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Republican Congressman Ted Budd Ready To Enter U.S. Senate Race
By Dallas WoodhouseCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Multiple sources have confirmed to Carolina Journal that 13th District Congressman Ted Budd will enter the U.S. Senate race in the coming weeks. Budd will be campaigning for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring…
Legislature Sends Cooper Bills Designed To Address Learning Losses
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Two bills sitting on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk are designed to remediate learning losses for K-12 students left behind by classroom closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first — House Bill 82, Summer…
General Assembly To Consider Adding ‘Right-To-Work’ To N.C. Constitution
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The General Assembly will consider a measure to enshrine North Carolina’s right-to-work policies in the state constitution. Sens. Carl Ford, R-Rowan, and Jim Burgin, R-Harnett, have introduced a bill — Senate Bill 624 —…
GOP Lawmakers Move Forward Bills To ‘Restore Trust’ In Election System
By David Bass Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers are pushing forward two election-reform bills designed to shore up voting integrity following a 2020 general election that included numerous accusations of fraud. Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, talked through the two…
Political Fantasies Can Be Costly
By John Hood RALEIGH — It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths. For example, for a time one of my boys used to tell me confidently and matter-of-factly that if he didn’t go to…
Cancel Culture: Looking At The Wrong Thing
SPONSORED CONTENT By Dillon Schupp “Cancel culture” isn’t really a new phenomenon. It’s existed for decades- just under slightly different forms. It might surprise you to know that cancel culture used to be quite popular in the church. Take, for…
More Than $120 Million In COVID Relief Money Was Returned, Auditor Finds
By Andrew DunnCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The federal government sent nearly $4 billion in COVID relief money to North Carolina, but a sizable chunk of it was returned, unwanted, a new report from the state auditor’s office finds. The report…
Bill Would Promote Early Literacy Among N.C. Public School Students
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Republican legislators in the N.C. Senate are pushing forward a bill meant to improve literacy among North Carolina public school students by the third grade. The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021 would lay…
State Has Too Much Debt Already
By John Hood RALEIGH — Thanks to the fiscally responsible policies of the North Carolina General Assembly, state government has some $5 billion in unspent funds and unanticipated revenues in its General Fund. And thanks to the fiscally irresponsible policies…
Federal Investigation Of 2016 State Election Shows ‘Failure Of Oversight’
By David BassCarolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — A four-year federal investigation into voter fraud in North Carolina during the 2016 election has ended, netting 70 total charges, including 40 charges of individuals voting illegally. Others were charged with falsely claiming U.S.…
