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.
Another Chance to Strengthen Periodic Review of State Rules
A bill now before the state Senate, House Bill 590, would make a simple but sensible adjustment to an already good regulatory policy. The Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 included…
A simple fix to make sunset with periodic review stronger
Over 60 percent of rules are being automatically re-upped through a loophole in the periodic review process. HB 590 would close it and have all rules considered necessary go back…
Green groups don’t like Trump’s deregulation agenda
Robert Bradley writes for National Review Online about the environmental lobby’s response to recent Trump administration actions. The Interior Department just revised a series of Obama-era regulations governing offshore oil…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Two former Democratic state senators have added their names to the list of those who want to unseat Republican incumbent Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s 2020 U.S. Senate race. Rick…
CJ Reports: House bill scraps proposed wind turbine moratorium
Senate Bill 377, also known as the “Military Base Protection Act,” recently received approval from the House Energy and Public Utilities Committee, according to a story in Carolina Journal by…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on lawmakers’ last-ditch efforts to reform certificate-of-need rules this year. The Daily Journal highlights the importance of a recent vote to scrap North…
Some takeaways on hemp in North Carolina
The North Carolina Farm Bill would respond to the federal government's requirement for a plan to monitor and regulate hemp production in the state. Here are some things to know…
The End of the Road for the Map Act
At long last, the North Carolina General Assembly has finally repealed a controversial piece of legislation known as the Map Act. As I explained in a previous Legal Update: Transportation planning…
CJ Commentary: Helping craft distillers could have positive effect on how others view N.C.
North Carolina is beautifully unique, encapsulated by stunning mountain views in the west to a sprawling coastline in the east. In his most recent commentary, Carolina Journal editor John Trump…
Trump’s new transparency executive order
Yesterday the President signed an executive order to direct his cabinet agencies to create rules which would increase price transparency in the healthcare sector. The final rules will require hospitals…
Lawmakers Should Support N.C.’s Industrial Hemp Industry
What is the difference between hemp and marijuana? One difference is the presence of an addictive, psychoactive chemical compound. Unlike marijuana, hemp doesn’t contain delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the compound that…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online on N.C. legislative leaders’ decision to delay release of their final budget deal. John Trump’s Daily Journal touts potential benefits from North Carolina…