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North Carolina legislative leaders released their agreed-upon budget proposal Monday, with votes expected to take place this week
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 11:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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BCS Board of Education Calendar for May-June 2018
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 11:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Democrats have never opposed lowering taxes on big business. You may hear a lot of rhetoric to the contrary during the election cycle. Here's why, to borrow a phrase, you should take that rhetoric seriously but not literally
Published: Monday, June 4th, 2018 @ 4:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How do you identify yourself? You might begin by stating whether you're male or female, or the age group you are in. Or you might identify by race, sex, religion, where you live or your profession. Throughout recorded history humans have been tribal. We need to belong, to identify with others, to ha
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 10:44 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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After a brief debate, the state Senate on Wednesday passed the 2018-19 General Fund budget largely along party lines, 36-14
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $23.9 billion state General Fund budget for 2018-19 is a step away from being sent to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cleanup and damage assessments are beginning in North Carolina's western counties, but hazards remain due to high water levels and saturated ground
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Wednesday, President Trump signed the "right-to-try” bill, which now permits terminally ill patients to gain access to experimental medical treatments not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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If money talks, then the state budget has a lot to say about education, health care, and public safety in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D'Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar.
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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While rains from Alberto are tapering off across western North Carolina, emergency officials are keeping a close watch on river and lake levels as the threat of flooding, landslides and mudslides remains significant
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Last June, the N.C. General Assembly passed the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act which raised the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina to include 16- and 17-year-olds
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, the British police arrested Tommy Robinson, founder and former leader of the English Defence League, a far-right anti-Islam group
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:04 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Department of Interior informed Congress that Swain County will receive the remaining $35.2 million owed to them from the North Shore Road settlement this year
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a $23.9 billion balanced budget adjustment with bipartisan support yesterday, Thursday, May 31, 2018
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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On Friday, New York Mayor Bill De Blasio - who suggested today that the presence of The New York Post was harmful to his horribly-governed city - announced a "cultural plan" for New York
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:42 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Dorothy Marie Oden Parker "Dot" entered into a peaceful sleep on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at Vidant Cancer Center in Greenville, NC
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 2:58 pm
By: Announcements
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Vonnie "Leigh" Norman Phillips, age 58, a resident of Washington, NC, died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 2:53 pm
By: Announcements
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Margaret "Peggy" Brooks Gray, age 86, a resident of Washington, NC, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday May 30, 2018 at Croatan Village of New Bern
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 2:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Today, Ford Porter, spokesman for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following comment after the legislature passed a budget without any amendments being allowed from members. The Governor will be reviewing the budget in the coming days
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 12:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The proposed new state budget would not expand the state’s overall film grant program this year
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 12:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, President Donald J. Trump signed two proclamations, which note that measures are in place to address the impairment to the national security threatened by imports of steel and aluminum from Argentina, Brazil, and Australia.
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 9:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, Ireland is set to hold a referendum to allow abortion in state hospitals
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 9:26 am
By: Daily Wire
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The $23.9 billion state General Fund budget proposal reduces personal and corporate income taxes and increases education spending by nearly $700 million
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 3:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper will declare a State of Emergency for western North Carolina after heavy rains overnight prompted mudslides in multiple communities, closed portions of I-40 east of Asheville and triggered evacuations of Old Fort and a community near Lake Tahoma in McDowell County
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 3:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session on June 4, 2018 at 5:30 PM in the Superior Courtroom located at the Beaufort County Courthouse, 112 W. 2nd St., Washington, NC
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 1:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At CNN's town hall event on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was challenged on her position against hardening schools by funding armed guards
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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As the N.C. General Assembly drops its state budget for 2018-19, North Carolina's public colleges and universities vie for money to back career and technical education, employee raises, and system upgrades
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners has managed recently to eclipse a long list of bad decisions.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:24 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington recently received a $43,000 grant from the nonprofit North Carolina Stroke Association (NCSA) as part of its Time is Brain, Time for Change initiative
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Subtropical Storm Alberto continues to bring heavy rains, flooding and the potential for landslides to North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper urged residents to take seriously the storm, which has claimed two lives in the state
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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