drive to Fort Worth is going to cost more than ever due to Biden’s gas hike.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 10:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Even if things are still tense after the Tar Heels beat the Blue Devils during Coach K’s final home game this weekend, the counties where UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University respectively reside can come together on one thing: The need for indoor masking is officially over.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 9:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Applications for some 20,000 private school scholarships designed for low- and middle-income families opened this week for the 2022-23 school year, launching what promises to be another robust year of growth for school choice in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Sunday, February 6th, 2022 @ 2:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two of the Tar Heel State’s school choice programs have saved taxpayers between $74.1 million and $154.3 million through fiscal 2018
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new poll by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina provides more good news for school choice supporters in the Tar Heel state. The survey polled 500 likely voters on a variety of school choice issues.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 2:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina ranks among the bottom 10 states in the country on Politico’s new State Pandemic Scorecard. The Tar Heel State’s overall ranking of No. 41 combines high marks for health and the economy with low scores for social well-being and education.
Published: Monday, December 27th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Tar Heel State’s budget for the new biennium includes $100 million in supplemental pay for public school teachers in some of the state’s smallest, poorest counties.
Published: Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 @ 2:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Biden's numbers in the Tar Heel State are in the gutter. According to a recent High Point University poll, Biden's approval rating is at a lowly 35 percent.
Published: Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 @ 3:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NC—North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson will keynote the Reagan Republican Rally on Thursday, June 24, at the Tar Heel Variety Theater on Carrow Road in Chocowinity.
Published: Monday, May 24th, 2021 @ 3:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It’s hard to get away from an object that’s sticky.
Published: Thursday, May 6th, 2021 @ 3:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Alex Nester of the Washington Free Beacon documents a disturbing incident from a public school classroom in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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N.C. Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, has introduced a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 5:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public school systems in the Tar Heel State are experiencing the highest declines in student enrollment in decades.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 10:16 am
By: Carolina Journal
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