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A student in the ROTC program at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, claims that CNN's town hall event on the school shooting was scripted and that they censored him from asking questions that he had and, instead, insisted that he ask the questions that they gave him
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Civil asset forfeiture is inherently unjust, as I’ve explained many times in the past because it empowers law enforcement agencies to confiscate property from people who have never been charged with, let alone convicted of, a crime
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) honored the life of Reverend Billy Graham, and released the following statement
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 @ 11:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump today announced the designation of the Presidential Delegation to the Republic of Korea to attend the Closing Ceremony and events of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games beginning Saturday, February 24, 2018
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 @ 8:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In this politically polarized moment in our history, what unites us? Surely one value nearly all of us have in common is a belief in the importance and power of donating our time, expertise, and dollars to worthy organizations and causes that serve our communities
Published: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 @ 7:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vice President Mike Pence will provide policy recommendations to the President to streamline the regulatory environment for commercial space companies
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project could be in trouble
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two rural North Carolina counties will see a total of 85 new jobs and $6.3 million in private investment from economic development projects with manufacturing companies in Cherokee and Stanly counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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PirateFest will return for its 12th annual festival this spring with music braiding everything from international roots to American rock
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a blistering rebuke to his Supreme Court colleagues, as well as to lower courts that have refused to treat the Second Amendment with the same level of honor as other rights enshrined in the Constitution
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 10:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Last week I looked into the proposed “rules throttle” in the conference report for House Bill 162. As I see it, it’s an intriguing reform proposal that just needs a little more clarity and little more accountability
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vice President Mike Pence, Chairman of the National Space Council, today announced the candidates selected to serve on the National Space Council's Users Advisory Group
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper has ordered a Book of Condolences to be placed at the North Carolina State Capitol for members of the public to sign in remembrance of Rev. Billy Graham
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 5:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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Thank you, thank you very much. And thank you - please - and thank you to Attorney General Sessions, and to Secretary Mnuchin, Director Pompeo, Congressman Issa for joining us for this very special ceremony
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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My loyal readers of the "rabbit patch diary" know full well my plight with baking cookies. I have had all sorts of disasters.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:57 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Gov. Roy Cooper insisted $57.8 million from energy companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was a voluntary contribution, but said at a news conference he doesn't know whose idea it was originally to seek the money he planned to distribute
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dr. Robert Eugene Sandy at 90 years old passed away peacefully in his home on February 20, 2018
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:38 pm
By: Announcements
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The U.S. Senate should establish a special committee to investigate the roles of the U.S. Olympics Committee and U.S.A. Gymnastics in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case, say lawmakers, including North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Sunday, Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich, a man with a mixed record on guns for decades (he voted for the assault weapons ban in 1994, earning him a temporary F from the NRA, but rehabilitated himself by signing into law a significant amount of pro-gun legislation in Ohio), suggested a comple
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper in 2012, while serving as state attorney general, agreed to lease a Nash County property he and his brother Pell owned to Chapel Hill-based Strata Solar for the construction and operation of a 4.9-megawatt solar facility
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As legal battles continue over North Carolina's election maps, one recent development deserves special recognition: A state three-judge panel has chosen to distinguish the legal process from partisan gamesmanship
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, while many around the country celebrated Valentine’s Day, a deranged killer murdered 17 people and injured at least 15 more at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 3:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Some members of the General Assembly seem to think so.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RiceWrap Foods Corporation, a food manufacturer with a unique, patent-pending method of producing and delivering rice for sushi, will create 305 new jobs in Granville County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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The $57.8-million discretionary fund the Atlantic Coast Pipeline operators planned to pay to an escrow Gov. Roy Cooper would control was in fact negotiated between the pipeline's operators and a series of private parties
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to offer condolences to the families of the victims of the helicopter accident in Oaxaca
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 2:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The "early service" was a quiet and peaceful affair, today. A soft glow in the sky heralded the new day.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:58 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper released the following comment on the passing of Rev. Billy Graham
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governments cannot realistically take enough money from citizens to pay for all the repairs and construction people say we need
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The draft budget completely demolishes any notion of fiscal responsibility. The budget amounts to $4.4 trillion. It's an Obama-level budget. And it guarantees a deficit of $832 billion in 2018, $984 billion in 2019, $987 billion in 2020, $916 billion in 2021, $908 billion in 2022, and $778 billion
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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