October 28, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Tax Foundation Ranks N.C. Business Tax Climate 10th Worst in Nation By CJ Staff RALEIGH — North Carolina earns the dubious distinction this week of joining the Tax Foundation’s list of the top 10 states with the worst business tax climates. The John Locke Foundation’s top budget […]
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Carolina Journal Exclusives Greensboro Council Worried About Strings Attached to ‘Free’ DOE Money Grant assumes residents would assume debt to install energy-saving improvements By Sam A. Hieb October 25, 2010 GREENSBORO — It is hard for local governments to turn down so-called “free money,” no matter how many strings are attached. The City of Greensboro
Carolina Journal Exclusives N.C. Candidates for U.S. House, Senate Address Health Care Repeal Nearly half of candidates favor repeal; few openly support new law By Amanda Vuke October 14, 2010 RALEIGH — In March, soon after Congress passed and President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, opponents began suggesting that a future
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Carolina Journal Exclusives N.C. Judicial Races Fly Under Voter Radar N.C. Supreme Court race could tip balance of power By David N. Bass October 07, 2010 CJ Photo by Amanda Vuke At a Sept. 21 candidate forum (from left), Judge Rick Elmore, Steven Walker, Judge Sanford Steelman, and Judge Barbara Jackson listen to the moderator,
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John Hood’s Daily Journal Do You Know Where Your Health Records Are? By Daren Bakst October 01, 2010 This week’s “Daily Journal” guest columnist is Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies. RALEIGH — A neighbor takes pain medicine to relieve the suffering from chemotherapy. A child takes Ritalin to address attention
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For the week of September 03, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Reaction of the Week RALEIGH — While the North Carolina Parent Teacher Association is becoming less popular among parents, it is becoming more popular among politicians reports Carolina Journal. North Carolina parents are leaving the PTA by the thousands, opting to form independent parent teacher organizations.
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July 21, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Chowan County Digging Out of Fiscal Hole By Sarah Okeson EDENTON — The debacle has led to a preliminary investigation by the state auditor, a probe by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Chowan County employees revealing notes they took about
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For the week of May 07, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Reaction of the Week RALEIGH — Budget gimmicks help Gov. Bev Perdue avoid the tough decisions that would improve North Carolina state government’s finances and operations. That’s the assessment the John Locke Foundation’s top budget expert offers in a new Spotlight report. “Gimmicks are at the
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For the week of March 05, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Reaction of the Week RALEIGH — North Carolina’s centerpiece air-quality regulation is expected to cost electric customers more than $3.2 billion, far more than supporters ever projected. Meanwhile, the state has offered no proof that the measure has produced any air-quality improvements, according to a new
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Fron the John Locke Foundation For the week of February 19, 2010 – carolinajournal.com Reaction of the Week RALEIGH — Backers of third parties hope to cash in on a growing frustration with the political establishment. The Tea Party demonstrations that started last year, the growth of unaffiliated voters, and the expansion of social networking
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