The North State Journal

The election process in North Carolina is broken. More specifically, the process in-between elections is broken. Too many lawyers. Too many lawsuits. Too many unelected judges inserting themselves into what is constitutionally a legislative issue. […]

To celebrate the N.C. Constitution, read it

January 12, 2018 admin

This year marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of the 1868 North Carolina Constitution. Although there were conventions that drastically changed the state’s constitution in 1835 and 1875, the Old North State has had three constitutions: 1776, […]

#ItsYoursFirst, #NotTheirs

January 12, 2018 North State Journal Staff

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Bill (TCJA) of 2017 is now law. What next? The first thing every taxpayer should say out loud is this: “It is my money first, not the government’s!” Every […]

ROBBINS: A great year in a great state

December 28, 2017 admin

As we say goodbye to 2017, North Carolinians are completing a year of triumph and growth. We are also completing a year of self-inflicted wounds and disaster recovery. We witnessed the Tar Heels of UNC […]

ELLIOT: The facts vs. Coopers irresponsible budget rhetoric

June 28, 2017 admin

A major report on states’ fiscal health and outlook hit the wires June 15, and it could not come at a worse time for Gov. Roy Cooper. Cooper, who this week vetoed the state budget […]

NOTHSTINE: What deficits mean for N.C. taxpayers

January 15, 2017 admin

Budget deficits are a thing of the past in North Carolina, but could Gov. Roy Cooper bring them back? One of the most debilitating expenditures for all states is the acceptance of federal dollars for […]