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Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online about expert concerns surrounding coastal development. John Hood’s Daily Journal urges politicians to accept reality when it comes to urban transportation.

In addition to his role as the John Locke Foundation’s in-house K-12 education expert, Terry Stoops is also a driving force behind a charter school — Carolina Charter Academy — near the Wake/Harnett County line. He discussed the school during a recent episode of the “HeadLocke” podcast. Today Stoops…

On Monday, October 7, 2019, JLF’s Becki Gray published a letter from N.C. Senator Donald G. Davis, D-Pitt to Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen. The blog and letter prompted a story in the News and Observer. Colin Campbell, the reporter of the story, writes: Sen. Don Davis, D-Pitt,…

Charlotte Observer article on ‘culture at the crossroads’ as Mecklenburg County’s vote for a quarter-cent sales tax hike to benefit the arts approaches: To hear some arts leaders tell it, cultural groups in Charlotte face a financial crisis — and they’re hoping voters will deliver much-needed aid next month…

Last week, JLF’s Becki Gray made her regular appearance on North Carolina Public Radio WUNC with host Jeff Tiberii. Becki and fellow guest Rob Schofield from the N.C. Justice Center discussed the suspension of ECU’s Interim Chancellor, the reemergence of a bill to allow Duke Energy to adjust…

Kursat Pekgoz and James Moore write for the Martin Center about what they describe as a federal equivalent of the “ministry of love.” Orwell’s famous dystopia 1984 is often cited as a parable about the banality of administrative evil. The ever-vigilant bureaucrats of Oceania position themselves not only on…

John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist argues that corporations focusing on social justice and other “woke” priorities mirror communist China in disturbing ways. Since the NBA-China affair blew up last weekend, a number of commentators have lambasted the NBA for its craven response to China, noting the hypocrisy…

Kerry Picket of the Washington Examiner reports on the re-election strategies for Republican senators in swing states. Senate Republicans facing tough reelection battles are recalculating their campaign strategies amid the push from Democrats to impeach President Trump. Republicans hold the majority in the upper chamber by two seats…