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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raleigh, N.C. - Governor Pat McCrory took action on Senate Bill 372 today, which extends the tax credit for renewable energy projects in the state.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:07 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The North Carolina General Assembly is currently considering the Modernizing Nursing Practice Act, which seeks to remove certain practice barriers for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses. The legislation would remove costly physician supervision requirements for Nurse Practitioners, Certified...
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 9:06 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Margie P. "Marge" Willis, age 80, a resident of Chocowinity, NC passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015.Margie P. "Marge" Willis, age 80, a resident of Chocowinity, NC passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
By: Announcements
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Now you can learn the school of economic thought that politicians, mainstream economic professors and Paul Krugman don't want you to know about - right in the palm of your hand.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:57 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Those who advocate rational public policy, based on a thorough understanding of the principles of human action and the benefits of voluntary exchange, are bound to be disappointed much of the time.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A central part of the American Dream is owning your own home. We have plenty of trees so cheap wood can make affordable houses available.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 2:07 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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This month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-2) started a Constitutional War Study Group to focus on the history, philosophy, legal authority and political need behind Congress' constitutional war powers.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina could save as much as $4.3 billion while easing, if not eliminating, a looming doctor shortage by updating statutes that restrict the operations of high-level nurses, a Duke researcher says.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's Innovation Center (iCenter) was named a State IT Program of the Year 2015 by State Scoop, a national publication that features leaders and innovators in government technology. More than 10,000 members of the IT community across the country voted in the online competition...
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:38 am
By: Chris Downey
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State lawmakers are making efforts to free more money for highway construction and maintenance by paying for driver's education and state troopers out of General Fund revenues rather than depleting the state's highway funds.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 1:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During today's Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Senator Tillis called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to completely rethink the way it approaches providing care for veterans.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Scott Jones, a doctoral candidate at East Carolina University, spent Monday showing middle and high school students different types of aquatic insects and telling them about his research of population and community ecology.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:40 am
By: ECU News Services
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Beaufort County Community College and Vidant EastCare are offering an online Critical Care Review Course to prepare paramedics to take the examination for certification as flight paramedics and critical care paramedics.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:35 am
By: Chris Downey
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It seemed appropriate that, on the eve of the April 15 tax filing deadline, Guilford County Board of Education member Jeff Belton would take a moment to provide a cautionary tale about government and taxes.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hundreds of citizens from all across North Carolina gathered in Raleigh Tuesday for Religious Freedom Legislative Action Day in support of protecting religious freedom.
Published: Thursday, April 30th, 2015 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today he is nominating Revenue Secretary Lyons Gray to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Earlier this year, all Vidant Medical Group physician practices and clinics received Stage 6 designation of the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. This designation honors the organization's accomplishments to implement technology solutions that have the ability to improve pati
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:13 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a project of the U.S. Department of Education, administers U.S. history, geography, and civics assessments once every four years. In 2014, a representative sample of over 29,000 eighth-grade students from across the nation took one of the...
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hallie Mae Woolard Roberson, age 84, a resident of 350 Roberson Rd., Washington died Tuesday April 28, 2015 at her home.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 4:23 pm
By: Announcements
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Robert Leo Hutchinson, age 84, a resident of 2692 Whichard's Beach Rd., Chocowinity, NC, died Sunday April 26, 2015 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Announcements
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East Carolina University enjoyed a day of sunshine and fun April 23 during Barefoot on the Mall, an annual outdoor event sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina voters soon could vote for governor and lieutenant governor as a team under a measure approved Tuesday by the House Elections Committee.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 8:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We're seeing a lot of chest-thumping from a lot of folks talking about what a player he or she thinks she is on Jones Street. But we're finding that a surprising number of legislators are having a challenging time making it to the floor TO VOTE.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:53 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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N.C. Secretary of Commerce, John E. Skvarla, III, will deliver the commencement address at the 2015 graduation exercises for Beaufort County Community College to be held Thursday, May 14.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In an April decision, the N.C. Court of Appeals overturned a jury ruling that Union County public schools had not been provided enough money by the county commission
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Bernard W. (B.W.) Collier II whose nomination as Director of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) was unanimously approved by the House and Senate, completing his confirmation by the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:19 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The Women's Roundtable at East Carolina University plans to endow two new undergraduate student scholarships through a two-year, $300,000 fundraising campaign.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 11:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina's State Park System is made up of 34 state parks, four state recreation areas, and three state natural areas that cost state government $50.8 million last fiscal year. There is no entrance fee to the state parks, and the system currently only generates revenue from camping fees...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Originally, the term "Federalist" referred to supporters of the federal constitution of 1787. The Federalist political party emerged during George Washington's presidency.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In part one of this series we reported on right-of-center political consultants who have created an innovative business model advising a growing number of Republican legislators to turn their backs on conservative, free-market principles to take up the cause of more government mandates...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 8:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On April 27, 2015, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received various reports through various conversations among the student body of a threat of violence directed toward students at Washington High School located on Slatestone Road in Washington. The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office takes...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 7:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory discussed the progress North Carolina has experienced in job creation, innovation and public-private sector cooperation as part of a panel of governors at the Milken Institute's 2015 Global Conference held in Los Angeles.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:53 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The House on Tuesday approved a Senate bill that would extend the state's 35 percent renewable energy tax credit - set to expire at the end of 2015 - by one year to allow several major solar farms to hook up to the power grid. Over five years, the solar companies could collect as much as...
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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