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Dads: Your Children Honoring Mom Starts With You
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp It’s Mother’s Day this week, which means life is- and should be- all about Mom. Guys: this is official notice: if you haven’t planned something special for the mother of your children, now is your…
Senate Votes To Place Time Limit On Governor’s Emergency Powers
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — North Carolina’s governor would face a new 10-day limit on unchecked use of emergency powers, under a bill approved Tuesday on a party-line vote in the state Senate. Senate Bill 346 spells out…
Collusive Settlements Bill Moves Through N.C. Senate
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. Senate passed a bill along party lines on Tuesday, April 27, that would require the state attorney general’s office to get sign-off from the legislature before reaching a settlement on a…
Former Chief Justice Beasley Declares For Senate While Another Big Name Circulates
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has formally announced she’s running for U.S. Senate on the Democratic side in hopes of replacing three-term Republican incumbent Richard Burr, who is retiring. The…
Resist The Temptation To Coerce
By John Hood RALEIGH — The problem with freedom is that other people may do things that trouble, annoy, or even anger you. In a free society, you have no authority to stop them. Strictly speaking, that’s not a problem.…
N.C. House Backs Bill To End Twice-A-Year Time Changes
By John Trump Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. House has approved a measure that could pave the way for ending the state’s twice-a-year ritual of setting clocks forward and back. After less than five minutes of discussion, House members…
Surprise Medical Bills Are The Target Of N.C. Senate Legislation
By Donna KingCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A measure that would require a healthcare facility to notify patients of any out-of-network care they receive is moving through the Senate. Senate Bill 505, comes amid patient complaints that an out-of-network provider would…
State Senate Leader Says Surplus Funds A ‘Blessing And A Curse’
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Addressing the N.C. Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Summit, State Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said the more than $4.5 billion surplus tax revenue North Carolina has in its coffers is both a “blessing…
Nationalizing Politics Was A Mistake
By John Hood RALEIGH — If Californians want to make their government the monopoly payer of all medical bills, why should North Carolinians be able to tell them they can’t? In a federal republic populated by 330 million people spread…
State Senators Move To Make Nonprofit Donor Names Private
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities. Senate Bill 636 would prevent the disclosure of the names of people giving money or…
