Grocery dollars don't stretch like they used to. However, for low-income families at the Wilmington Farmers Market, their dollar goes just a bit further thanks to the "Double Bucks" program, which doubles SNAP/EBT benefits for shoppers. The program is paid for through local community fundraising.
North Carolinians wagered nearly $649 million on sports events, including paid wagering revenue and promotional wagering revenue in April. That’s down a little over $11 million from March.
The John Locke Foundation has studied NCInnovation and similar programs in other states to better understand this use of taxpayer money. We are skeptical.
Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly are quickly pushing legislation forward to crack down on criminals who wear masks in public. While they claim that the legislation wouldn’t criminalize the wearing of masks in public for common-sense health reasons, the language ultimately revokes health and safety exemptions, a concern expressed by legal experts at the John Locke Foundation.
The UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees agreed to redirect $2.3 million originally allocated for DEI initiatives towards public safety. This is positive news; although, one wouldn’t know it from reading the mainstream media.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the owner of a 15-thousand-square-foot coastal Currituck County vacation property in her long-running legal battle with neighbors and county government. The parties “have been embroiled in litigation” for over a decade.
The Biden Administration is considering implementing a rule proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) that would have a devastating impact on the
NC Values is calling on the General Assembly to take action during the short session to address pornographic content in school libraries.
The former mayor and former town administrator for the Town of Fremont, Wayne County, are accused of allegedly allowing two people and their pets to live in the town hall for six months. That is just one of the findings in an audit released this week by North Carolina State Auditor Jessica Holmes.
Last year, the North Carolina General Assembly funded a range of life-changing support for vulnerable mothers under the landmark Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. However, everyone wasn’t on board. Abortion advocates in the legislature have not stopped fighting this law that, among other things, boosted assistance to programs reducing maternal mortality, funded pregnancy...
