By John Trump Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Fair, after a year off because of COVID, is back, and it’s spectacular. Glorious weather and, from my point of view, an almost perfect event. State Agriculture Commission Steve Troxler, fair…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – “The forgotten man” was how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt characterized ordinary people who needed his New Deal policies to build back up the American economy around them. In her history of the Great Depression…
By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest veto targets a bill that would have tweaked oversight of public charter schools in North Carolina. Cooper’s rejection of House Bill 729 marks his fifth veto this year and…
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – When the calendar flipped from 2020 to 2021, some breathed a sigh of relief. The advent of COVID-19 and the associated pandemic policies were a whirlwind of emergency measures that threw the state, nation,…
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – As the controversy over vaccine mandates grows, public officials’ animus for the unvaccinated is resonating among social justice activists. On Thursday, July 29, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that while the statewide mask mandate would…
By Andrew Dunn Raleigh, NC – Given the freedom to choose whether to mandate masks for students, school boards across the state have begun voting to make face coverings optional for the coming school year. More than two dozen districts…
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday, July 29, that, although statewide mask mandates will still expire July 30 according to recent guidance, his administration is launching vaccination verification requirements for Cabinet agencies and a…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – So a year ago, I learned that my friend killed himself. My friend was a tenured professor in the UNC system, the Wilmington campus. He was an award-winning teacher notorious for speaking truth to…
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper will allow existing state mask mandates to expire on July 30, but he’s recommending required masking for public school students in kindergarten through middle school. Cooper emphasized those changes during a…
By Jeff Moore Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper this year said his administration was exploring the development of a vaccine passport for residents. “We want to be able to help people to be able to show others that they…