The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a vital water permit Friday advancing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, but environmentalists immediately criticized Gov. Roy Cooper for signing off on the approval
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 1:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday night, the American public learned two bombshell pieces of information regarding the Parkland, Florida mass shooting
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 1:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Thank you Wolfgang. You and your entire team have done a wonderful job organizing this important conference
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 1:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Iredell County opponents of an industrial-scale solar project continue facing roadblocks in their goal to prevent the facility from getting a permit
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 12:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Low-income North Carolina families struggling with winter heating bills may apply for help through an assistance program run through county departments of social services
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 12:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new program aimed at improving worker health in the automotive, aviation and manufacturing sectors in Western North Carolina launched today, Governor Roy Cooper announced
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 12:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Since its founding in the 1940s, the White House Council of Economic Advisers has written and delivered a report to Congress on the annual Economic Report to the President. The 2018 report, which was delivered yesterday, covers the President's economic successes to date and our agenda going forward
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 6:42 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Postal Service keeps coming up with ways to save money but Congress pays them no never mind.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 1:31 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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On Thursday, February 22, 2018, the President signed into law
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Who would think that building parking decks - those generic, innocuous concrete and steel structures where we leave our cars for a few hours while we pursue work and leisure
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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day, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement following the passing of North Carolina's Reverend Billy Graham
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:30 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The United States strongly condemns recent attacks on the people of Syria in Eastern Ghouta by Russia and the Assad regime
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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