government department responsible for arts, history, libraries and nature in North Carolina
July 4, 2026, is just days away. It’s the semiquincentennial celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which marked the birth of our country 250 years ago. In…
North Carolina has regressed on government transparency. The General Assembly has made itself functionally immune to the state’s public records law, and some local governments are skirting the open meetings…
As part of the John Locke Foundation’s NC250: Freedom’s Vanguard initiative, this essay contest invited students, scholars, historians, and writers to explore North Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution…
This is the third of a four-part series covering our findings in “Reforming North Carolina’s General Assembly.” Part One covered legislative pay, Part Two dealt with session limits, and Part…
The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a new state budget that contains a seemingly innocuous provision that would functionally exempt lawmakers from public records law. The provision – seen…
Legislators added a provision to the state budget that would make them functionally exempt from public records law. Government transparency is a defense against corruption and misfeasance. The General Assembly…
On Wednesday afternoon Governor Roy Cooper released his recommended budget adjustments for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1. On the heels of revised revenue projections that predict state government will have…
Program Evaluation Division has served a useful purpose, but it was limited in what it could recommend. Partisan staff can more easily identify solutions, provide strategic advice, and answer “why”…
Each government agency and program is created to do a job. Legislators should regularly review those jobs and how programs perform them. Regulatory sunset reviews provide a good model to…
It's good that the Senate wishes to pare down the film grants. It gets us closer to the best incentives policy.
Carolina Journal continues to report on unusual arrangements in the Cooper Administration related to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the $57.8 million discretionary fund: Ken Eudy, Gov. Roy Cooper’s policy…
View in your browser. Yesterday, the NC Senate leaders held a press conference to announce to the public what their priorities are and what plan they have drawn up for…