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The Competitive Enterprise Institute - an excellent organization based in DC that fights the good fight for the free market - is suing on behalf of some small businesses and individuals to challenge the federal government's authority to collect taxes from the states to finance ObamaCare.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The Governor signed my Senate Bill 189, amending the homeschool law in NC, into law this past Thursday.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 6:49 pm
By: Bill Cook
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North Carolina's most vulnerable Medicaid patients deserve a health care safety net that meets their needs and moves them from sickness to health. North Carolina taxpayers deserve peace of mind their sacrifices to fund that safety net are not being squandered on a failing program that...
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 5:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Evalueserve, a global company that provides custom professional research and analytics services to clients around the world, will establish a U.S. Center in Wake County.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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How many times have we run out of the house to ball practice, the pool, or even to the garden without thinking twice about sunscreen?
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 5:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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How I do marvel at the credulity of academic man! Especially those professors who publish voluminously but cannot write, who take their Marx with white wine and brie while thousands of adjuncts support their families on French fries and English composition, who preach a tolerance as...
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 4:50 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Members of the House Finance Committee heard the details of the House tax reform plan this week.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 2:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the state's largest business organizations is keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging the authority of the IRS to collect Obamacare taxes in states, including North Carolina, that did not set up state-run health insurance exchanges.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This amendment likely violates individual due process and equal protection guarantees, in addition to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 1:07 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Members of the Beaufort County Community College Costa Rica study trip report they continue to enjoy their time while learning about the country they are visiting.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 12:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Dr. Richard R. Eakin, former chancellor and outgoing interim dean of the Honors College at ECU, expected he would be recognized somehow at a May 31 gala honoring the Polaris Society - an organization for friends of and donors to the Honors College.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 11:33 am
By: ECU News Services
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Sunday night Washington police arrested Henri Demarco Hopkins without incident.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 10:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Miracle children and their stories of remarkable courage during life-threatening illnesses and injuries helped make the 28th annual Celebration Broadcast a tremendous success.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2013 @ 5:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some of you outside the Charlotte area may have missed THIS INTERVIEW with state Rep. Bob Brawley on WBT radio.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2013 @ 4:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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At the upcoming Beaufort County Commissioner General Meeting, County Commissioner Stan Deatherage will a resolution for the Federal Government to stay engaged in the Global War on Terror.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2013 @ 4:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed June 2013 as "Great Outdoors Month," encouraging all North Carolinians to enjoy our state's natural beauty and near-perfect climate, and celebrate our commitment to conserve and protect our air, water, wildlife, spectacular lands and quality of life.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2013 @ 3:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The latest Civitas Poll shows more North Carolina voters voting against than supporting a proposed state constitutional amendment to repeal the requirement that voters must be able to read and write a section of the U.S. Constitution.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2013 @ 3:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Clinton residents Angela Christina Lainez-Flores and her daughter Karen Mejia filed fraudulent federal tax returns for refunds totaling $1.4 million from...
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 9:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The silence in Beaufort County is almost deafening. The Feds and "Homeland Security", under the guise of target practice and training, are buying well over 1.5 BILLION rounds of ammo.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 9:22 pm
By: Donald Dixon
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The nation's leading headache powder companies--Goody's, BC Powders and Stanback - originated in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 11:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, the worst kept secret in North Carolina politics got "let out of the bag" today - state House speaker Thom Tillis is jumping into the 2014 US Senate GOP primary.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 10:19 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Does anyone remember Scooter Libby. He was the bad guy in the Bush Administration that leaked the name of Valery Plame (allegedly a CIA Operative) to the media and got sent to jail for staunchly denying it.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 8:37 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Mrs. Robin Holloway Brown, 51, of 2580 Pungo Creek Road, Pinetown, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 8:11 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Helen White Lawrence, a resident of 193 Lodge Drive, Washington, died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 8:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mary Evelyn was a member of Union Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Chocowinity.
Published: Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 @ 7:50 am
By: Announcements
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Thanks to you who have contacted House Transportation Committee members to thank them for the passage of House Bill #475 "Ferry Tolling Alternatives".
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013 @ 5:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law today.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013 @ 4:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of the inalienable rights of citizenship in this nation is the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and to petition for a governmental redress of grievances.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013 @ 1:57 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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We broke the story yesterday about the vote in Craven County to censure state House Speaker Thom Tillis.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013 @ 10:22 am
By: Brant Clifton
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On May 19, 2013 at approximately 1:45 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle theft at a residence on Blount Drive in Washington, NC. Deputies responded to the location and began an investigation.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 8:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Susan Ella Coop, of 114 Harveys Hamlet Road, Washington, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at home.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 3:46 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Thad Merrick Jr., 48, of 23395 U.S. Highway 264 East, Swan Quarter, died Thursday, May 23, 2013, at his home.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Announcements
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Sen. Bob Rucho began his presentation of a proposed tax overhaul by asking the lobbyists in attendance at Thursday's Senate Finance Committee meeting to raise their hands.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 3:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Does North Carolina have a lot to learn from other states and countries? Just about everyone active in state politics would say yes to this question, depending on...
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2013 @ 2:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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