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It's common for the N.C. General Assembly to end legislative sessions amid a flurry of last-minute filings and maneuvering
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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'Blind, dumb and stupid is no way to go through life son.'
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The final day of a sometimes divisive election year legislative session ended with bipartisan back slaps, and emotional farewell speeches injected with folksy humor, good-natured jabs, reminiscence, and heartfelt thanks from those who will not return next year
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a report outlining the likely effects of expanding work requirements for non-disabled working-age adults in social welfare programs.
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 4:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Not in my wildest dreams, did I expect an "early service" in July to warrant a light sweater!
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 4:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Spend much time listening to the political rhetoric flowing from the state capital, and you're likely to hear complaints about legislative "power grabs" and efforts to "rip authority away" from the governor and the state's judges
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 4:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A last-minute change to Senate Bill 325 - which originally would have lowered state personal and business income taxes - instead became the vehicle to change early voting hours and days
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 12:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Following today's indictment of Russian military intelligence officers, the office of the N.C. Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement Office wishes to assure voters of ongoing efforts to enhance elections security.
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 12:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Debate over the impact of the Opportunity Scholarship Program was renewed recently when N.C. State researchers Anna Egalite, D.T. Stallings, and Stephen Porter published a study that found “large positive impacts associated with voucher usage in North Carolina.”
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 12:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to make any more changes to election maps for North Carolina's 2018 legislative elections
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican-led General Assembly seemed poised to cut the top income-tax rate the state can charge, but the House and Senate can't agree on what that rate should be
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 11:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, embattled FBI agent Peter Strzok - the man who led both the Hillary Clinton email investigation and the Russian election interference investigation while sending anti-Trump texts to his paramour, Lisa Page - testified before the House Oversight Committee.
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Remarks by President Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Bilateral Breakfast
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 7:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On 07/02/2018 Beaufort County Animal Control responded to 317 Davis Lane in Pinetown to investigate a complaint of possible animal cruelty
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 6:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The year 1776 was the high watermark of the Enlightenment. Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations, and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senators voted 32-14 after testy debate on Wednesday, June 27, to pass House Bill 913, which creates a Bipartisan Board of Ethics and Elections Enforcement
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper announced the Finish Line Grants program to help community college students who face unforeseen financial emergencies complete their training
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. The legislation, introduced by Congressman Don Young (AK), would reauthorize and reform the Magnuson-Stevens Act
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2018 @ 12:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a joint session of the House and the Senate, Republican legislators rejected two of the three nominees for the State Board of Education to the confusion of Democrats
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We applaud the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for the overwhelming, bipartisan vote to favorably report Robert Wilkie to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Voters will decide this fall whether North Carolina taxpayers should receive protection in the state constitution against the state taxing more than 7 percent of their personal income
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 1:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Starting in 2011, North Carolina lawmakers have implemented transformational changes resulting in a strong and growing economy
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Despite vigorous arguments from opponents, the N.C. Farm Act of 2018 became law over Gov. Roy Cooper's objections
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Later this month, the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement will host a public demonstration of all voting equipment under consideration for certification in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 4:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of this 2018 session of the United States Supreme Court, and President Donald J.Trump has appointed Judge Brett Kavanaugh, of the United States Court of Appeals; District of Columbia Circuit, to take his place.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Public employee unions can't compel workers to pay union fees, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday, June 27, in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the bipartisan committee approval of Robert Wilkie, a native of Fayetteville, NC and Senior Advisor to Senator Tillis from 2015 until late 2017, to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 4:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Leadrew Swindell, age 84, of Bayboro, NC went to his heavenly home on Tuesday July 10, 2018
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 1:53 pm
By: Announcements
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The House resoundingly approved House Bill 551 on a 107-9 vote, clearing the way for the constitutional amendment strengthening victims’ rights to go on the Nov. 6 general election ballot for voter approval
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 12:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Grants of Clemency (Full Pardons) for Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., and his son, Steven Hammond.
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 11:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper signed House Bill 335 into law
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 11:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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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: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 11:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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