By Carolina Journal Staff Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Department of Commerce is objecting to Vinfast’s request to seal documents related to the state’s lawsuit against the auto manufacturer. A hearing on the issue is scheduled Tuesday in Wake…
By Everett Pitts Raleigh, NC – Four years after North Carolina leaders celebrated VinFast’s promise to build the state’s first automobile assembly plant in Chatham County, the state is now suing the Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker, alleging it failed to meet…
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Nonviolent protests have a venerable history in North Carolina and beyond. Violent protests — that is, riots — have an ignominious one. A broadly recognized distinction? You might think so. Alas, you’d be wrong.…
By Chris Millis Raleigh, NC – On July 25, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a press release on House Bill 488, legislation enacted into law nearly a year ago. In this statement, Cooper wrongfully alleges harmful effects while also mischaracterizing the purpose…
By Theresa Opeka Moncure, NC – Plans to build VinFast’s proposed $4 billion electric vehicle factory in Moncure, Chatham County, remain on hold as the county awaits information on the contractors that will be working on the site. “The Chatham…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – The private sector produced someone willing to create 120 new gasoline pumps right off two interstates in Mebane, North Carolina. No government study had been conducted by highly paid government consultants to determine how…
By Donald Bryson Raleigh, NC – In a 2015 Fox News interview, Charles Koch, the chairman of Koch Industries, said, “Well, corporate welfare I think is a disaster for this, this country. It’s crippling our economy. It is contributing to…
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – WRAL this week alerted people that higher electricity bills are looming. Duke Energy is seeking rate increases over the next three years of “10% in January 2024, then up another 4% in 2025 with…
By Theresa Opeka Moncure, NC – VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Democrat North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper credited for leading an army of clean-energy companies coming to the state, is being criticized for polluting waterways near its $4 billion…
By Theresa Opeka Moncure, NC – The groundbreaking on what is being called the “crown jewel of VinFast’s global expansion” occurred Friday morning at the site of the $4 billion EV manufacturing plant in Triangle Innovation Point, in the Chatham…