Critics of a just-passed Senate bill complain that it limits the ability of Wake, Guilford, and Forsyth counties to raise sales taxes to fund proposed rail transit systems in the Triangle and Triad.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 2:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
We hear a lot of folks pressing for a change in the Constitution to incorporate a "Balanced Budget Amendment". The argument is based on the belief that such an amendment would force the Congress to rein its profligate spending habits. It certainly sounds like a winner.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 1:52 pm
By: Jim Bispo
|
I have attached a National Weather Service notice concerning the possibility of severe thunderstorms in our area today, especially later in the day.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Get Google Search Results.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 11:00 am
By: David Winstead
|
Mrs. Feddie Redic Haddock, age 88, a resident of 655 Possum Track Road, Chocowinity, NC died Friday morning July 25, 2014 at her home with her family at her side.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:43 am
By: Announcements
|
Mr. Johnny Wilbur "Pee Wee" Nobles, Sr., age 74, a resident of 373 Cayton Road, Chocowinity, NC died Friday July 25, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:41 am
By: Announcements
|
Camilla Rodman Moore died on Friday, July 25, 2014, at The Fountains of the Albemarle in Tarboro, NC where she had been for the last several months due to declining health.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:38 am
By: Announcements
|
Mr. Dexter Stuart Wheaton, age 88, a resident of Washington, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 9:35 am
By: Announcements
|
An excellent post at the Bloomberg View blog by Megan McArdle explains why the political left and the right view the outcome of the recent Hobby Lobby case so very differently.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
n a recent article for the Pope Center, I looked at the latest academic-athletic scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill in light of athletes’ academic preparation.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 1:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
|
North Carolina lawmakers should "make history" by becoming the first legislative body to repeal a state tax targeting electronic cigarettes. John Locke Foundation researchers make that recommendation in a new Spotlight report.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
The Senate on Thursday passed a revised version of H1224 (Local Sales Tax Options/Econ Devpt Changes) that changes county sales tax authority.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
As we move towards a critical November election in the US, you should look for an opportunity to communicate with your local House or Senate candidate.
Published: Sunday, July 27th, 2014 @ 11:53 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
|
For a long time, Chatham County has been an overflow containment area for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 10:10 pm
By: Brant Clifton
|
On Thursday, July 24, 2014, I presented Senate Bill - SB788 (Town of Duck Eminent Domain) and Senate Bill - SB877 (Exempt Time Shares/Rule Against Perpetuities) to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 9:15 pm
By: Bill Cook
|
A state audit has found numerous violations and irregularities centered on former Tarboro Town Manager Sam Noble. The investigative audit released by State Auditor Beth Wood's office found that over a six-year period the former town manager made nearly $366,000 in purchases that exceeded the...
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 3:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
As part of the State required regular maintenance of the distribution system, the Beaufort County Southside Water System will use free chlorine as the primary disinfectant from July 25th, 2014, through mid September 2014.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 3:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 3:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Dave Wilborn Smith, age 82, a resident of N. Bridge St., Washington, NC, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 2:55 pm
By: Announcements
|
Can a university be so influential and respected in a community that its public image can withstand any kind of onslaught?
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 2:40 pm
By: John William Pope Center
|
McCrory rift with Senate may stall NC budget. Ya Think ???? That was the eloquently succinct and prescient headline atop the latest missive from McClatchy-Charlotte's genial geriatric Jim Morrill.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 2:33 pm
By: Brant Clifton
|
Reports about the American economy often focus on growth or decline in the gross domestic product, or GDP. It’s also possible to track a state’s GDP.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 1:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Governor Pat McCrory will launch the state's four-yearlong Centennial Commemoration of World War I at a wreath-laying ceremony at the North Carolina Veterans Monument on the grounds of the State Capitol Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014.
Published: Saturday, July 26th, 2014 @ 1:35 am
By: Christopher Maye
|
Lone Leaf Gallery Celebrates 5 Years with a Showing by Alexandra Bloch's Everyday Beauty Series
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 11:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
State Auditor Beth Wood said an audit pointing out hundreds of thousands of dollars in misspending by top Tarboro officials should serve as a call for governing boards across North Carolina to ratchet up their oversight of public spending.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 9:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Stan, here is a video documenting Mayor O'Neal's walk, and below are the many articles and TV stories about it so far.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 7:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
Registration for Fall Semester at Beaufort County Community College continues through Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 7:38 pm
By: Judy Jennette
|
Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Sealed Air Corporation will establish its new global headquarters in Mecklenburg County. The company plans to create 1,262 jobs in Charlotte by the end of 2017.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 7:36 pm
By: Chris Downey
|
Our lawmakers have been embroiled in contentious debates about teacher pay and Medicaid, among other issues, as they struggle to revise our $21 billion state budget.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 7:31 pm
By: Tom Campbell
|
As students head back to high school this fall, they and their parents will quickly discover that much of traditional American history taught in Advanced Placement (AP) courses for college credit is being rewritten with a distinctive left-leaning bias.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 2:39 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
|
As negotiations continue in the General Assembly in Raleigh over the fate of the community college budget, Beaufort County Community College received bad news in a directive from the N.C. Community College System Office.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 11:11 am
By: Barbara Tansey
|
Mr. Charles Enoch, 68, resident of 407 E. 3rd St., Washington, died Thursday July 24, 2014. Arrangements by Whitfield & Whitley Funeral Home.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 9:12 am
By: Announcements
|
Roberta Page Jaggers, age 51, a resident of Respess St., Washington, NC, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 9:07 am
By: Announcements
|