By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – In an almost week-old interview on CNBC, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg can hardly hold in his glee talking about a new potential mileage tax. The mileage tax was floated by Buttigieg as a…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Thanks to the fiscally responsible policies of the North Carolina General Assembly, state government has some $5 billion in unspent funds and unanticipated revenues in its General Fund. And thanks to the fiscally irresponsible…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – Here is the NC Threat-Free Index for the week ending March 29: As of March 29, there were 876,108 North Carolinians presumed to be recovered from COVID-19 Active cases comprised just 2.5% of NC’s…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – Some N.C. state lawmakers want local public school systems to pay a penalty if they drag their feet in sending money to charter schools. An amendment adopted in a House committee meeting could…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Board of Education has voted unanimously to switch social-distancing requirements under a “Plan A” return to public school classrooms to 3 feet rather than the previous six feet. The new…
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – A supermajority of the N.C. House has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to strengthen private property rights against eminent domain land takings. The proposed amendment, House Bill 271, would hit the ballot in 2022.…
By Gregg Thompson Raleigh, NC – Running a small business isn’t easy in the best of times, and these aren’t the best of times. Social distancing and concerns over spreading COVID-19 forced many small businesses to try to connect with…
By Kevin Roche Look at this chart. Here is an interesting fact about these states with the highest level of case spread in the United States. They all have mask mandates. No state in there that doesn’t have a mask…
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – The General Assembly will soon consider a bill that seeks to protect women’s sports by preventing boys and men from being allowed to compete on female teams in middle school, high school and college.…
By Johnny Kampis Raleigh, NC – New legislation filed in the General Assembly would reduce the time voters have to turn in their absentee ballots, making the outcome of elections clearer in a shorter time. Senate Bill 326, the Election…