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Panelists debating a proposed constitutional amendment creating a new state elections/ethics board offered starkly different views about the threats to separation of powers
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A strident anti-Kavanaugh protester named Alethea Torrellas Shapiro, apparently accompanied by two of her children, accosted Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, barking at him, "Senator Cassidy, can you please apologize to my children for ruining their futures?"
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2018 @ 12:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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Thousands of federal employees and military personnel have been deployed to assist in the massive recovery effort. One of the biggest we've ever done, and we've had some pretty big hurricanes.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 7:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State elections officials referred four-term state Rep. Rodney Moore, D-Mecklenburg, for investigation and possible prosecution, saying there was "clear and convincing evidence" he failed to report more than $141,000 in election campaign receipts and expenditures
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 7:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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About this time each year we looked forward to receiving the Sears Wish Book. This wonderful catalogue was about three inches thick, packed with thousands of items
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 7:17 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Municipal sewage systems jettisoned tens of millions of gallons of untreated human waste into Hurricane Florence floodwaters, dwarfing the hog manure lagoon discharges state and national media cited as public health and environmental hazards
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 4:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Republican National Committee released a new ad on Thursday highlighting the political Left as "an unhinged mob" as Democratic leaders have called for incivility and used violent rhetoric in recent days.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 4:31 pm
By: Daily Wire
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An ever-growing maze of regulations, rules, restrictions has cost our country trillions and trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, countless American factories, and devastated many industries.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 2:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law the $793 million Hurricane Florence Disaster Recovery Act on Tuesday, Oct. 16, following unanimous legislative passage. An N.C. State University political science professor says not to expect the good vibrations to last
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina will receive $27 million over the next year to fight the state's opioid epidemic by getting people off opioids and preventing others from misusing them, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement on Wednesday found "clear and convincing evidence" that the campaign committee of state Rep. Rodney Moore certified false campaign finance disclosure reports and that money contributed to his campaign was used for impermissible purposes
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 11:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the main, there are two reasons given for taxing soda and other heavily sugared products, including sugar itself
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 10:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A three-judge Superior Court panel has found the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement is unconstitutional because it violates the governor's duty to faithfully execute laws, and approved an injunction nullifying it
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 9:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In their latest exciting moral victory, Democrats have now dropped $38.1 million on failing Texas senatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, bringing his grand total to $61.2 million in a race he now trails by seven points, according to the RealClearPolitics poll average.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Trump Administration's regulatory reform efforts have saved American families and businesses $23 billion in Fiscal Year 2018 by getting rid of unduly burdensome and unnecessary regulation.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Rob Christensen, the venerable political reporter for the News & Observer, offers a future vision of North Carolina as Illinois, with out-of-control spending leading to failing government and bad credit
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners will hold a special called meeting on Monday, October 22, 2018 at 5:00 PM in the boardroom located at 121 W. 3rd Street, Washington.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Legislators and policy advocates debated Tuesday in Gastonia over a proposed constitutional amendment which would lower the cap on state income tax rates from 10 to 7 percent
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carver Heights Elementary in Goldsboro might be the next school to join the Innovative School District if the State Board of Education approves the recommendation
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina will get 72 new jobs and $11 million in private investment from two economic development projects with manufacturing companies in Madison and Stanly counties, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:41 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is reminding voters that North Carolina law prohibits taking photographs of voted ballots. N.C.G.S. § 163A-1133(c)
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Politicians and newsmakers have lately developed a penchant for the words “libel,” “slander,” and “defamation.” Oftentimes these words, salient and distinct, are used carelessly and ignorantly
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, Yascha Mounk, lecturer on government at Harvard University, wrote a fascinating piece for The Atlantic regarding a new study from Stephen Hawkins, Daniel Yudkin, Miriam Juan-Torres and Tim Dixon, titled Hidden Tribes: A Study of America's Polarized Landscape.
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:34 pm
By: Daily Wire
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It's nearly impossible to discuss the cost, access, or quality of the U.S. health care system without circling back to Medicaid - the joint federal and state program that provides health coverage to those with low incomes
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jack Zeggert, 83, entered into eternal rest with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday October 16, 2018, surrounded by his loving family
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 5:26 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. LeRoy Gerald Alons, age 83, a resident of Washington, NC died Thursday October 18, 2018 at his home
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 5:08 pm
By: Announcements
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Nancy Maxine Hunt Nash left her earthly realm, peacefully and at home, on October 15, 2018
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 5:01 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Reita Gay Woolard Manning, age 68, a resident of Slatestone Road, Washington, died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 4:51 pm
By: Announcements
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Mr. Marvin "Bud" Earl Carrow, age 76, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died Monday October 15, 2018 at his home
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 4:44 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Jennette Harris Woolard Braswell, age 90, a resident of Washington, NC died Wednesday October 17, 2018 at Ridgewood Manor
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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POLYWOOD, a manufacturer of outdoor furniture made from recycled plastics, will create 384 jobs over five years in Person County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 3:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced that it has received results from blood and urine samples of 30 people living near Chemours' Fayetteville Works facility who rely on well water and were evaluated for the presence of GenX and 16 other per- and polyfluoroalkyl
Published: Friday, October 19th, 2018 @ 3:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mr. President and First Lady, we are honored to have you both here in Georgia, and you're going to get a pretty good view, I think, of what the damage and the assessments that have taken place in our state.
Published: Thursday, October 18th, 2018 @ 7:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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