Carolina Journal

U.S. right (libertarian/free-market)

Stories

• 4 Federal Judge Denies Bid to Block North Carolina's Sept. 4 Absentee Ballot Sealing and Signature Rules for the 2026 Midterms
• 2 Trump Rallies in Greenville for Whatley as Two October Polls Show Cooper Leading N.C. Senate Race by 7 and 14 Points
• 3 17 N.C. Counties Offer Sunday Early Voting, Down From 40 in 2022; Guilford Board Left N.C. A&T and UNC-Greensboro Without Campus Sites
• 3 WRAL/WSOC Poll: 74% of N.C. Adults Back Medical Marijuana, 63% Recreational; Data Center Views Split 43% to 42%
• 4 AG Jackson Calls Duke Energy's Data Center Tariff Deal a 'Massive Step Forward'; He and Gov. Stein Both Ask for Changes Before Regulators Rule
• 2 Two New Polls Show Cooper Ahead of Whatley by 7 and 14 Points as N.C. Early Voting Opens
• 3 N.C. Elections Board Sends Citizenship Letters to 1,392 Registered Voters Flagged by Federal SAVE Database
• 4 Stein Signs House Bill 3, Suspending North Carolina's 41-Cent Gas Tax From Oct. 10 Through Nov. 30
• 3 GOP Super PAC Drops Its Remaining North Carolina Senate Ads After Spending More Than $30 Million for Whatley, Starts a Kansas Buy
• 3 Stein Signed 'Iryna's Law' One Year Ago, on Oct. 3, 2025; Its Bail Limits Are in Force and North Carolina Has Held No Executions
• 4 NC Highway Patrol, SBI and ALE Sign ICE 287(g) Task Force Agreements Ahead of Oct. 1 Reporting Deadline Under Senate Bill 153
• 3 NC's Four Medicaid Managed-Care Plans Start a Joint Fraud Task Force, With Autism Therapy Billing a Top Focus
• 3 UNC System Reports Record Preliminary Fall 2026 Enrollment of 260,199, Up 1.4%; 11 of 16 Campuses Grew
• 3 Acting CMS Superintendent Melissa Balknight Says Appointment 'Caught Off Guard' as Board Votes 6-2 to Start Search
• 3 Gov. Stein Opens North Carolina's Largest DMV Office in East Charlotte; State Reports 23-Minute Average Wait in August