Health Care
Focusing on creating and pushing legislation that secures a free, competitive health care market for North Carolinians.
Concern about a ‘soft police state’
Ben Stein explains in an American Spectator column why the California governor’s recent actions should cause concern. … [O]ur Governor, “Pretty Boy” Gavin Newsom, had just ordered us Californians to…
Placing blame for the COVID-19 pandemic
Guy Sorman of City Journal blames one man in communist China for the world’s current health scare. I hold Xi Jinping guilty of starting the coronavirus pandemic, which began in…
Treasurer Dale Folwell Demands Price Transparency
On Friday, March 20, 2020, State Treasurer Dale Folwell announced his intention to rescue the State Health Plan with price transparency. Carolina Journal’s Julie Havlak reports: With the State Health Plan,…
JLF’s Mitch Kokai Comments on Coronavirus Mitigation Efforts for the Daily Tar Heel
This week, Brent Van Vliet of the Daily Tar Heel wrote an article about the government’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Specifically, the article mentions the “Families First Coronavirus Response…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on the UNC System board member who recommends an increased focus on online learning. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how loosening government regulations…
North Carolina Based Company Hanesbrands Steps Up
The Winston-Salem Journal reports: Hanesbrands Inc. will begin producing cotton surgical masks at some of its factories in Latin American as part of a federal contract to combat a national…
Interesting Suggestion from Lyman Stone
“The only way America beats this is if curve-flattening becomes an interstate competition that replaces our lost sporting leagues.”
Labor group exploiting coronavirus to pad its bank account
Yuichiro Kakutani of the Washington Free Beacon reports on one labor group’s dubious response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A labor group plans to line its pockets with donations sent to…
National Review warns about another Chinese virus
Editors at National Review Online warn about a viral problem emanating from China that will linger long after COVID-19 finishes doing its damage. … [T]he culpability of the Chinese government…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
As North Carolina copes with the coronavirus, government rules and restrictions stand in the way of some effective responses. Jordan Roberts discusses reforms that could help state residents during the…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Julie Havlak reports for Carolina Journal Online on State Treasurer Dale Folwell’s commitment to transparency involving the State Health Plan and public pensions. John Trump’s Daily Journal explains how the…
R Street Institute Shares CJ Story about CON Laws
This week, the R Street Institute published an article on the small regulatory reforms states could make to help their citizens during the Coronavirus outbreak. States like Colorado, Massachusetts, and…