Governor Cooper’s statement on infrastructure investment and jobs act
Governor Roy Cooper issued a statement on President Biden's signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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Veteran GOP state senators headed for high profile primary
State Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Richmond, has moved his permanent residence from Richmond County to his second home in the Pinehurst area of Moore County to run for the newly-drawn state Senate District 21, which will include all of GOP-rich Moore County, and much of Cumberland County that mostly surrounds the city of Fayetteville but includes only 12% of the city itself.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn changes congressional districts
One day after Carolina Journal first broke the news, North Carolina’s westernmost member of the U.S. House, Congressman Madison Cawthorn, confirmed via video in a tweet he will run in a different congressional district than the one he currently represents.
OPINION: Our long-gone Great War veterans and the free society
Frank Buckles, who passed away in 2011, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. An ambulance driver on the Western front, Buckles lied about his age and enlisted at 16. His parents were born before the Civil War, and his mom delivered her last child, Frank, in her 40s.
Governor Cooper signs four bills into law
“Small businesses that are hiring workers, navigating supply chains and emerging from the pandemic must not endure a tax increase and this legislation fixes that.”
NCDOT named top 10 U.S. Military friendly employer
The N.C. Department of Transportation has been named a 2022 Top 10 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory Inc., an organization that helps transitioning military members find civilian careers.
Madison Cawthorn plans to change congressional districts setting up a potential match with Tim Moore
U.S. Congressman Madison Cawthorn confirmed he will run in a different congressional district than the one he currently represents.
Leandro judge sets off constitutional firestorm by ordering $1.7 billion
A retired Union County judge is trying to leapfrog the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly by ordering a $1.7 billion transfer from the state’s coffers to fund public education.
State Supreme Court takes second crack at AG’s hog farm ‘slush fund’
A controversial environmental program controlled by North Carolina's attorney general and funded by hog farm proceeds returned today to the N.C. Supreme Court. The court must decide whether the AG can maintain control of the funding moving forward.
Senate education leader blasts AG Stein’s “defense” in Leandro case
A top N.C. Senate education leader is criticizing Attorney General Josh Stein for his handling of the state's defense in the long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit.
Bloomberg philanthropies commits additional $120 million to reduce overdose deaths in U.S.
As the U.S. reckons with record-breaking drug overdose deaths during the COVID-19 epidemic, Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies is making a five-year, $120 million investment to help combat the overdose crisis in the hard-hit states of Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina and Wisconsin.
The people never spoke on statues
Although some pundits and grifters may claim otherwise, there’s nothing new about populism. It comes in waves, often but not always in response to sharp economic downturns, and is driven by outrage against the mistakes or misdeeds of political elites.