There is a clear and present danger facing Republicans in the midterm elections I'll explain why that is Cary Vaughn Amy Weirich Eric Bolling Kelli Ward and Sen Bill Hagerty join the conversation See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

North Carolina's public schools are expected to reopen for the fall but they'll face some changes linked to continuing concerns about COVID- Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar analyzes state guidelines for public school operations in the - academic year The pandemic already has created a nearly billion hole in North Carolina's budget Forecasters are not certain whether that hole will grow larger in the months ahead You'll hear recent projections from chief legislative economist Barry Boardman along with reaction from top N C House and Senate budget writers Count Senate leader Phil Berger [... more]

The N C Press Association recently recognized Carolina Journal's excellence with three awards Carolina Journal Online won first-place honors in NCPA's annual competition for Election Political Reporting and Editorials CJ also collected a third-place award for News Enterprise Reporting Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson discusses the awards and their significance for Carolina Journal's work Thirty years have passed since then-U S Education Secretary William Bennett put forward a theory that increased student aid from the federal government drives up the cost of college tuition President Jenna Robinson of the James G Martin Center for Academic Renewal recently reviewed what has come to [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper promoted his first State of the State speech as an effort to find common ground with the legislature Meanwhile Senate leader Phil Berger's response to Cooper blamed the governor for sabotaging efforts to reach common ground on the high-profile issue of House Bill Rick Henderson Carolina journal editor-in-chief assesses the significance of Cooper's first primetime address as the state's top chief executive Those who want to shift nonviolent - and -year-old criminal offenders from North Carolina's adult court system to the juvenile system are making another push toward that goal this year The Raise the Age campaign [... more]