Liberty
3 Influencers To Watch In 2022
One of my resolutions for the new year is to spend less time being outraged by flame-throwers on social media and instead spend more time learning from the straight-talking pros.…
Jordan Roberts
Liberty
Jordan Roberts To Lead Locke’s Government Affairs Team
RALEIGH – Jordan Roberts, a rising star in North Carolina’s liberty movement, has been selected to lead the John Locke Foundation’s government affairs division. Roberts’ promotion to Director of Government…
Liberty
It’s Been a Great Legislative Session For Freedom and Liberty
Both chambers of the General Assembly passed an adjournment resolution Monday night. Looks like Dec. 30 is the date. It’s been a long legislative session, but a very productive session.…
Education
9 things legislators can do to make your life better and easier
You want your life to be better and easier. So do we. We’re fighting for you at the state legislature with a list of 9 actions items we’re urging state…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio’s last episode
After almost 18 years on N.C. airwaves, Carolina Journal Radio airs its final program this weekend. Andy Jackson explains how state lawmakers can take steps to prevent state agencies from…
Health Care
Biden Administration Should Keep These 2 Trump Health Care Executive Orders
No matter who the president is, or which political party has control of Congress, access to affordable health insurance and the medical care that goes along with it has been…
Law & Public Safety
SCOTUS Hears Obamacare Case Today, Could End Individual Mandate
Oral arguments in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) lawsuit, California v. Texas, begin in the Supreme Court today and are live as of this posting (listen to the live argument…
Medicaid Expansion Would Create Yearly Funding Gap For North Carolina
Expanding Medicaid in North Carolina is a misguided and costly plan for our state, and would not be free to state taxpayers, as Gov. Roy Cooper claims. New economic analysis…
Health Care
Reducing Health Care Costs by Removing Barriers
The Cato Institute recently released a report on education and credentialing of medical professionals. JLF’s Jordan Roberts examined some of the report’s finding in his research brief this week: One…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Cooper and media’s political use of testing and cases, plus an update on counties
Cooper's August 5 order overtly paved the way for higher case numbers irrespective of testing to be weaponized against North Carolinians to "reinstate" restrictions. And now the Cooper administration is…
Elections & Public Integrity
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello of Carolina Journal Online reviews the week in N.C. politics. Jordan Roberts’ Daily Journal highlights mental health damage linked to COVID-19.
Liberty
Is It Time to Innovate North Carolina’s Health Insurance Market?
Across America, millions of people have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 outbreak. More than just their incomes, many of these people lost their employer sponsored health insurance (ESI).…