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John Francis "Jack" Wilroy Jr, 65, born October 25, 1952, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Emily Latham Credle Wilroy, 64, born October 12, 1953, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, July 19, 2018
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2018 @ 11:14 am
By: Announcements
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Carolina Journal reports that while the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte would gain international attention and could boost the city's profile in intangible ways, it's unlikely it would "provide a major economic boost to the city."
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2018 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cancer is the leading cause of death in eastern North Carolina, and Vidant Cancer Care is dedicated to changing that. Vidant Cancer Care-Edgecombe is the latest realization of that commitment and a testament to the importance of providing affordable care close to home
Published: Friday, July 27th, 2018 @ 12:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This month, Congressmen Walter B. Jones (NC-3), Peter Welch (VT-At-Large), and Tim Walberg (MI-7) responded to Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko's review on the dollar amount of improperly used funds uncovered in Afghanistan
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 9:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Saturday, the FBI released a heavily-redacted version of the FISA warrant application against former Trump foreign policy advisor Carter Page
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 9:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Three words you almost never hear from politicians is "I was wrong." I'm not one, but can admit that on the subject of Medicaid expansion I was wrong. Now our legislature should do the same.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 9:05 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The Raleigh City Council once again has changed the rules of outdoor seating for downtown diners, but some business owners say they were never consulted before the changes were made
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 8:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rain continues to fall and there is "water, water everywhere". The streets are flooded on the corner by Jennys' house, so much that folks now resort to driving down the quiet lane, where the lilies grow.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 8:54 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I applaud the United States Senate for confirming Robert Wilkie as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new web portal for North Carolina boards and commissions to streamline the application process for people who wish to serve and provide more information to the public
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 2:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It would be easy to dismiss the recurring political battles between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly as pure partisan posturing
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 4:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, President Trump fired off a tweet regarding his tariff policy, which has launched retaliatory tariffs from Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 3:52 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following joint statement after a Turkish court in Izmir ordered American citizen Andrew Brunson to be moved from prison to house arrest
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2018 @ 3:51 am
By: Thom Tillis
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As state and federal agencies investigate GenX in groundwater, Carolina Journal has learned GenX and its family of unregulated emerging contaminants are present in some of the solar panels increasingly dotting North Carolina's landscape
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The single best tribute to our workers can be found in the unmatched quality and craftsmanship of the amazing products they bring from the blueprint to the storefront. 'Made in the USA' is a global symbol of unrivaled excellence.
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 2:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina politicians and policy analysts have been arguing for decades about targeted economic incentives
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the overwhelmingly bipartisan confirmation of Robert Wilkie, a native of Fayetteville, NC and Senior Advisor to Senator Tillis from 2015 until late 2017, as VA Secretary
Published: Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 @ 12:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The U.S. House of Representative on Friday, July 13, voted to close a loophole in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, which requires agencies to curtail the regulatory costs on local governments and businesses
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The May 2018 Republican Primary for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District was one of the most talked about in the nation. Congressman Walter Jones garnered the support of the voters, but now he has decided to take steps to protect all voters from false political advertising in the future
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, will have a Democratic challenger in the general election after all
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The annual United States Government estimate of "Mexican Poppy Cultivation and Heroin Production" found poppy cultivation reached a record high in 2017.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 5:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The fast-moving trains advocating for state-funded pre-K programs in North Carolina and elsewhere lost some steam this week with the release of two reports
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that the conference report for the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 5:27 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The search for a new chancellor at Western Carolina University is exposing a growing and contentious divide between the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors and UNC President Margaret Spellings
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We want to make sure that we have the workforce development programs we need to ensure these jobs are being filled by American workers
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 11:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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But perhaps the ladies on "The View" - who have an awfully big megaphone - forgot that Pirro has her own megaphone, too. And on her show that aired Saturday on Fox, Pirro went there big time.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 10:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced his nominations and appointments to 19 boards, commissions, and councils
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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State health officials are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses following the death of a North Carolina resident from West Nile virus infection last week. This is the state's first death from and first confirmed case of West Nile virus in 2018
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Susan Collins (R-ME) sent a letter to President Trump, signed by a bipartisan group of more than two dozen senators, stating that the default position of the United States should be to
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 2:30 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Forsyth Superior Court Judge John O. Craig III issued a July 6 sanction penalizing the N.C. Department of Transportation for missing a May 28 deadline for appraising Winston-Salem properties affected by the Map Act
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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