Daily Archives: April 22, 2011

New at CJO: Legislative recap includes latest news on Republican budget cuts

Written on April 22, 2011 at 4:40 pm, by

Sara Burrows’ latest Carolina Journal Online report recaps the week’s top legislative news, including details about N.C. House Republicans’ budget plans.

New at CJO: State pension fund board ignores unfunded liability

Written on April 22, 2011 at 3:02 pm, by

Anthony Greco’s latest CarolinaJournal.tv report covers the latest meeting of the oversight board for North Carolina’s state pension fund. As he reports, the board took no action to address the fund’s unfunded liability.

Krauthammer examines the Republican presidential horse race

Written on April 22, 2011 at 1:42 pm, by

The 2012 election is still a long way away. Still, Charles Krauthammer offers some valuable food for thought as he handicaps potential Republican candidates in his latest column. I highlight his assessment of Mitt Romney, only because the final image gave me a good chuckle: Mitt Romney: Serious guy. Pre-vetted (2008). Tons of private- andContinue Reading

Clawing back from past mistakes

Written on April 22, 2011 at 1:37 pm, by

Live Blog State and local governments across the country are trying to get back economic incentives from companies that have not met their promises. purchase viagra uk Other governments are opting out of deals. North Carolina is still on the hook for incentives to Dell even though the computer maker closed its Forsyth County plant,Continue Reading

New at CJO: Bill would create ag, biotech school

Written on April 22, 2011 at 12:02 pm, by

Karen McMahan’s latest Carolina Journal Online report focuses on legislation that would create the North Carolina School of Agriscience and Biotechnology.

Hayward isn’t the only one asking whether environmentalism is dead

Written on April 22, 2011 at 9:26 am, by

A new article in The New Republic asks whether the green movement has been a “miserable flop.” The question arrives just a couple of weeks after Steven Hayward mused about the “death of environmentalism” during a presentation for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. HT: Joe Coletti

Troy examines the president’s promises of transparency

Written on April 22, 2011 at 8:39 am, by

Transparency in government is important to the John Locke Foundation, as evidenced by NCTransparency.com. The Obama administration initially dedicated itself to open, transparent government, but Tevi Troy‘s latest column examines the record and finds it wanting: As Jon Stewart recently joked, “When you don’t live in the White House, sunlight is the best disinfectant. WhenContinue Reading

Greenpeace making me feel good about my choices

Written on April 22, 2011 at 8:29 am, by

This article on WRAL Techwire (hat tip to Kory Swanson) has reinforced my decision to use an Apple computer, to be an avid Facebook fan, and to use Google as my primary search engine. Given Greenpeace’s history of junk science promulgation, believing the opposite of what they say and doing the opposite of what theyContinue Reading