Carolina Journal Radio celebrates its th weekly episode marking more than years of documenting interesting developments in N C politics and public policy Using that milestone as a starting point John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke looks ahead to the future for JLF efforts to spread the message about individual freedom personal responsibility and limited constitutional government Plaintiffs tied to the N C Association of Educators teachers union are challenging Opportunity Scholarship school vouchers in court Opponents contend vouchers violate the state constitution despite the fact that the N C Supreme Court upheld Opportunity Scholarships in Jeanette Doran president and [... more]

Duke Energy and Dominion Energy have decided to pull the plug on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline The pipeline had faced multiple legal challenges and permitting delays Donald van der Vaart John Locke Foundation senior fellow analyzes the reasons guiding the ACP owners' decision Van der Vaart also discusses the impact for N C electricity ratepayers U S Rep Greg Murphy R- rd District brings an interesting perspective to the COVID- policy debate Murphy is a physician He understands more about COVID- 's health implications than most policymakers Murphy shared his concerns about North Carolina's coronavirus response during a recent Raleigh [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper has signed an executive order calling on state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The goal is to have North Carolina follow through on dictates of the Paris climate agreement even though the Trump administration has pulled the United States out of that agreement Donald van der Vaart John Locke Foundation senior fellow and former N C environmental secretary dissects Cooper's order and analyzes its implications Many American cities appear to face a state of decline The group Strong Towns endorses action that would help reverse that decline Development director Bo Wright discusses Strong Towns' recommendations That [... more]

North Carolina's Medicaid program is on track to remain under budget for the fourth straight year Federal regulators are also giving high marks to the state's plans for shifting Medicaid to managed care Carolina Journal Associate Editor Dan Way offers an update on major N C Medicaid developments The Trump administration has pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement and dumped the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan That doesn't mean the world is on its way to overheating Patrick Michaels director of the Center for the Study of Science at the libertarian Cato Institute explains why neither [... more]

The N C General Assembly returns to work Oct In addition to gubernatorial vetoes and unresolved bills from this year's regular long session legislators could address proposed constitutional amendments and a plan to redraw judicial election maps Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes legislators' priorities as they prepare to head back to the capital city Many people believe science should guide public policy That idea sounds good but the science used to make public policy decisions can be shoddy John Staddon Duke University professor emeritus is writing a book about the scientific method He says much of [... more]