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Yesterday was the first day of the 2014 N.C. General Assembly Short Session. Below are some of the issues that I will be working on in the coming weeks.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 6:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Gov. Pat McCrory's budget calls for teachers and state employees to get raises, the environmental police to add 19 positions to monitor coal ash, and budget authors to keep the state's spending plan structurally sound.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 8:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the North Carolina tourism industry generated record visitor spending in 2013.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 8:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The DHHS Division of Medical Assistance will launch the first of two strategic planning work groups to shape N.C. Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) to align with today's health care environment and the McCrory administration's Medicaid reform plan.
Published: Saturday, May 17th, 2014 @ 8:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This Saturday, Chocowinity Fire Dept. is having their Spring Heat Car and Truck Show!
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state legislature is back in session this week. The consensus around the state capital is that this year's "short session" will live up to its name. But just because legislators won't be in town for very long doesn't mean they shouldn't address some important issues.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:43 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I have lived here for the last 5 years. We met as I did work at your house after Irene. Instantly I was struck with how a man leaning Democrat and a man leaning Republican could be so similar in basic philosophy and outlook.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Dr. Marilyn Sheerer urged East Carolina University graduates to embrace change, to lead and serve others in their search for success in the future.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted staff members from the North Carolina Congressional Delegation at the Governor’s Mansion today for an open and bipartisan dialogue on how to work together better and more often for the betterment of the state.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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SBC Friends... Open the attached flyers for more info about next week's SBC workshops.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Day in North Carolina was not a great one for bona-fide conservatives.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:21 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I well remember the first time I met Keith Crisco, the former North Carolina commerce secretary and textile entrepreneur who passed away Monday after an accidental fall at his home in Asheboro.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court took a step toward weakening racial preferences in university admissions. Ed Blum is trying to end them for good, potentially starting with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:07 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Mrs. Vivian Buck Elks, age 87, a resident of 756 Elks Road, Chocowinity, NC died Thursday, May 15, 2014.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:00 am
By: Announcements
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Mary Thomas "Tommie" Stowe Mullikin, widow of Charles Francis Mullikin, died Thursday, May 15, 2014.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:56 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Ruby "Honeycake" Bunch of 79 Railroad Avenue, Pantego NC, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Inpatient Hospice, Greenville NC.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:50 am
By: Announcements
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Earnestine Boone Aldridge was born July 11, 1930 in Clinton, North Carolina to James (Son) Boone and Sallie Mathis. After high school, she moved to Harlem, New York where she met and married the love of her life, Ray Aldridge, Jr.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:42 am
By: Announcements
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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"My heart sank, like so many other people who admired Keith Crisco, when I learned of his sudden passing," said Governor McCrory.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 10:25 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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The newest symbol of Beaufort County Community College, a ceremonial mace that will be used for the first time in BCCC's graduation exercises on Thursday, May 15, was the culmination of many hours of work involving students, faculty and staff.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If all you know about North Carolina's recent economic performance is what you get from Twitter feeds, partisan press releases, or brief mentions on television newscasts, then much of what you "know" is flat wrong.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With Chancellor Steve Ballard and Vice Chancellor Virginia Hardy standing beside him, Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order May 13 that creates a multi-agency task force aimed at reducing substance abuse and underage drinking.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina insurance policy holders will pick up $10.5 million in additional premium costs if a bill requiring expanded coverage of chiropractic services recommended April 21 by a legislative study committee is approved in the General Assembly's short session opening this week.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Update on the weather for tonight and tomorrow morning. We hope everyone has signed up for Hyper-Reach or has some other warning system for their cell phones and home phone as they might need them tonight.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On occasion, we will offer two or more opinion vignettes from Gene Scarborough. These are two of them.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 3:38 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Network Neutrality(also known as Net Neutrality, or Internet Neutrality) is the ruling that all ISPs (Internet Service Providers) are to provide equal support of all websites, regardless of financial compensation they may provide. ISPs oppose net neutrality saying this won't let them offer “fast lan
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:51 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Gov. Pat McCrory Thursday, May 15, 2014 announced that financial assistance is available to help individuals and business owners recover from devastation caused by the April 25 tornadoes that struck eastern North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University's School of Art and Design has been ranked as the 10th best animation program in the South by an industry website.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that BorgWarner Turbo Systems is expanding its North Carolina manufacturing operations in Buncombe County. The company plans to create 63 jobs and invest more than $32 million over the next three years in Arden.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The incumbent, Rep. Walter Jones Jr., defeated challenger Taylor Griffin in a race that saw Griffin's D.C. and New York allies independently spend more than a million dollars to defeat Jones.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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When lawmakers return to Raleigh on Wednesday for the "short session" they will face their own high-stakes math text, one that could prove troublesome as they face budget numbers that don't add up.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 12:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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At 1:00 A.M. on Monday, May 12th, 2014, Marjorie Ann Boyd nee Waters nee Hagy passed away peacefully at Duke University Medical Center attended at the bedside by close family, with the sure and certain knowledge in her faith that it was her time to be called.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 2:30 am
By: Announcements
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