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In 2013, North Carolina launched “Read To Achieve, which was supposed to help lagging kids reach literacy by third grade. Six years and $150 million later, the state has seen little success.
Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It's a great honor to be with our military leaders.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 @ 12:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina Republican Party Counsel Josh Howard has released the following statement.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 @ 11:55 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Top-ranking senators have introduced an omnibus health-care bill that would add severely disabled people to the Medicaid rolls and abolish restrictive certificate of need laws.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Acting on a tip received by the Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, March 22, 2019, Beaufort County Sgt. Nathan Drake conducted a traffic stop on a blue Dodge Charger in Aurora. During the stop, Drake located marijuana, cocaine, digital scales, plastic baggies and a loaded 9mm handgun.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) program is concluding this week after completing partial repairs to the homes of 2,183 Hurricane Florence survivors in 12 counties.
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 3:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Washington City Council Meeting Agenda for April 8, 2019
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 2:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis, Jeanne Shaheen, chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, reaffirmed Congress’ commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in advance of the organization’s 70th anniversary.
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 2:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Quite apart from the salutary effects of fitting individual students to the schools best suited for them, competition improves the quality of education provided.
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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There are few things as pleasant as waking when you please, to a choir of songbirds.
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2019 @ 10:03 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Americans from across the political spectrum can unite around prison reform legislation that will reduce crime while giving our fellow citizens a chance at redemption.
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2019 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This fall a “We Are Teachers” blog post, lamenting an upsurge in over-involved parents, went viral, eliciting coverage from myriad media outlets and the national teachers’ union.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis, Amy Klobuchar, and Chuck Schumer introduced bipartisan legislation to allow countries, states, and municipalities to obtain federal trademark protection for their flags, symbols, insignia, and seals.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:32 am
By: Thom Tillis
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To highlight the importance of healthy, caring connections between children and their parents and the communities in which they live, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:29 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Additional seat in Congress and billions of dollars in federal funding are at stake for North Carolina
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:25 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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On Wednesday March 27, 2019, The Washington Police Department arrested Mindy Renee Sullivan, W/F, 38 y/o, 821 Nashville Road, Rocky Mount North Carolina in connection with the Player's Vape armed robbery on March 25, 2019 in Washington, North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 9:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A federal grand jury indicted N.C. Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes, political donor Greg Lindberg of Durham, and two Lindberg associates on charges of wire fraud, bribery, and making false statements to law enforcement agents.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 9:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Scene: Downtown Raleigh, 2018. There's a new feature on the roads and - though they're not supposed to - sidewalks. Young men and women in professional attire zipping by at lunchtime in electric-powered scooters.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 8:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To help address the gender pay gap for women workers in North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order No. 93. The order directs state government agencies to ban the use of salary history in the hiring process.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 8:25 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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The Administration condemns Nicolas Maduro's continued use of foreign military personnel in his attempt to remain in power, including the introduction of Russian military personnel and equipment into Venezuela.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 8:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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If Medicaid expansion forces taxpayers to pick up the tab for a service that was either previously paid for some other way or not consumed in the first place, there is no reduction in the cost of care.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh residents soon won’t see Bird or Lime e-scooters zipping around town.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 7:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Whenever I write about my favorite mystery authors, I mention Louise Penny so when I heard she was going to speak in Hickory, NC in March, I immediately got tickets to see her.
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2019 @ 7:38 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Christians set aside this time for self-examination, reflection, repentance and preparation for Easter. Many sacrifice by giving up something or volunteering, essentially giving themselves to others.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 11:34 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The legal landscape for a major health insurance reform shifted dramatically Thursday with a decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 11:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Chairman Hayes today announced he has relinquished most of his day-to-day duties of managing the NCGOP to other constitutional officers.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 9:26 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Obamacare is a total disaster and Democrats know it. They sold Obamacare on lies and empty promises, and after years of implementation, it has completely failed the American people - costs exploded, options vanished, and patients suffered.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 11:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Robin Hayes, chairman of the N.C. Republican Party, Wednesday relinquished most of his daily managing responsibilities to other party officers.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 7:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The project started in 2017 at the state’s aquariums as a joint initiative between the North Carolina Departments of Natural and Cultural Resources and Health and Human Services and was inspired by the national Museums for All program.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Last week, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the Biden Courage Awards ceremony in preparation for his presidential campaign launch. There, he critiqued a centra
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 3:29 pm
By: Daily Wire
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