The General Assembly on Friday approved a broad array of electoral changes including a separate June 7 congressional primary and new congressional district boundaries before adjourning the two-day special session Gov. Pat McCrory had called.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Thanks to the "try before you buy" approach at North Carolina's Innovation Center (iCenter), the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will soon have a new computer system that is $5 million less expensive than estimates for similar systems.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 11:53 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Since Elections fever is in the air, I thought I would pass along this explanation of why Bureaucracies never die.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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It is beginning to occur in spurts rather than sputters - BCN improving upon its past in popularity, and in a successive manner.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 9:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A legislative oversight committee on Monday delayed recommending changes in supplemental state employee insurance benefits after members could not agree whether to reform the current system or overhaul it.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a sobering reality confronting North Carolina and the rest of the nation: addiction to opioids has been skyrocketing and is now at the point of being a full-blown epidemic
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory wrapped up his Super Bowl wager by donning Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's Denver Broncos jersey at the National Governors Association, and then promptly returning it
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 7:59 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Mrs. Annette Joyce Pipkin, age 81, a resident of 1490 Wall Mills Road, Aurora, N.C. died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 1:25 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Laura Inez Tripp Hudson, age 97, a resident of 416 Bay Drive, Washington, NC and a former resident of Vanceboro died Friday February 19, 2016 in Washington.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 1:20 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Jean Campbell Uhr, age 74, a resident of Chocowinity, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 1:14 pm
By: Announcements
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Benjamin Carlyle Williamson, age 87, a resident of Kinston, NC, passed away Wednesday February 17, 2016 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Home.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 1:06 pm
By: Announcements
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Every time I turn on the news, I hear about a very mild virus that is moving into the United States from South America.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 4:01 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Our Founding Fathers remind us that that the Constitution was subordinate to the Principles and Rights enshrined in our Declaration of Independence. The Individual trumps government.
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 3:47 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Governor Pat McCrory led an educational discussion about Connect NC today at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Governor McCrory is the first governor to visit the UNCSA campus in more than 10-years. The conversation focused on what the bond would bring to UNCSA and the Triad...
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 3:37 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Two leading legislative critics of tax incentives to the renewable energy industry have not taken issue with an unusual new program used by Duke Energy Progress allowing high-consumption electricity customers using traditional energy to claim their plants are powered by renewable sources
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 9:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This election is too important to be left to the political class.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 9:07 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor Pat McCrory paid respects to the late U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia today as his body lay in repose in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 5:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We lost a great man this weekend. He was one of the few souls left in our nation's capital who still believed our Constitution is worth respecting and paying attention to.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The U.S. Supreme Court today put on hold the Obama administration's federal power plan that would increase North Carolina power bills by an estimated 22 percent and threaten economic growth. Today's ruling sends a strong signal that the petitioning states, which include North Carolina, will...
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A Good Idea Is Always A Good Idea...But Don't hold Your Breath
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:14 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Greenville's St. Patrick's Day Celebration will kick off Saturday, March 12, at 11:00am in Uptown Greenville.
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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If a three-judge federal court panel does not freeze its order to redraw a new congressional election map by Feb. 19 the result would be voter confusion, inability to protect the integrity of the electoral process, suppressed voter and candidate turnout, and more than $12 million of increased taxpay
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 12:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The controversy and debate surrounding memorials and building names, and the role they play in shaping our collective memory and understanding of history, have played out in recent years locally, nationwide and even globally.
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 11:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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This week the Vietnam Veterans of America thanked Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) for cosponsoring H.R. 1769 - the Toxic Exposure Research Act.
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 11:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The College of The Albemarle COAST Players are producing the classic story of Oliver! at the Performing Arts Center in Elizabeth City, February 25 — March 6. The cast is made up of 50 talented actors. The musical is being directed by Jeffrey Emmerich, drama director, and Associate Professor...
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 11:28 pm
By: Chris Downey
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State Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said he is "alarmed" that the state Department of Public Instruction and State Board of Education agreed, possibly in violation of state open meetings laws and legislative requirements, to shift funds intended to help children learn to read into maintai
Published: Saturday, February 20th, 2016 @ 6:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Transportation planners on Monday told a House committee that the cumulative gap between anticipated revenues and projected spending through 2040 would be about $60 billion
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's commitment to supporting veterans, and making sure their skills and talent remain in North Carolina, will be reinforced on Friday at an information technology (IT) job fair at Fort Bragg
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 11:50 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, assesses the reaction among voter ID critics to recent changes to North Carolina's new voter ID law
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently I saw on TV where our old Liberal friends in New York are on a tear about excess salt in our food.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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The Emerging Issues Forum always puts a microscope on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead and this year's event was no exception.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Governor Pat McCrory facilitated an educational panel discussion today at UNC-Chapel Hill to discuss the Connect NC bond investments in the university and the region
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:14 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) released the following statement on the newly proposed Congressional districts
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the first case of Zika virus infection in a North Carolina resident
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 7:02 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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