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Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued the following statement Friday following news reports that William Barber will be calling for a 'nationwide economic boycott' of North Carolina by members of the NAACP
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the White House announced that Ray Starling, Chief of Staff for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), will be leaving the Senator's office to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina Teacher Pay and the Real $50,000 Question
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Health values family presence when loved ones are in the hospital. We also value protecting patients from being exposed to viruses such as the flu
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Corning Incorporated and its subsidiary, Corning Optical Communications LLC, will invest $176 million in facilities in Catawba and Cabarrus counties, creating 410 jobs over the next two years, Governor Cooper announced today
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 2:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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If you are like me, you may be trying to figure out what the new POTUS is trying to do. Beyond his over the top pronouncements there is an underlying principle that may help explain his goals.
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 10:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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North Carolinians have an insatiable taste for craft beers, and they have little tolerance for lawmakers who want to tamper with how they get their stouts and IPAs
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I like Saturday mornings. I watch the sunrise, without a sense of urgency.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:24 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Goose Creek State Park Calendar of Events for March, April, 2017
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today the North Carolina Senate provided Larry Hall with a third and final opportunity to come before them for his confirmation hearing
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 7:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Amy Wells Bridgeman
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell isn't known to mince words and in a recent NC SPIN interview he reported North Carolina has made promises to present and retired state employees we are presently unable to pay
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They've stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies' arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's constitution states that the governor's Cabinet picks must receive "advice and consent" of the State Senate
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is notifying affected citizens and the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights of a Nov. 30, 2016, incident in which protected health information was sent to health care providers via an unencrypted email
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 37 of his colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan (CPP), Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and Ozone Standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) Rules
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is time for former heroes to exit stage left before they tarnish their image.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:13 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Valentines day, at the rabbit patch, has been going on for a while now.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 9:46 am
By: Michele Rhem
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In an effort to prepare for a hurricane, the Eastern Healthcare Preparedness Coalition (EHPC), led by Vidant Medical Center (VMC) and the Southeastern Healthcare Preparedness Region (SHPR), are jointly coordinating the "120 to Landfall" exercise series
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 1:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rusted Root will headline PirateFest 2017 at the Greenville Town Common from 5-7 p.m on Saturday, April 8th. Thanks to the generous support of Minges Bottling Group this concert is free to public. Families are encouraged to attend.
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 1:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Charlie Winfield Spann
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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On February 21, 2017 shortly after 12 noon, an alert neighbor in the River Road Estates Mobile Home Park saw something she thought was suspicious
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Campbell University law Professor Greg Wallace says a simple repeal of House Bill 2 being pushed by Gov. Roy Cooper would put the state back in a "gray area" regarding municipal authority over nondiscrimination ordinances
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. House Rules Committee rejected on a voice vote a proposal to limit the number of days a veto override vote could remain in limbo on the House's calendar
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recurring HB2 nightmare will celebrate a birthday next month with no end in sight
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:18 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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If you hate President Trump to the point that your blood pressure rises when you encounter others that not only don't hate Mr. Trump, but are extremely appreciative of the man's governing style, however unpracticed, you might not want to read this, but you really should.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislative leaders on Tuesday responded to Gov. Roy Cooper’s and Attorney General Josh Stein’s attempt to fire attorneys retained by the General Assembly to defend North Carolina’s hugely popular voter ID law and withdraw the case before the U.S. Supreme Court
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 7:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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DeVos Understands the Needs of Special Needs Children
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a drive-by shooting into an occupied dwelling on Forrester Street in Durham
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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No, I'm not talking about winning the lottery or heading to Vegas; I'm not talking about money at all. I define hitting the jackpot in retirement as finding joy.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Citizens United, or Citizens United v. FEC, is a 2010 case in which the Supreme Court struck down limits to independent political expenditures on First Amendment freedom of speech grounds
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There are singers and there are musicians. Occasionally you find some of both. Buddy Greco was an accomplished musician as well as a great stylist of the Vegas Style of performing arts.
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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