county in South Carolina, United States
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Nevertheless, 39 out of 40 (97.4%) adult North Carolinians — and more…
Recent revenue reports project overcollections in the current fiscal year of $6 billion. This added windfall provides many options to budget writers. The Senate budget plan focuses on tax cuts…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on a dispute involving proposed expansion of a Beaufort County solar energy operation. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why the governor and state…
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports on the EPA’s research into the effects of GenX, a compound classified as a PFAS chemical, that is found in the Teflon film that covers…
You’ve heard of GenX, but did you know this? Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports: The state Utility Commission will weigh whether the GenX compound that has polluted the Cape Fear…
The views on how North Carolina should select its judges are sharply divergent among political leaders – both today and in 1868. Because debate on judicial selection has many sides,…
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on state government approval of a controversial solar energy project in Beaufort County. John Hood’s Daily Journal contends that Gov. Roy Cooper is…
Six hundred acres. That’s the size of a planned solar facility in the Beaufort County community of Terra Ceia. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, explains the controversy during an interview with…
While North Carolina’s state government continues to consider new ways to boost the solar energy industry, residents of one Beaufort County community are stepping up their fight against a proposed…
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on a Beaufort County community’s fight against a proposed 600-acre solar farm. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains why a voter ID requirement is…