Regulation
Government regulations typically restrict people’s behaviors and choices– causing economic damage, especially to society’s vulnerable who can least afford to comply. Locke works to deregulate and support innovation and growth.
Yes, we can have more alcohol freedom in NC
Now that Senate Bill 290 and House Bill 363 have both passed and become law, I thought it timely to update the "What we can't have in NC" chart from…
CJ Reports: Bill granting provisional licenses to funeral directors closer to becoming law
According to a recent story by Carolina Journal’s Lindsay Marchello: A bill making it easier for someone to become a licensed funeral director has cleared the Senate… House Bill 554,…
Another news report on the minimum wage that ignores mainstream economics
The News & Observer today reports on a forum in Durham on raising the minimum wage. The report quotes workers, activists, and politicians all in favor of more than doubling…
CJ Reports: Ride-sharing safety bill raises red flags for government overreach
Carolina Journal reporter Lindsay Marchello has written a piece on the Passenger Protection Act, a bill to regulate ride-sharing services in North Carolina. According to Marchello, the bill comes as…
Forbes wants us to ‘Try Common Sense’
Count Steve Forbes among those touting Philip Howard‘s latest paean to common sense. Forbes explains why in the latest Forbes magazine. We once were a commonsense, can-do country. Yet we’ve…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on a bill that would make major changes in North Carolina’s alcohol regulations. John Hood’s Daily Journal reminds us that governing involves more…
Can you still cut hair if you once possessed an alligator?
This is a post about an important change in state law concerning how licensing boards deal with applicants who have conviction records. Plus, it has alligators.
CJ Reports: Arguments over smokable hemp cloud debate over farm legislation
Kari Travis wrote an article this week in Carolina Journal on the current debate over smokable hemp in the General Assembly. According to Travis: A House committee on July 17…
Rule removal under periodic review has slowed down, but a new law tightens the process
Since 2018, rule removal has slowed by about half (to 6.2 percent when it was 12.1 percent). Also, more rules are being sent back through the rules adoption process (now…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on the role of politics in N.C. permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how official statistics understate economic…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
State Rep. Greg Murphy’s win this month in a Republican runoff completes the candidate lineup for Sept. 10 special N.C. elections. Voters will fill vacancies in the 3rd and 9th…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on the alcohol regulation reform bill sitting on Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal focuses on summer vacation for students and…