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The UNC System wants to ensure new degree programs prepare students for successful careers.
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2021 @ 2:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Robert Verbruggen of National Review Online pans proposals for the federal government to forgive student loan debt.
Published: Saturday, November 21st, 2020 @ 1:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina recently passed the “Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0” with Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature, but it is clear from what happened that the governor did not so much approve of the budget and that he begrudgingly signed it.
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 12:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina will make sure Tyrrell County won’t default on its debt, but the intervention buys just one year.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 @ 11:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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And some say the “system” is breaking down—looks to me like it’s working just fine—in what other world (in the middle of a pandemic no less) would a professor get a $360,000 grant to study the impact of student loan debt, which (by the way) averages $30,000 per student?
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 10:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal Pell Grant program provides need-based grants to millions of college students every year—and costs the government over $30 billion annually.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 @ 11:21 am
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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The U.S. Congress and President Trump are testing whether there are any limits to debt-financed fiscal policy.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 7:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For roughly the past year, JLF’s Jordan Roberts has been working with RIP Medical Debt to erase nearly $3 million in medical debt for North Carolina and South Carolina families.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 8:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are many villains in the story of the student debt bubble.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 12:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina is home to a number of vital industries and many beautiful sights.
Published: Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 @ 2:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Certainly, the most disappointing part of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address was that there was no mention of the federal spending crisis or our $23 trillion national debt.
Published: Friday, February 14th, 2020 @ 4:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina should avoid borrowing billions, even though the state’s “credit card limit,” a recent study says, is more than $11 billion over the next decade.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 12:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Should a convicted felon who has not completed his or her full sentence be allowed to vote? The North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) thinks so.
Published: Wednesday, November 27th, 2019 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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How do her comments from just a few years ago square with her full-on progressive 2020-campaign agenda?
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2019 @ 11:26 pm
By: LifeZette
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While many students are enjoying their time off from school, Caitlin Palmer has her lab coat on inside the Science and Technology building, teaching chemistry to undergraduates.
Published: Monday, October 7th, 2019 @ 2:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019 to reauthorize relief for qualifying members of the National Guard and Reserves experiencing financial hardship.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 3:04 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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On Sunday, the senior pastor of Stetson Baptist Church in DeLand, Florida revealed to the congregation how many lives will be impacted by their generous giving.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 10:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Residents of Roanoke Rapids could vote soon to raise their local sales tax by a full percentage point. Money raised from the 1-cent tax increase would help pay off debt linked to the infamous Randy Parton Theatre.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2019 @ 1:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Student loan debt has become a major concern for young people. In response, some Democratic candidates for president are offering “free college” proposals.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:30 pm
By: James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
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Congress raises the Debt Limit every time ITurn Around. I even stopped Turning Around but they Paid Me No Nevermind (whatever that means).
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:36 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The only thing more worrying than the federal government’s recent announcement that the debt had reached $22 trillion, or 104 percent of GDP, was that it generated such little attention.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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New research by two North Carolina State University professors has brought into stark relief the following facts: America is in a debt crisis, our economy is suffering as a result, and politicians of both major political parties bear responsibility.
Published: Thursday, May 16th, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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A new debt affordability study for North Carolina could throw cold water on plans by the House and Gov. Roy Cooper to pass a nearly $2 billion bond for public school construction.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2019 @ 3:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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