Democratic Gov Roy Cooper will serve a second term as North Carolina state government's chief executive officer But voters have added three new Republicans to the group of elected executives making up the Council of State Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses Cooper's re-election victory the historic election of Mark Robinson as North Carolina's first African-American lieutenant governor and two other newcomers among the council of statewide elected officials A legislative watchdog group believes North Carolina can help clean up government finances by giving new authority to internal auditors You'll learn details of the proposed reform along with reaction from [... more]

Reaction to the nomination of federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U S Supreme Court offers a reminder of progressives' continuing attacks against the U S Constitution Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies analyzes Barrett's nomination He discusses the attacks Barrett faces because of her conservative jurisprudence As the Supreme Court returns to action Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute looks back at the court's key rulings from its last term Shapiro also discusses recent trends on the high court and looks ahead to major cases for the new term The COVID- pandemic has raised plenty [... more]

Joe Biden has officially accepted the nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the impact of the recent Democratic National Convention on the presidential race The COVID- pandemic has generated questions about North Carolina's housing supply A recent online forum from the John Locke Foundation highlighted housing issues tied to the pandemic State legislative staffer Brent Woodcox founder of a group called YIMBY Raleigh offered ideas about policy changes that could help residents deal with housing challenges Mark Zimmerman senior vice president of NC REALTORS offered additional perspective During the midst of the pandemic [... more]