Donna Martinez

It is 2021, and yet the Biden administration is excluding certain people — in this case, a white man — from COVID-19 restaurant relief funds. George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley recaps the case: (emphasis is mine) Under the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, the Administration announced that it would…

North Carolina’s certificate-of-need law is an outdated law that dates back to the 1970s. It’s a failed economic policy from the feds that turns economics on its head when it comes to the supply of health and medical care. Locke’s Brian Balfour wrote about CON in North Carolina for…

In January 2021, a state commission recommended that the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) budget be increased by a behemoth 40%. The recommendation generates critical questions that must be answered before policymakers can make informed decisions. For example: How effectively is the department deploying its current annual $5 billion…

Another spot-on cartoon, published by carolinajournal.com.

He’s back. Carolina Journal reports on the return of Donald Trump to North Carolina very soon.  Former President Donald Trump will deliver the featured remarks at next month’s state Republican Party convention in Greenville. The state GOP announced the news this morning. Trump will speak at the convention…

Why would the North Carolina Board of Elections want to limit the number of people who observe what’s going on in polling places? Locke’s Andy Jackson is paying very close attention to the board’s push to limit the number of election observers that are allowed at each voting place…

This statement from Sen. Leader Phil Berger arrived in my in-box this morning. Sen. Berger Statement on Mask Mandates and CDC Guidance Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement: “The CDC finally formalized what many Americans who think for themselves have been…

The new Civitas Poll shows the majority of North Carolinians who are likely to vote in 2022 are pessimistic about the direction of the country. Most of us are also concerned about where the Biden administration is taking us in terms of growing the size and scope of government…