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Apple delays construction on $552 million RTP campus
Apple Inc. has suspended plans to build a $552 million corporate campus in Research Triangle Park.
News
DHHS opposes injunction in jail mental health lawsuit
The state Department of Health and Human Services opposes an injunction in a federal lawsuit targeting mental health services for inmates in county jails. The suit labels the situation a “statewide crisis.”
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Former student counters NCSU’s state Supreme Court arguments in Poe Hall dispute
A former North Carolina State University graduate student and employee is urging the state Supreme Court to reject the university’s efforts to block him from investigating the Poe Hall shutdown. Darren Masier seeks evidence about whether PCBs found in the building could have contributed to his cancer.
News
Heritage report: School transgender policies clash with parental rights
A recent Heritage Foundation report raises concerns about K-12 school transgender policies that exclude parental input. The report questions state and local policies that abridge the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children, a pressing issue in North Carolina as the battle continues over implementing the Parents Bill of Rights. Released June 12,...
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Berger Jr. refers Cooper’s recusal requests to full NC Supreme Court
North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Phil Berger Jr. has asked his colleagues to decide whether he should take part in two cases pitting the state’s Democratic governor against top Republican legislators. One of those legislators is Berger’s father, the state Senate leader. In two orders released Monday, Berger Jr. referred decisions about his participation in the cases to the other six members of North Carolina’s highest court.
News
NC Senate approves medical marijuana as conservative support grows
Though some Republicans remain skeptical of a regulated medical cannabis supply system, many conservatives support legalizing cannabis for medical purposes, including Cassie Clark, a North Carolina-based blogger whose content celebrates all the state has to offer.
Opinion
Opinion
Reestablishing universities as guardians of free speech
Protest is an important and powerful form of expression. But so is reasoned argument in defense of a contrary position. Universities should remain neutral caretakers of both.
Opinion
Budget stalemate boosts transparency on Jones Street
State lawmakers failed to produce a budget deal but shined more light on their priorities.
Opinion
NC Chamber polling says voters want criminal justice reforms
For legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle, this polling should offer comfort that common sense reforms are supported by a majority of North Carolinian voters.
Opinion
Carolina dispute helped provoke revolution
Did you know that a legal dispute between North Carolina’s elected legislature and the British government helped provoke the American revolution?
Elections
Opinion
What to watch for in Thursday’s presidential debate
Don't expect to witness your favorite candidate in the same persona you see at rallies. Debates are usually a different audience and a different strategy.
Opinion
Rape-kit backlog in focus in governor’s race
A new television ad launched by the Republican Governors Association (RGA) claims the Attorney General Josh Stein “failed women” by taking years to address nearly 12 thousand untested rape kits across the state that could lead to capturing suspected sexual offenders that were yet to be identified.
News
Robinson rallies NCGOP with vision for economic and educational change at state convention
North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson headlined the NCGOP State Convention Saturday night with a powerful speech drawing stand ovations from the crowd of an estimated 1,000 party faithful.
News
Knott is officially NC Republicans’ nominee for Congressional District 13
The Republican runoff race for Congressional District 13 was finalized Tuesday evening, with Brad Knott officially becoming the Republican nominee. Knott was facing a runoff with Republican Kelly Daughtry, but earlier this month Daughtry announced she was dropping out.
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Democrats run anti-Morrow bill in NC Senate
Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, is running Senate Bill 867, Superintendent of Public Instruction Minimum Requirements. The measure mandates that the state superintendent “must have at least one year of experience as a teacher or school administrator in this State or a member of a local board of education or the State Board of Education.” The legislation notably leaves out homeschool educators, and few other Council of State positions have such requirements.
Videos
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Interview: State Superintendent Candidate Michele Morrow
Carolina Journal contributor David Bass sits down with with Republican State Superintendent Candidate Michele Morrow to discuss her goals, qualifications, and campaign. Editor’s note: Equal time was offered to her opponent, Democratic candidate Mo Green, who declined to be interviewed.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai analyzes polling in NC governor’s race
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses recent polling in North Carolina’s race for governor. Kokai offered these comments during the May 31, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King assesses changing NC budget surplus numbers
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the potential impact of a smaller North Carolina state budget surplus than officials had projected. King offered these comments during the May 10, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Interview: Jack Clark, Republican candidate for State Auditor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
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Interview: Dave Boliek, Republican candidate for State Auditor
As the May 14th second primary approaches, Carolina Journal invited the candidates into our studios to talk about their goals and the 2024 race. Under North Carolina’s election laws candidates must win their primary with 30%, plus one, of the vote or the second place finisher in the contest may request a second primary. There...
Culture
Opinion
News consumers deserve better than automated click bait
Baiting someone to click on an irrelevant article may be a small victory, but it's a bad long-term strategy. Because some of the those who click may never click again.
Opinion
Justice and redemption: Standing up for NC’s Second Chance Act
If we're considered innocent until proven guilty in this nation, how can we allow a process that punishes people who are not guilty or have dismissed charges?
News
‘Take Back Title IX’ bus vandalized in Chapel Hill
The controversy surrounding the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite took a dramatic turn in Chapel Hill this week when a bus for the “Take Back Title IX” tour was vandalized while in the area. The bus, acting as both a vehicle and a mobile symbol for the national movement to preserve women’s sports, was defaced...
Opinion
A student was suspended for saying ‘illegal alien.’ With my reforms, NC can do better.
As a state lawmaker, it’s not my job to issue suspensions. But it is my job to improve our laws, and this incident proved our laws on short-term suspensions were inadequate.
Civil Society
Opinion
Flashback: North Carolina’s Easter Monday tradition forged on the baseball diamond
On Good Friday state offices will be closed in North Carolina for Holy Week, along with 10 other states. However, that has not always been the case in North Carolina. The Monday after Easter — rather than Good Friday — was a legal holiday in North Carolina for 52 years, and for many years before...
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses Disney going ‘woke’
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses Disney’s controversial programming changes. King offered these comments during the April 8, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses New York Times’ warning about free speech
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the New York Times’ column warning about America’s “free-speech problem.” Kokai offered these comments during the March 25, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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Jordan Peterson returns to Durham 4 years after city moves to ‘cancel’ him
Canadian professor, author, and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson on Thursday offered a non-political and largely academic lecture on the psychology of beauty, dreams, and purpose. The reaction from city officials and activists to the address at the Durham Performing Arts Center was night-and-day from the one leading up to his appearance four years earlier. It...
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Ukrainian people in NC rally to support homeland
As the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine continues to escalate, North Carolina’s local Ukrainian population is rallying to bring attention to the suffering of people in their homeland and to gather supplies to help them. Donna Goldstein, co-president of the Ukrainian Association of North Carolina, finds herself at the forefront of these efforts. Goldstein has...