North Carolina lawmakers have given the green light to a bill protecting free speech at public universities
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis in asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate's scheduled August state work period if meaningful progress has not been made on fixing health care, funding the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, passing a budget resolution, and improving our tax code
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is aware of concerns regarding voter information requested by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight against illegal immigration by voting for passage of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminal Act, and H.R. 3004, Kate's Law
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, June 27, a state Superior Court judge ruled favorably on several motions for the Civitas Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) case against the North Carolina Attorney General, which alleges that settlement money was illegally funneled to special interest groups instead of being distributed t
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Gov. Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should Gov. Roy Cooper agree with the legislature and quickly sign Senate Bill 155, North Carolina distillers — and possibly restaurateurs — will see a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ken Burns' documentaries give us great history lessons and the CSA letters personify the history.
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 12:51 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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In December, my colleagues and I put together a Roadmap to Freedom in preparation for the 2017 legislative session
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Not long, after waking, I go out to say good morning to the world. Yesterday morning, I had company.
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:38 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state Senate unanimously concurred to the amended changes from the House on Senate Bill 410
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:17 am
By: Bill Cook
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North Carolina's criminal code is out of control, but lawmakers are ready to rein it in
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 6:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nonprofits operating in 13 hard-hit North Carolina counties will get $810,000 to help volunteers rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, Governor Roy Cooper said today during a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 5:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This fall, East Carolina University Honors College alumnus Thomas Vaughn '15 will join the National Weather Service in Wichita, Kansas as one of 31 new hires by the federal agency that is responsible for providing weather, water and climate data, forecasts and warnings across the country
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 1:56 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Cooper released the following statement on the override of his budget veto
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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A Republican-sponsored bill in the General Assembly could allow the first ever municipal sales taxes in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, the wicked heat lifted. The sky became a bright blue after dawn.
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:35 am
By: Michele Rhem
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A couple of months ago, I wrote a column that outlined emerging threats to freedom of speech on college campuses
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mrs. Linda Lou Satterwhite Alligood, age 75, a resident of Washington, died Tuesday June 27, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:52 am
By: Announcements
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Ms. Anne Johnson, age 80, a resident of Beechtree Drive, Washington, NC died Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:49 am
By: Announcements
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One of the tricks of the mind is that we remember things like a snapshot. After a few years our image of the past is cast in indelible concrete like an old picture in the shoe box up in the attic or a statue in the town square
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 9:45 am
By: Bobby Tony
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"More than 1.3 million North Carolinians stand to lose health care coverage by 2026 under the proposed Senate health care bill"
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 12:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, gave an impassioned defense of the $23 billion bipartisan General Fund budget compromise Wednesday morning, and the House quickly followed his motion to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of the spending plan in a 76-43 vote
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 4:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper's office and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Larry Hall responded to the legislature's decision not to provide funding for the Eastern Carolina Veterans' Cemetery
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 4:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Recently, I wrote about a lesser know truth that I write poetry - when I was young on scraps of paper - now that I am older, and have the means to database these words in message for all posterity, I do it here.
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 3:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The provision in the state budget that will have the most significant long-term impact on the fiscal health of our state government is making few headlines
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 2:53 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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East Carolina University dermatology resident Dr. Randall Proctor likes to take his family to the beach, but he's careful to make sure they're protected from the sun's rays
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 2:25 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina distillers could begin seeing a significant boost in sales as visitors as early as this coming weekend
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 1:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper Announces Bold Action Plan to Turn the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic in North CarolinaGovernor Roy Cooper today kicked off the Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit and announced North Carolina's Opioid Action Plan
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 1:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Mr. Phillip "Wayne" Waters, Jr., age 55, a resident of Washington, NC and a former resident of Duck Creek died Tuesday June 27, 2017 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 8:30 am
By: Announcements
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