America is poised to become energy independent, and its allies abroad will share the economic and geopolitical benefits, a key Trump administration official says. Dan Brouillette, Department of Energy deputy secretary, made the case for free-market energy solutions, and President Donald Trump’s policy decisions Friday, May 11, during the Jesse Helms Center Foundation’s 30th anniversary lecture...
Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a $24.5 billion state General Fund budget for 2018-19 that freezes scheduled drops in corporate and some personal income tax rates. He took swings at the Republican leadership for its smaller $23.9 billion budget — one he says won’t meet public needs. He said his budget ensures income tax cuts “truly...
Nuclear power advocates are jumping on the climate change bandwagon. They are repackaging the industry as a clean energy alternative, and making a case for government subsidies. The Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy got that pitch in April. Nuclear energy representatives said nuclear plants are far more reliable than environmentalists’ preferred solar and wind...
More North Carolinians now think the state is headed in the right direction — as compared to seven months ago — but a majority still believe the country is on the wrong path, a new poll says. SurveyUSA, along with Spectrum News North Carolina, conducted the poll surveying North Carolinians about state and federal politics, gun...
The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to return for the 2018 short legislative session on Wednesday, May 16. There’s speculation on what they will do and just how short the short session will be. Analysts and lobbyists are asking where they will go and what it will mean beyond the summer of 2018. The best answer...
Republican primary, state Senate District 1, (Dare, Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Gates, Hertford, Chowan, Washington, Tyrrell, and Hyde counties) Bob Steinburg. Education: Associate degree in Retail Business Management from Corning Community College. Bachelors in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University. Occupation: Retired, former businessman and newspaper columnist. Career highlights: Member N.C. House of Representatives since...
DEQ Secretary Michael Regan has named a 16-member Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board. The group was set to be introduced during a ceremony in the agency’s Green Square Lobby on Wednesday, May 2. A news release said the board will help DEQ achieve and maintain fair and equal treatment in developing, implementing, and enforcing...
Nick Burk, assistant director of the N.C. Emergency Management Division’s Resiliency Section, faced a barrage of questions from representatives frustrated over the slow rollout of disaster relief for Hurricane Matthew. The representative of Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration presented at the Monday, April 16, meeting of the House Select Committee on Disaster Relief. Burk updated recovery efforts...
From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 778: Military leaders continue to raise concerns about the impact of an Amazon Wind Farm in eastern North Carolina. Carolina Journal recently documented those concerns. Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson shares key facts from CJ’s reporting on the topic.
When the General Assembly returns to work in May, lawmakers will focus on key education-related issues, including school safety and the funding formula for school districts. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research, assesses the legislature’s approach to education heading into the 2018 session in Raleigh. More than a year into Donald Trump’s...
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the military’s concerns about the Amazon Wind Farm in eastern North Carolina. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
